Under mercantilism, a nations's wealth was measured by the amount of GOLD AND SILVER it possessed.
While Russia holds periodic elections and her leaders get into office through popular mandate,the process itself is not fair and credible,despite it being free.
The Russian government led by Putin has a history of silencing dissent voices, and curtailing of fundamental freedoms of a democracy such as free speech,free press and freedom of association.
They wanted to put a tax on the tea
Psychological warfare involves the planned use of propaganda and other psychological operations to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of opposition groups. RAND has studied military information support operations (MISO) in many countries and war zones and has provided objective and supportable recommendations to policymakers on methods and tactics to employ or defend against these operations.
