| − | {{Cquote|''People just don't know [[Russia]]. They don't understand the Russian [[economy]]. They don't understand the Russian [[reality]]. They cherrypick data. I mean, I love the one,<ref>[[Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system]]</ref> you know, a certain percentage of Russians don't have, you know, functioning um, you know, uh, um, um.... [[plumbing]]. Yeah. Because they live in the freaking far [[north]]. You know what happens to plumbing in the far north? outdoor plumbing, it freezes, pipes blow up. So that's why they don't have the things that you... they've adjusted to that. It's Russian reality, guys. You know, but you go to [[Moscow]], everybody's got a [[flush toilet|flushing toilet]].''|||[[Scott Ritter]], December 24, 2025.<ref>[https://youtu.be/mDKeva-bBow?t=713 Scott Ritter: This Is How It All COLLAPSES — Russia’s Role Explained], Dialogue Works, Dec 24, 2025. [[YouTube]].</ref>}} | + | {{Cquote|''People just don't know [[Russia]]. They don't understand the Russian [[economy]]. They don't understand the Russian [[reality]]. They cherrypick data. I mean, I love the one,''<ref>[[Essay: Russian Statistics Service indicates that 22.6 percent of Russian households aren't connected to a sewer system]]</ref> ''you know, a certain percentage of Russians don't have, you know, functioning um, you know, uh, um, um.... [[plumbing]]. Yeah. Because they live in the freaking far [[north]]. You know what happens to plumbing in the far north? outdoor plumbing, it freezes, pipes blow up. So that's why they don't have the things that you... they've adjusted to that. It's Russian reality, guys. You know, but you go to [[Moscow]], everybody's got a [[flush toilet|flushing toilet]].''|||[[Scott Ritter]], December 24, 2025.<ref>[https://youtu.be/mDKeva-bBow?t=713 Scott Ritter: This Is How It All COLLAPSES — Russia’s Role Explained], Dialogue Works, Dec 24, 2025. [[YouTube]].</ref>}} |