> You're right, a democratic country would never do anything like that.

Can you point to the place I said this? Does the US shooting down an Iranian airliner somehow make Russia not hostile to the world? These seem like independent things.

"The world"? I don't think I've ever heard the definition of the world defined as narrowly as "80% of Europe and the US with its military allies" before.

Where's Malaysia?

> Where's Malaysia?

I can tell you where it's not.

https://www.isis.org.my/2024/07/04/pew-study-finds-more-mala...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-russia-vladimi...

"Pew study finds more Malaysians, Singaporeans view Russia favourably; backing of Palestine, Putin’s macho image seen as key factors

Of the respondents in the 35 countries surveyed, Malaysians had the most positive view on Russia."

It's not anywhere close to any place that supports your beliefs.

EDIT: https://fulcrum.sg/malaysias-royal-rendezvous-in-russia-reas...

"From 6 to 10 August [2025], Ibrahim, the Malaysian King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), visited Russia at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin. This marked the first visit of a Malaysian head of state to Russia since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1967."

Do Malaysians admiring Putin's comical macho image somehow unshootdown their airliner?

Another question regarding Russia's posture toward the world, is Azerbaijan in Europe or the rest of the world?