what's a bi polar relationship? What's a uni-polar world? Give an example of at least two revisionist and two example of revanchist speeches by Putin. I can can read Russian so you can post the original speech and give examples. Thank you
When the US invaded Iraq twice without cause ( for oil) and killed over 500,000 were we trying to establish a loving uni polar relationship with carrots or sticks? lol
How many carrots did we drop on Vietnam after we invaded for no reason during that Long war?
How about when we invaded Somalia twice? Afghanistan? We sure gave them a lot of carrots lol
How are American carrots working in Syria now? Do they now love Americans?
Why did the US build over two dozen bio weapon labs on Russia's border. Our Sect of State Newland admitted this under oath recently. Were we making carrots in those wmd labs?
Originally Posted by plumbum
Originally Posted by Bristoe
There's no good reason for Putin to do anything which would push Europe away.
Yes there is. He wants to re-restablish the bi-polar relationship in Europe, in the image of the cold war USSR. Not through Communism, but through his semi-Democratic oligarchy. An Eastern democracy.
He is on record rueing the breakup of the USSR. Translations include "Above all, we should acknowledge that the collapse of the Soviet Union was a major geopolitical disaster of the century. As for the Russian nation, it became a genuine drama. Tens of millions of our co-citizens and co-patriots found themselves outside Russian territory. Moreover, the epidemic of disintegration infected Russia itself." Or, "...greateast geopolitical catastrophe of the century."
He and his supporters speak of a 'novorussiya' and Putin had made at least one speech which was revisionist, and revanchist.
He has expressed his disdain for a uni-polar world.
Given a carrot and a stick, he will eat the carrot and proceed to beating people into agreement.
He sees a place for a Russian-centric counterweight to American hegemony.
