Message from @Holo Spice
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they are defanged and can be used as a hypothetical ally even
china is the biggest threat on the planet rn
why do u think so?
and russia, while cordial with them for now, is growing anxious
Defanged only for now, they however aim to regain their former status
Ya
they will not regain anywhere close the influence they once had
they are also on the decline militarily
china now outdoes them in many areas of military tech
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I too have seen Caspian report
and hes correct, but ive been saygn this for months
But what Russia has is future potential that climate change brings
god no
shorter shipping routes =/= return to the old days
russia is stuck where they are
Russia's priority is not superior military but creation of superior infrastructure which would fix Russian problem in the far east
their influence will be contained to their neighbors and central asia
how would that fix their problem in the far east
Problem is that due to inferior connection to Siberia and overall isolation there they can't properly use all of Siberian natural resources and counter Chinese national growth there
that is in no way an issue lol
Vc anyone??
not one preventing them from exerting influence
Russian state historically due to its size always had problems with its frontier regions
that isnt an issue preventing them from being a great power lol
it just causes some unrest/innefficiency
china will always be more influential in the far east
and have much more power concentrated their
Ya but it is a problem that could fuck them over. Of course they can't be great power due to current geopolitical blocks but Russian strategy is about maintaining its regional power until in some time period opportunities occur that would allow their expansion
Far east has been not some unrest but actual political problem for Kremlin, you probably haven't heard of protests going on there
this is so silly
idc about scenarios where "they sit and wait until the time is right, a time we cant predict"
they will not, for the foreseeable future, ever regain their international footing
they will always be wary of china, regarldess of infrastrcuture
and rn
the usa stands to gain more withthem as a counter balance to the EU and china than an enemy
which is why i supported them in belarus
Its obv not just sit and wait lol, its simple, use diverse Asian market to replace dependency on EU market to be more independent in their relations to EU block
but all of this is done to ensure integrety of their state for any opportunity to expand. This strategy is far more dangerious than agressive and open expansion of China that can be countered