Everything is a coup,conspiracy or similar if things are not to your liking... but yeah dealing with official russian news you'll get significantly more truth i

Everything is a coup,conspiracy or similar if things are not to your liking... but yeah dealing with official russian news you'll get significantly more truth if you simply negate everything they say, lie is official tool and all sides understand that. One thing west didn't properly grok - russia was never your friend. Never, ever. There was no period where this was true, not even in 90s, not when we talk about people on top. Paranoid suspicion and fear of losing power to steal and control entire country was too much for those in power. Especially since now you could actually steal last bolt and nut, unlike during communism where everything was state owned by definition and you competed only for power trip and some basic benefits on top of what many others had.