[pepsi_junkie]

They cannot conquer and soon will not be able to hold their ‘republics’. The fake, cobbled together Federation-at-Gunpoint is done. They’re not even a real country.

They have oil and gas so they are always going to be a player. But if they are militarily weak then why do we need NATO? Can we just shut it down finally?

[Justa]

“They have oil and gas so they are always going to be a player. But if they are militarily weak then why do we need NATO? Can we just shut it down finally?”

Well, there you have it. Does Moscow have oil and gas or do the republics and provinces have it? Moscow uses strong arm tactics to maintain control over the oil industry. All those provinces would likely want to keep the oil profits for themselves. And now that the Russian military, the thugocracy’s strong arm, is badly damaged events will naturally unfold.