I am 'prepared' to believe that Russia orchestrated these poisonings and others and is not too concerned that they be subtle. Because there is the message, meant to be personal, that you don't "F--k" with Mother Russia, no matter what party is in control. It is emotional. Putin is emotional. If you have any doubt, check out the closeups on him during the opening of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. And recall the extreme and rather obvious, in retrospect, efforts the Soviets, I mean Russians, went to to inflate their athletes' performances. We are in a new era of strongmen. Putin, Erdogan, whatever pos is running Poland and Xi in China, and Merdegras in Venezuela. And Wayne LaPierre in NRA. Their solution to extremism is more of same.
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