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> This situation would turn Russia into a Chinese vassal state. It's a bipolar world though, you're either a vassal of the US or China. I don't know of any cou
by patrickaljord 5y ago
> This situation would turn Russia into a Chinese vassal state.
It's a bipolar world though, you're either a vassal of the US or China. I don't know of any country which isn't a vassal to any of these too, except for Syria and Iran who are vassal states of Russia. And Cuba to some extent. Still being able to survive without the US is pretty anti-fragile.
- rodgerd 5y agoPutin's whole ambition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics) is to expand to and beyond the Russian Empire. Becoming a Chinese client state would be a massive failure for him.