RE: Russia and Ukraine
February 24, 2022 at 1:54 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2022 at 1:57 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(February 24, 2022 at 1:10 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: I think he might be able to accomplish that without killing ukranians...and, it seems that we might be forgetting just a bit of why he's in this position to begin with. Why is nato so mean to russia and putin? Oh, no reason.
NATO is mean to Russia because the US calls the shots at NATO. Why is the US mean to Russia? because the US is a hegemonic power based in North America, which is comparatively small in population, natural resource and overall economic potential compared to Euroasia, so US could not possibly maintain its influence around the world if powers comparable to the US in economic might and nuclear power arises in Euroasia and able to assert local hegemony in key parts of euroasia. Russia as the power at the center of Euroasia and able to dominate central asia, eastern Europe and land route between europe and Asia has undeniable potential to be the king maker in Euroasia.