Economically, Russia’s a petrostate. Nothing more.
China needs petro.
We need our jobs back.
If we can industrialize Russia, make it a manufacturing center in exchange for stable sources of oil for China, then Europe may get a bit of a permanent boom.
Western Europe is a current mess. More German hegemony crap. You’d think they’d learn.
I like where you are taking this. Good summary of what we may be striving toward.