Thing is, r, as far as I'm concerned all continental European politicians are either commies or fascists at heart. It's in their nature. They've never really got democracy in any meaningful sense, so it's inevitable, really.
Sir C "The bit that really confuses me is the theatricality. Nerve agents, poisoned umbrellas, polonium... these KGB types are just wannabe Bond villains, aren't they?
Why not simply shoot the **** through the head?"
I always wondered that about the Hooded Claw and his over-elaborate attempts to bump off Penelope Pitstop