Caporegime
I think that's his point. One is pre-USSR, the other post? Well, Russian Federation, not Russia.
Anyway, I don't support Ukraine's right to self determination anymore as Pallys has sent his family over to Ukraine to do a quick racism check and they failed it I'm afraid. I have now discarded all evidence proving that supporting Ukraine is the right thing to do both morally, and geo-politically.
Then why was he questioning the existence of Russia(n federation)prior to 1990?