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It'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 Ea
by jltsiren 2y ago
It'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.