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| Putin wary of isolation by the West |
| 2004-12-23 |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 conquest by osmosis. chinese businessmen are calling the shots. russian businessmen across the far east are starting to learn chinese in order to survive economically. won't be long before the bandit governors of the far east russian regions kowtow as well. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-12-23 11:34:55 PM |
| #6 lex: China will inevitably dominate most of the Russian FAr East, turning these semi-independent Russian baronies into de facto satellites within a generation. De facto will not become de jure. The US won't put up with a Chinese conquest of Siberia any more than it put up with the Japanese conquest of China. If China ever makes a move on Siberia, expect US troops to fight alongside Russian troops to recover the area. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-12-23 11:31:17 PM |
| #5 Russia has no real friends in this world, only customers of varying degrees of need. Export-oriented and energy-poor Germany dearly needs the Russian market and Russian natural gas; Britain less so and France still less. As to China, Russia needs a willing and indulgent Chinese partner. China will inevitably dominate most of the Russian FAr East, turning these semi-independent Russian baronies into de facto satellites within a generation. And of course we do with Russia as we please. Beyond these nations and Japan and Korea, no one else much cares about Russia. |
| Posted by: lex 2004-12-23 10:40:00 PM |
| #4 Bingo, ZF. Domestic consumption only. Another sign that Pooty is retrogresing Russia. I'll be he spends New Year's watching Alexander Nevsky. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-12-23 7:50:18 PM |
| #3 This is the strangest thing I've ever heard of. I don't really see what Russia needs from the West that it will stop getting because of this so-called isolation. It's not like we're going to stop buying oil from Russia or sending drilling equipment in that direction. Putin's just getting all paranoid in his old age. Just what the heck is "isolation" bad for Russia? The guy's just prone to strange statements. If there's one country that's isolated, it's the US, with Kyoto, the International Law of the Sea, the Land Mine Convention, the International Criminal Court, Iraq, et al, being points of contention. The US was isolated over Grenada, Panama, etc. But it made absolutely no difference. Russia's not going to be hurt by this so-called isolation. I think it's just a propaganda ploy to get Russian public opinion behind him, because the mean old West is supposedly out to get him. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-12-23 7:34:00 PM |
| #2 I wonder why Putin isn't bitching & moaning about China trying to corner the world market on manufacturing, and aggressively consuming resource inputs that would benefit the entire world if shared. The 'Bear' can't seem to find that big 'Dragon' for the little 'Eagle' it's hiding behind! |
| Posted by: smn 2004-12-23 7:11:49 PM |
| #1 Putski, pull your head out of your ass. Don't "meddle" with the Ukraine they will always be attached at the hip to Russia unless you piss them off. Hey I am not asking ya to negotiate with Chechens. I am praying you kill every damm last islamo-terrorist there. There are no "freedom fighters there" just baby killers. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-23 7:06:45 PM |