all this swiring of Orban's tongue around Putin's anus turns out to be for nothing :D
... not to mention that those "more promising alternative markets" is a whole lot of letters to say what could be said in just five - "China". China, who is already f*cking Russians on their gas at the rate of 35-40% compared to European buyers, is going to turn Russia into nothing more but a dirt cheap energy sources supplier, which was always a part of the Chinese long game. It is true what they say: we are chess-playing retards, but China plays Wéiqí - a game of astronomically greater strategic depth and complexity.
But that Russia, the proud Russia, should volunteer so eagerly to become a Chinese fluffer is still somewhat surprising. Ah, well...
What's more interesting - Vladimir Sorokin turns out to be a major prophet. How is it possible that he predicted all this so accurately 20 years ago? Russia's isolation from Europe, China becoming Russia's economic overlord, Chinese cars dominating Russian roads, Russia turning into a raw-materials appendage of China - we observe all this becoming reality at uncanny pace.
Why don't you help your Muslim fundamentalist allies BTW ?
Life is brutal, Cms.
"We gave you drones, please help!"
"Who are you?"