I still believe Russia could have been brought into the fold if it wasn’t for Bush and Clinton dancing on the grave of Russia after the Soviet Union fell with our arrogant foreign policy.
Gorbachev said that exact same thing the other day. Is that you Goby?
Still could. The Ruskies ate pragmatists. They will seek to triangulate, but they have a 2,600 mile long border with China, mostly resource rich, and thinly populated Siberia.
When, not if, the CCP starts eyeing that territory, Russia will be looking for strategic partners. Russia and the EU and the US have a common competitor in the CCP, if not yet a common enemy.
Still could. The Ruskies ate pragmatists. They will seek to triangulate, but they have a 2,600 mile long border with China, mostly resource rich, and thinly populated Siberia.
When, not if, the CCP starts eyeing that territory, Russia will be looking for strategic partners. Russia and the EU and the US have a common competitor in the CCP, if not yet a common enemy.
Maybe. For sure, Clinton’s humiliating Russia in the Balkans earned the US a lasting grudge from Russian nationalists like Putin. More to the point, what Russia has to offer China is an abundance of coal and natural gas which they can redirect from Europe to energy starved China, thus both feeding China and starving Europe.
Anyone ignoring such issues in international calculus does not deserve to be taken seriously.
I agree….