If you accept the thesis that Putin views the Russian population as too small to contend with the huge populations of Pakistan, Indonesia, India and China, etc. then you begin to see the reality of what is truly taking place.
If you accept another thesis that there is a long term plan, most significantly by Russia and several Islamic terrorist groups, to diminish the European and American alliance then you are seeing the real picture.
No one even talks about Crimea anymore. We have absolutely no power to sanction Russia in any meaningful way. The Europeans will not join with us for fear of losing their energy resources. If Russia chose to cut them off, the hardship in the European nations will far exceed the drop of Russian oil revenues. In any case, Russia is a country on a mission and Europe would freeze before Russia gave in.
Putin realizes that no threats, from anyone, have any substance behind them. No one is prepared to go to war over any action that Russia takes. What would we or Europe do if Russia decided to reclaim Poland, etc.? Putin theorizes that there is absolutely nothing we would do.
We can't even stop the French from sending advanced weapons to Russia; even under the current circumstances.
There have been long periods history where fear of consequences trumped evil actions.
Because of the political mistakes made by the U.S., and Europe choosing to put its security into Russian hands, Putin now indirectly controls more oil outside of Russia than he ever could dream of.
Russia also knows no civilized nation is going to use atomic weapons. It is only a question of how far Putin is willing to go to achieve the "Renaissance of the Motherland".
If you accept another thesis that there is a long term plan, most significantly by Russia and several Islamic terrorist groups, to diminish the European and American alliance then you are seeing the real picture.
No one even talks about Crimea anymore. We have absolutely no power to sanction Russia in any meaningful way. The Europeans will not join with us for fear of losing their energy resources. If Russia chose to cut them off, the hardship in the European nations will far exceed the drop of Russian oil revenues. In any case, Russia is a country on a mission and Europe would freeze before Russia gave in.
Putin realizes that no threats, from anyone, have any substance behind them. No one is prepared to go to war over any action that Russia takes. What would we or Europe do if Russia decided to reclaim Poland, etc.? Putin theorizes that there is absolutely nothing we would do.
We can't even stop the French from sending advanced weapons to Russia; even under the current circumstances.
There have been long periods history where fear of consequences trumped evil actions.
Because of the political mistakes made by the U.S., and Europe choosing to put its security into Russian hands, Putin now indirectly controls more oil outside of Russia than he ever could dream of.
Russia also knows no civilized nation is going to use atomic weapons. It is only a question of how far Putin is willing to go to achieve the "Renaissance of the Motherland".
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