When the money ends

Dmitry Gudkov

A quote with which a truck with a portrait of Boris Nemtsov travels around Moscow is very correct: "Reforms begin when the money ends." And not only reforms. For example, the fiery president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela suddenly is ready to establish relations with the United States. Offers to open a new stage in the dialogue.

Still - the lack of toilet paper and hungry riots are very disposed to the dialogue. This was we passed: first the Cold War, and then humanitarian aid. The connection here was the most direct. I don’t know if you remember, but I am very good as the students were handed out in schools with a canned foreign stew. This is how it looks - dialogue when the money ends.

The only question is: is it necessary to wait until the moment when there is no longer toilet paper, or can you open a new stage in the dialogs a little earlier?

I highly advise the Kremlin to take a closer look at the Venezuelan colleagues and play ahead.