Putin, Trump and the subjugation of Europe
How our new dystopia begins
Imagine a Europe that may not be far away.
Imagine a beaten, fractured continent that Russia and America can bully at will. Imagine their tech companies, oligarchs, money launderers, spies, assassins, and protection racketeers operating beyond the rule of law
They will shop in London and Paris. They will spend their summers on the Riviera and their winters in the Swiss Alps. English private schools will perform their traditional role of giving the children of robber barons a coating of respectability. Meanwhile, Europe’s banks will launder the proceeds of crime
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