"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (80 Viewers)

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On the other hand, Russia was not and is not considered a respectable neighboor, nor ally throughout past 250 years.
That doesn't matter when you have autocrats with common enemies or common desires to achieve criminal outcomes. - it's kind of a variation on the "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" proverb. It is something well covered in the following highly recommended book:

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LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a job as a janitor.

Within weeks, he found himself on the front lines of Russia's war in Ukraine.

An Associated Press investigation found that Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work, only to be thrust into the chaos of combat in Ukraine. Many were threatened with violence, imprisonment or death.

AP spoke with three Bangladeshi men who escaped from the Russian military, including Rahman, who said that after arriving in Moscow, he and a group of fellow Bangladeshi workers were told to sign Russian documents that turned out to be military contracts. They were taken to an army camp for training in drone warfare techniques, medical evacuation procedures and basic combat skills using heavy weapons.

Rahman protested, complaining that this was not the work he agreed to do. A Russian commander offered a stark reply through a translation app: "Your agent sent you here. We bought you."


Three years ago I'd feel bad for these folk.

Nowadays, anyone signing a Russian contract must know they're dealing with the devil.
 

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