TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
I am not sure you could call them Federalist so much as Confederate. Russia has worked hard to segregate Western Ukraine. This started with the Annexation of Crimea, The opening salvo was not the MIG's (Men in Green) but a propaganda offensive, painting the emerging government as in league with nefarious forces. Followed up with the Russian troops, who then could isolate and secure the Crimean bases well payments and Favors as well as Eastern and Southern pro Russian sentiment helped farther divide the nation. The Moscow government has pushed farther for division with the refusal to recognize the Kiev government. And then when they seem like they would be willing to move to allowing recognition but they add in the Caveat that representatives from each of the Ukrainian provinces. this would amount to saying that there is not one Ukraine but a bunch of countries each independent to make there own deals.
A federation or Con federation is a Grouping of states that unite but retain a decentralized power basis.
a Federalist state is a grouping of states that centralizes it's power.
What I think Russia is trying to do now is they recognize that what ever happens the west of Ukraine is lost to them. If they move to invade it they would be dealing with a insurgency. So instead they intend to push for a series of buffer states these would form a Confederation of two or three nations as Russia makes deals with the states of Eastern and southern Ukraine areas that have a high Russian allegiance and are highly industrialized. Well like the Roman Empire the Western confederated states are agrarian and posses only limited industry. Russia would then use the Eastern and southern states to heap as much of the national debt as possible on the Western states, via extortionate Oil pricing, limiting access to resources. hoping to farther destabilize the western portion. Russia doesn't want Nato on it's boarders by segmenting the Ukraine Russia creates breathing room.
A federation or Con federation is a Grouping of states that unite but retain a decentralized power basis.
a Federalist state is a grouping of states that centralizes it's power.
What I think Russia is trying to do now is they recognize that what ever happens the west of Ukraine is lost to them. If they move to invade it they would be dealing with a insurgency. So instead they intend to push for a series of buffer states these would form a Confederation of two or three nations as Russia makes deals with the states of Eastern and southern Ukraine areas that have a high Russian allegiance and are highly industrialized. Well like the Roman Empire the Western confederated states are agrarian and posses only limited industry. Russia would then use the Eastern and southern states to heap as much of the national debt as possible on the Western states, via extortionate Oil pricing, limiting access to resources. hoping to farther destabilize the western portion. Russia doesn't want Nato on it's boarders by segmenting the Ukraine Russia creates breathing room.
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