It is worth pointing out the unnamed yet, but clearly vibrating in the air threat of freezing the assets of the questionable Russian bureaucracy – at least on the territory of the United States, and, most likely, in all the countries of the world, on which their influence extends.

This would be a phenomenal gift to Russia and its people, as it would not only cut off the financial base of the ruling kleptocracy with a single blow, but also, visibly proving the unprofitability of theft, would have a colossal healing effect on the whole morality of our society.

If Kerry had taken such a step, he would not have been able to get rid of the monument; in truth, he would have deserved at least a solemn burial in the Kremlin Wall.

Delevingne (c)