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grantcart

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23. The break up of the Russian Federation is not a forgone conclusion

Fri Sep 16, 2022, 04:25 PM

Sep 2022

The EU and the US should be signaling our interest in working with a post Putin reform government that will help integrate Russia into Europe.

In fact we have tremendous influence in exactly those circumstances. It was the US that installed CIA officers in the post USSR to hand monthly packets of cash to nuclear arms soldiers when they were left with no pay (legislation co sponsored by Sen Obama).

It was US guarantees of support, if attacked, that allowed the newly founded Republic of Ukraine to give up the their nuclear arsenal.

The key to having a strong positive voice in the post Putin Russia is a Western based coalition that is strongly united.

The great irony is that Putin has united US more than any time in the last three decades.

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The former USSR is going insane [View all] relayerbob Sep 2022 OP

The part about Navalny is not correct intrepidity Sep 2022 #1

What is the correct situation regarding Nalvany? Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #4

here intrepidity Sep 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author relayerbob Sep 2022 #8

Yes this is what I had read too. Navalny is missing or dead. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #12

Yes, but from June, not this week nt intrepidity Sep 2022 #13

Yes but Putin knew then that the war was going badly. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #15

The access is severely limited relayerbob Sep 2022 #9

It is willful ignorance intrepidity Sep 2022 #14

That's the USA relayerbob Sep 2022 #16

Edited the original post relayerbob Sep 2022 #10

Turkmenistan Effete Snob Sep 2022 #2

Hadn't heard about Navalny's "disappearance" from prison, sop Sep 2022 #3

that was from June intrepidity Sep 2022 #7

Some people think the Russian Federation could break up altogether Clash City Rocker Sep 2022 #6

It is not in our interest to see the Russian Federation break apart grantcart Sep 2022 #17

Exactly. His point is that we weren't prepared for the USSR breaking up Clash City Rocker Sep 2022 #19

It's beyond our control at this point. roamer65 Sep 2022 #22

The break up of the Russian Federation is not a forgone conclusion grantcart Sep 2022 #23

Contradicting nothing and no one, as a student I once read about post-Soviet ... sanatanadharma Sep 2022 #11

I read similar satire Ponietz Sep 2022 #21

Get rid of Fox nightly shows and 1/2 our problems disappear. Pepsidog Sep 2022 #18

I think its also a case of rebel groups seizing the opportunity to attack LiberalLovinLug Sep 2022 #20