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But why stop with recent idiots, I think the whole point in flattering Putin for the last few decades was to get Russia here, instead of being the counterbalanc
by fatfingerd 3y ago
But why stop with recent idiots, I think the whole point in flattering Putin for the last few decades was to get Russia here, instead of being the counterbalance to the US in Europe.
- ajuc 3y agoNah, Western Europe wanted cheap resources, USA just didn't wanted to deal with Eastern Europe, so they supported Putin. The deal was "keep order and deliver resources and you get to do what you want". Russia was playing along till mid 00s and when they got their economy more or less together - they immediately started testing the boundaries. Each time they tried anything - nothing bad happened to them. So they tried some more.