Yep, Russia didn't push Battista out but the US and Nato helped Yanukovych out... The result is more of the same, Cuba economy collapsed and Ukraine economy too. Meddling with other affairs create a mess and it will be the Ukrainian citizen that will pay the price. Pointing fingers at Russia only for Ukraine problems is hypocrisy.
Cuba outperforming its neighbours, Ukraine underperforing them .
@sheogorath bro From Blinken "It's hard for the Russian to leave once they're in your house", from our experience in the Philippine that quote should apply to the US and US alone, they will not leave until they bleed you dry, even your bone will not be wasted as they feed you to the dogs.
America is willing to screw Europe if its design for Asia can be realized. Giving Russia access to more EU markets and withdraw of NATO back to 97 border would be pretty big incentives for Russia to abandon China. Except China is a bigger market than the EU in the long term. Russian economy benefits more right now, and in the future if it's more integrated with Asia.
Exactly. Putin is potentially useful, but not admirable.
US ain't going to sell F-22s or F-35s to India or Vietnam, but if Russia sells 5th gen Checkmates to India or Vietnam, this violates a redline since it changes the balance of power in the South China Sea. If Russia is a true ally of China, it would not arm Vietnam with Checkmates in the SCS. We will see if China uses it's influence/leverage to stop these arm-sales in the future.
America is like that former lover that can't seem to accept NO for an answer. They were kicked out from the Philippines per referendum back in the 90's and yet somehow it weaseled itself back into your country. I have a nagging suspicion that your separatist movements like the N.P.A. and other Islamic elements in your country are being supported by America. They need to keep feeding those elements to keep you guys bogged down somehow in order for your country to NEED American military presence. It also ensure that your country's military security will remain captive under American influence and machinations. It also ensures a deep psychological message to the masses that American military might will always be needed when it comes to any serious military conflict and that's why the U.S. military has a potent appeal amongst the Filipinos.
@Bellum_Romanum bro IF we remained poor, the only way out of poverty and survived is to be a slave and IF you had to choose ,an American burger taste better than a rice with a piece of Tuyo (dried smoke fish). It's an economic issue, Filipino's are an emotional people, we had been robbed of our National Identity cause our leaders betray us and sell us out for a dollar/Yen/Spanish peso. Like the Chinese who experienced the same during the hundred years of Humiliation, we need a bloody revolution to cleanse the society of parasite. BUT we won't as we know the American will never leave us, so we are pinning our hope on a resurgent China, in this way we may have the space and used that to develop and nurture our National identity.
Brother initial step to achieved complete independence from the US is to change our constitution from the current US style of gov't to one that suit ours like the French type a mixed Presidential and parliamentary system. In this way our politics will change as we follow our owned destiny rather than look to America for guidance.
You guys should have listened to LKY of Singapore and the country may have been at a better stage already.