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| Polar Svalbard | Jul 14 2015, 08:00 PM Post #1 |
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So as most of you should know a year ago Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This has sparked international outrage, and theory that can quite be true. Is Putin trying to remake the USSR without the communism. He made the Eurasian Union, which could quite possibly become just like the Soviet Union. I think that Putin is smarter than he seems and will not try to do this. Although its quite possible. So where is Russia heading? |
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| Shanowinn | Jul 14 2015, 08:08 PM Post #2 |
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So as I understand, the justification was there being a large quantity of Russians/Ethnic Russians (not sure what the difference would be except maybe citizenship with Ukraine while still being Russian ethnically) in the relevant portions of Ukraine, and those Russians weren't being treated right(?) So I wonder if there are any other places in Eastern Europe like that. If there were, theoretically they could do the same thing... BUT I am not sure it's very likely or plausible in actuality. |
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| Polar Svalbard | Jul 14 2015, 08:11 PM Post #3 |
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Voter fraud is easy to do when you are the ones conducting the vote |
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| Mubaru | Jul 14 2015, 08:12 PM Post #4 |
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A very informal answer ~ I read an article not that long ago, on the future path of Russia, that said something along the lines of this. Also, from a more personal perspective, I have friends in Russia, who I went to boarding school with in High School, who have told me that they are scared for the future of their country. They tell me that they see the culture of Russia is changing, and that people are promoting a sort of "bellicose Nationalism", that is really just a negative form of Russian Pride, that has created a scary environment for most Russians. I as absolutely dumbfounded, when I found the same wording and phrases used in a BBC article on the subject, not around 5 months later; Taking a line from the article, that I spoke of earlier, a Russian tells a BBC correspondent;
Another tells the correspondent;
You can read the whole article here; http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32976294 |
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| Mubaru | Jul 14 2015, 08:14 PM Post #5 |
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I do, however, have to ask that you follow the posting template. ~ Just do that and you are fine. |
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| Tuernia | Jul 14 2015, 08:21 PM Post #6 |
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I read that article too. Very interesting. I think Putin is playing to the Russian masses through these actions. He's whipping them up against the West to better himself and the oligarchs. When looked at from the perspective of what is best for the Russian nation, his foreign policy is actually pretty dumb, in my opinion. He got the Crimean Peninsula, which the Russian Navy already had access too, and in return our sanctions have crippled his economy. When looked at from the perspective of what is best for Putin, however, it makes sense. He wants the people to think the West is trying to bring them down, that it's Russia vs. The World, and Putin is the only one who can save them. |
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| Kamieniec Podolski | Jul 14 2015, 08:32 PM Post #7 |
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I think what Putin's doing is actually good for Europe. Europe needs an enemy. |
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| TheDictator | Jul 15 2015, 07:19 AM Post #8 |
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Im on Putin's side. If he wants to unify the Ruski's, then let him. And this is good for Finlands economy as we are one of the only nation's who have no sanctions against Russia |
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