LOL. This is promoted on YouTube as some kind of stunning predictions about the present world situation, from former US president Richard Nixon back in 1994.
Sure, Nixon does say a few prophetic words. But what really stands out is of course the almost endearingly naïve optimism. In reality, there was never any chance that Russia would become a "democracy" (like Nixon´s America?) and "export freedom".
And although I´m not a big fanboy of things Greater Russian, Tricky Dick´s perspective of turning the Russian Federation into a docile exporter of its mineral wealth to the West probably didn´t do much to endear the Americo-sphere east of the Donbass. That, and the neo-liberal disaster area that was Yeltsin´s presidency!
Yes, "freedom" was indeed at trial in Russia during the 1990´s. It was found wanting. And now the chicken and, I suppose, the sakers are coming home to roost...
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