I've been visitin' (I occasionally leave the house).
This is a view from outside western propaganda.
Putin asked about joining NATO. [opinion] Rejected - for obvious(?) reasons.
Putin asked about joining the EU. [Opinion] Rejected because if the EU included Russia it would be a greater economic power than the US and the US could not allow that.
Then came something about turning a potential friend into an enemy.
A story about him going to a nightclub. The owners of the nightclub were making a lot of money. He was spending a lot of money in the nightclub. The owners were laughing at him behind his back - they could afford to - they were making lots of money. So one day he offered to buy the nightclub (for a reasonable price). They laughed and said the nightclub was worth much more than he was offering. So he spent the same amount setting up his own nightclub and within six months the original nightclub had closed. He made a particular point of making sure his staff treated everyone equally (and well) regardless of whether they were rich or poor.
This is a view from outside western propaganda.
Putin asked about joining NATO. [opinion] Rejected - for obvious(?) reasons.
Putin asked about joining the EU. [Opinion] Rejected because if the EU included Russia it would be a greater economic power than the US and the US could not allow that.
Then came something about turning a potential friend into an enemy.
A story about him going to a nightclub. The owners of the nightclub were making a lot of money. He was spending a lot of money in the nightclub. The owners were laughing at him behind his back - they could afford to - they were making lots of money. So one day he offered to buy the nightclub (for a reasonable price). They laughed and said the nightclub was worth much more than he was offering. So he spent the same amount setting up his own nightclub and within six months the original nightclub had closed. He made a particular point of making sure his staff treated everyone equally (and well) regardless of whether they were rich or poor.