The Nabisco-Russia Conspiracy is True

In this argument, I will attempt to prove that Russian Chancellor Vledimir Putin, known for his efforts to restore greatness to Russia, and his government are clandestinely working with the American corporation Nabisco. The idea seems absolutely absurd, which is why it has managed to fly under the radar until recently. However, there is an abundance of evidence for this conspiracy. According to the New York Times, "RJR [Nabisco], while also known for such food brands as Ritz crackers and Oreo cookies, derives about two-thirds of its profits from tobacco. Its cigarette sales in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union had been running at an impressive rate in the first half of the year, close to 20 percent of international profits, said Emanuel Goldman, a tobacco and beverage analyst with Paine Webber in San Francisco. Last year, the company's sales there accounted for 15 percent of international profits and represented 42 percent of international volume." As you can see, tobacco sales in Russia are a major source of revenue for Nabisco. As a result, Putin's recent efforts to dramatically decrease smoking in Russia (http://www.themoscowtimes.com...) should present a major issue for them. Meanwhile, Russia has been facing major economic issues since its loss to the United States in the Cold War in 1991. These problems have been widely cited as the motive for Russia's invasion of the nation Ukraine in 2014. Below are some articles discussing this continued economic decline: - https://www.washingtonpost.com... - http://www.businessinsider.com... - http://www.dw.com... These economic problems have hit Russia where it really hurts: its military. 4 years ago, Russia could hardly have accomplished such an invasion as demonstrated in Ukraine. Now, Russia's military is undergoing some major development. (http://www.nationalinterest.org...) Here, it is even listed as the second-strongest military in the world as of right now: http://www.globalfirepower.com.... So Russia's military problems have been inexplicably solved, while Nabisco's stocks have gone up over the past three years. Some have come to believe there is a correlation here. A new conspiracy theory postulates that, in exchange for military funding, Russian Chancellor Vledimir Putin used his control over the Russian media to advertise Nabisco products (other than tobacco, of course). Now, Russians make up 2-3% of all internet usage worldwide on average, putting them in sixth place out of all countries for this statistic. For comparison, Russia comprises roughly 2% of the world's population. (http://www.internetlivestats.com...) This goes to show how important of a factor the Internet is in modern Russia. Putin-related or Russia-related material on the Internet will be seen by nearly everyone in the nation. This is the genius of this idea. There is no doubt that Vledimir Putin is very self-aware. During the entire duration of his position as Chancellor so far, he has managed to portray himself as a very powerful, intimidating individual through propaganda. This includes making clever use of the Internet. Vledimir Putin is using his image to promote arguably the most popular Nabisco product in America, Nabisco's home nation. These are clever tactics being employed by both Nabisco and Putin. Here, we have the final piece of evidence, the one that ties all of these questions and facts together, and validates the previous claim: http://livedoor.blogimg.jp...