Imagine if they had embraced democracy and EU, they could have been the new Germany in industrial and economic power.
Such a lost opportunity because of Putins vanity and delusions of greatness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

@Buffalox Yes, but there is the entire KGB apparatus to consider. They do still call themselves KGB behind closed doors, rather than SBU.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Yes they or Putin chose the opposite path already in 1991, and Putin is KGB himself, I thought the new name was GRU?
It's very clear Putin thought he was clever and thought he could pave the way for his empire building, using old KGB tactics to create divisions in EU and USA and NATO. Unfortunately too many Americans are buying into it, but I imagine it will eventually fail anyway. And Russia will become marginalized for decades. Luckily EU is generally not buying it, apart from Hungary and Slovakia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

@Buffalox
I agree with what you say about the future of Russia. I don't see how it could go any other way.