I think if that was true then there'd be no adversarial relationship with Russia, like attention to Venezuela disappeared overnight with them folding to Trump.

The Arctic thawing is opening up access to a vast trove of natural resources. The fabled Northwest Passage is about to finally become a reality. This is why Trump wants Canada and Greenland. There's only three nations, and Denmark has already folded.

Russia has changed quite a bit since Putin took leadership, and for the better. Like it or not, it's why Russians like him.

German state media is Russian propaganda?

Don't talk while you're chewing crayons.