Those Chinese tires Russia traded for oil didn’t hold up very well under Ukranian winter driving conditions either. Will be interesting to see how General Mud and King Winter work for Russian troops this winter. An interest factoid about Alexander Dugin, in addition to fomenting importance of separating UK and US from European cooperation, he also said that Russia would have to control China to achieve their giant Eurasia country from Belfast to Vladivostok.
See that’s the insane thing about that Orc - if any one controls anything, it will be China controlling Russia up to the gates of Moskva.
“ Those Chinese tires Russia traded for oil didn’t hold up very well under Ukranian winter driving conditions either.”
I’ve heard this same thing from different sources.
That tells me Dugin doesn’t just look the part, he really is a nutcase. No way in Hades will Russia control China. But, as the Euros wean themselves off Russian energy (will take maybe 5 years to complete, plus or minus a couple depending on the USA), Russia will desperately need China as its primary customer, and will need a gargantuan Chinese contribution with the infrastructure, too. But the Chinese will NOT fall into the trap the way the Euro’s did. They will keep other options open, which is why the Chinese are trying to rob resources in places like the South China Sea.