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Eastern Europe was trying to tell Western Europe what Russia is like. They didn't listen and called us racist. Now there's huge regret.
by anal_reactor 2y ago
Eastern Europe was trying to tell Western Europe what Russia is like. They didn't listen and called us racist. Now there's huge regret.
- libertine 2y agoYou're right. The biggest blunder of the XXI Century was allowing Russia to get away with Georgia in 2008 and a second time with Ukraine in 2014.
- jltsiren 2y agoIt's not about Eastern Europe and Western Europe. It's about countries that see Russia as a threat and countries that want normal relations with Russia. Some East European countries are in the latter group. There are also European countries that don't really care about Russia, because it's weak enough, poor enough, and far away.
- benterix 2y ago> It's about countries that see Russia as a threat and countries that want normal relations with Russia. It's a bit too simplified. First, I believe everybody would like to have normal relations with Russia and not to deal with the PITA it became. Second, also the two countries you mentioned (Hungary and Slovakia) adopted the servile attitude to Russia because they perceive it as a threat and the current leaders of these countries believe that appeasing Putin is a smarter thing to do; the rest of Europe disagrees based on their experience so far.