Maybe Russia’s Economy Doesn’t Need Democracy

... Russia will be part of the common European market. In his first two terms as president, Vladimir Putin very much shared this vision: He was very keen to consider a Europe from... ... Vladivostok. But the West was not welcoming. It wasn’t ready. I’m not saying that the European Union shouldn’t have expanded into Eastern Europe, but it was quite clear... ... and economic doctrines, than traditional liberal mantras. Interestingly, the Western sanctions have helped in a way. Russians now see the situation in the West as less predictable...