“In the late 80’s the Soviet Union was nearing economic collapse and was not in any position to do anything about German reunification.”
Yes, lots of things happen you don’t like, when you’re not in any position to do anything about it. If Russia is in a strong position now, they sure are doing a good job keeping it a secret.
” If Russia is in a strong position now, they sure are doing a good job keeping it a secret.”
Actually they ARE in a relatively strong position because of their vast natural resources and low debt to GDP ratio, which is the very reason the US has fomented this Ukrainian proxy war, to chip them back down to size. Europe is on the verge of literally crumbling economically without cheap Russian gas, just wait to see how that plays out.