Ukrainian War Developments

Atomicfrog said:

How he can cut access to global technology ? China produce most of it, lol !

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From what I have seen they also roped in Taiwan, Singapore and Japan (the wanna-be whites).

These countries control a vast range of critical ip which can be used to block products from getting sold to Russia. However, China can still help (paid with a risk premium ofc) Russia

james smith esq said:

All the more reason that gas supplies to Europe were a priority and those to China an afterthought.

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Unfortunately true. Putin was too obsessed with the West and neglected China early on. And what did that got him? Full blown sanctions in 2014 which devastated the Russian economy

Even then, he kept playing games with his Eurasian Union economic block bs instead of closely integrating with China in order to accelerate Russia's growth.

His early hesitancy towards China and later hedging against China (EEU vs BRI among others) are now going to cost him dearly

solarz said:

Russia is only going to remain an adversary of the West if it remains strong.

Unfortunately, Russia's greatest weakness and uncertainty right now is who can succeed Putin. Should Russia fall back into the hands of the Oligarchs, we may very well see a re-orientation during our lifetime.

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Who are these ardently Europhilic Russian oligarchs I keep hearing about? I've heard the term countless times but never a single name.

Even if they're out there, between the guys with money and the guys with money who poison people with radioactive isotopes and nerve gas, who would you bet on to take power after Putin's gone?

Overbom said:

Unfortunately true. Putin was too obsessed with the West and neglected China early on. And what did that got him?

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When Putin took office China's GDP was $1.2 trillion; today it's $18 trillion, an expansion of 15x.

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ZeEa5KPul said:

Who are these ardently Europhilic Russian oligarchs I keep hearing about? I've heard the term countless times but never a single name.

Even if they're out there, between the guys with money and the guys with money who poison people with radioactive isotopes and nerve gas, who would you bet on to take power after Putin's gone?

When Putin took office China's GDP was $1.2 trillion; today it's $18 trillion, an expansion of 15x.

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And, what was China’s GDP when Nord Stream 2 was signed?

And, with growth like that, even an idiot shoud’ve been able to look at the chart, mid-point, and see where it was going! Problem is, Russia loves, seemingly, easy munny; it’s why they’ll sell anything to anybody!

Overbom said:

From what I have seen they also roped in Taiwan, Singapore and Japan (the wanna-be whites).

These countries control a vast range of critical ip which can be used to block products from getting sold to Russia. However, China can still help (paid with a risk premium ofc) Russia

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It is impossible to enforce, and Russia imports most of its electronics from China, including semiconductors

solarz said:

Russia is only going to remain an adversary of the West if it remains strong.

Unfortunately, Russia's greatest weakness and uncertainty right now is who can succeed Putin. Should Russia fall back into the hands of the Oligarchs, we may very well see a re-orientation during our lifetime.

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Once Putin steps down, it could severely weaken United Russia (UR), his political party. If UR cannot find a worthy successor, then that does looks like a serious problem for them.

Having said that, the second most popular political party in Russia after UR is the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF). If for whatever reason United Russia does poorly the next election, the CPRF is poised to take significant power. Since Putin has already cleaned out many CIA-NED nests in Russia, Western-aligned politicians cannot go very far in Russian elections. An alternative CPRF-led government, or CPRF-UR coalition government still looks quite China-friendly.

Whatever happens after Putin steps down, there is still a strong momentum for anti-West politics in Russia. The West is not likely to ease off trying to colonize and balkanize Russia anytime soon. So that'll sure help to keep that momentum strong.

james smith esq said:

And, what was China’s GDP when Nord Stream 2 was signed?

And, with growth like that, even an idiot shoud’ve been able to look at the chart, mid-point, and see where it was going! Problem is, Russia loves, seemingly, easy munny; it’s why they’ll sell anything to anybody!

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$12.3 trillion.

Let's say you had a friend with an addiction problem. He's had that problem for a very long time and the situation seemed hopeless. But now your friend seems to finally acknowledge that he has a problem and is working diligently to clean his act up. Are you going to help him get himself clean or are you going to whine and berate him for being an addict?

"Russia evacuating all diplomats and employees of its embassy and consulates in Ukraine"

Wangxi said:

It is impossible to enforce, and Russia imports most of its electronics from China, including semiconductors

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And...they border each other.