[pandaman]

>so why do you even bring it out here?

Because it's easy to verify. Btw, I am not sure what are you even arguing here, my point and the point to the post you replied to is that "Russia will never be considered a democracy by the West" not the strawman you are so eager to burn here.

[yks]

Russia will be considered a democracy by the West when it will become one. "Subjugation to the US" is irrelevant, Ukraine is irrelevant. Kremlin makes you believe otherwise in order to not become a democracy, and it is very successful.