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See that's the thing. It doesn't matter that Russia is an economical midget. They hold the keys for the energy sector in Europe - Russian fossil fuels supply Eu
by _hao 7y ago
See that's the thing. It doesn't matter that Russia is an economical midget. They hold the keys for the energy sector in Europe - Russian fossil fuels supply Europe with energy. And as far as military power goes, many people underestimate Russia, but they took Crimea, they keep sowing disarray in Ukraine, Syria and now Georgia again.
And that's even before talking about their influence in elections and paid diplomats that push for pro-Russian agenda.
- 0815test 7y agoEnergy sector? Renewable energy is actually becoming cheaper than fossil fuels. It doesn't matter. And foreign-policy-wise they're not even trying to seriously wield "influence" that could actually be positive for them in the longer run. They can "sow disarray" all they want, even on Twitter and Facebook for that matter but that's theater. It's a bit of cheap lulz at the West's expense.
- _hao 7y agoI'm not saying this will continue in the future. I'm just saying that right now there are a lot of European countries that are at the mercy of Russia when it comes to energy. In my home country Russian influence is very strong. Is not just cheap Twitter and Facebook tantrums. It's full scale invasion in every part of the government. They've been quite successful actually.
- lostmsu 7y agoMercy? Do they not have alternative suppliers?
- cat199 7y ago> Syria umm. how about those 'moderate rebels'? pretty sure the US and its regional allies were the ones stirring the pot in the middle east since hussein/gaddafi/mubarak..
- _hao 7y agoUS doing US foreign policy things in the ME is entirely different subject. That's part of their foreign policy set in the 80's. US had unquestioned global authority for almost 20 years until very recently.