When it comes to Russian regions, “what’s good for the goose is not good for the gander.” If Putin had to share power with the regions, as most other countries do, he would lack the political and economic means to resurrect by force the Russian empire of which he dreams. If you do not believe me, I’ll show you below how Putin’s greatest nightmare—a federalized Siberia—would destroy his ambitions.
go to Forbes.com
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Crisis Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Geneva Today: Beware Russian Bear Bearing Compromises
The foreign ministers of Europe
and the United States are
clinging desperately to the fig leaf that Russia
has not invaded Ukraine
(which requires them to ramp up sanctions that may be economically costly). To
avoid taking meaningful action, they will bully their Ukrainian colleague into
accepting a “compromise” which, either immediately or after Russian
machinations, spells the end of Ukraine
as a unified state. They can return home waving a piece of paper that promises “peace
in our time.” If so, Munich rather than Geneva would have been a
better setting.
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