03-13-2018, 11:12 PM
(03-13-2018, 02:08 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:(03-13-2018, 01:03 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: > The Skripal case is especially notable because Skripal had been
> part of an agreed exchange. Back in the Soviet days, Russia
> tended to keep their word, and I don't believe they tried to
> assassinate people whom they had agreed to trade away.
> Either the Russian government is no longer trustworthy as it used
> to be, or it has lost control of the FSB.
When, exactly, was the Russian government trustworthy?
When it was part of the Soviet Union. Not trustworthy in terms of behaving in what we would consider a reasonable way, mind, but it was trustworthy in the sense that it kept its promises.
