Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.

Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think - I believe - it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component.

Political activities in Russia should be as transparent as possible. Financing political activities from abroad is something the state should keep an eye on.

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