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Perhaps they got the idea that once the West finishes off Russia, they are next on the list.
by throwaway4good 2y ago
Perhaps they got the idea that once the West finishes off Russia, they are next on the list.
- morbicer 2y agoWest is not destroying Russia. Russia is destroying itself by larping as an insane imperium. They could have been a strong Europe's partner with all their natural resources. Instead Russia is behaving like a toddler with a gun. Europe tried really hard to welcome them to civilized society. Alas.
- richrichie 2y agoIt is actually the other way around. If EU did not mindlessly toady along Washington’s imperial goals, it would have a reliable low cost commodity and energy supplier and European economy would be competitive and not be where it is today. EU needs an independent foreign policy that maximises its own strategic interests. But the problem is EU is not a homogenous country. So it is unlikely to happen.
- morbicer 2y agoNonsense. Case in point: Nordstream 2. Something that USA heavily opposed and EU pushed through anyway. But Putin doesn't want to be a partner, he wants to be a tzar at the cost of anything. USA has its own imperial goals but it's pure whataboutism and has nothing to do with reason why Russia is degrading back to 19th century today.
- richrichie 2y ago[flagged]
- dang 2y agoCan you please stop posting ideological/nationalistic/etc. flamewar comments to HN? Your account has been doing a lot of this, and it's not what this site is for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html