@dump_stack

I'm not saying (or thinking):

> EU is a threat to Russia

I said:

> EU is a threat to the existing status quo in the relations between Russia and individual member states

Which is a huge difference.

For me there's a substantial divide between "Russian status quo" meaning the current Kremlin party and their kleptocratic way of living, and the Russian people and their economic interests (and having many personal reasons to be concerned about the latter).