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originally posted by: devilmoon
a reply to: MrSpad
interesting.
what did the principality of sealand say?
originally posted by: Xcathdra
a reply to: devilmoon
No they claimed they did. Like Russia the president of Venezuela uses an outside "threat" to divert the attention of their citizens from the fact they can't run a country. Energy and food crisis while the government is unaffected.
originally posted by: MrSpad
The next Ukraine is Belarus. Belarus, Russia's brother state is reaching out to the West. After seeing how fast Russia turned on Ukraine and with Russia history in Georgia and Moldova, Belarus is looking for a way out as well.
originally posted by: devilmoon
a reply to: MrSpad
well. the one bit I can comment on in all that.
is Venezuela has done no such thing.
several times recently they've foiled western backed coup attempts.
I suspect the rest is equally flawed.
originally posted by: ufoorbhunter
originally posted by: MrSpad
The next Ukraine is Belarus. Belarus, Russia's brother state is reaching out to the West. After seeing how fast Russia turned on Ukraine and with Russia history in Georgia and Moldova, Belarus is looking for a way out as well.
A way out of what? Belarus is bordered by Russia. It will always be there, it can't up sticks and move, it is a neighbour of Russia. Russia has big influence in Belarus, their economies are intertwined, just like their energy system. Russia has military bases in Belarus. They are one and the same.
originally posted by: ufoorbhunter
a reply to: MrSpad
Russia has had to make a move to stop the USA squirreling in to former soviet Republics. 911 (evil as it was) was a god send for the USA attempt to encircle Russia as it gave them an excuse to get stuck into former Soviet republics. It is not surprising Putin has sought to defend his own backyard. Russia is freezing over conflicts all over the FSU, Armenia is in the fold, Azerbaijan has Russian military in there with the Armenians in Nagorno Karabach, Kazacstan is dominated by Russian business, Kyrgystan is just turning in to a Russian client state. Belarus has a Russian military based in it and is totally reliant onRussian trade and energy. Uzbekistan is a Russian friend, Moldova is under Russian military control in ome regios, as is Georgia and also Ukraine. Russia on the rebound, from a Moscow perspective things are looking very 1980's again
originally posted by: ufoorbhunter
A way out of what? Belarus is bordered by Russia. It will always be there, it can't up sticks and move, it is a neighbour of Russia. Russia has big influence in Belarus, their economies are intertwined, just like their energy system. Russia has military bases in Belarus. They are one and the same.