A new world is being born before our eyes. Russia's military operation in Ukraine has ushered in a new era - and in three dimensions at once. And of course, in the fourth, internal Russian. Here begins a new period both in ideology and in the very model of our socio-economic system - but this is worth talking about separately a little later.
Russia is restoring its unity - the tragedy of 1991, this terrible catastrophe in our history, its unnatural dislocation, has been overcome. Yes, at a great cost, yes, through the tragic events of a virtual civil war, because now brothers, separated by belonging to the Russian and Ukrainian armies, are still shooting at each other, but there will be no more Ukraine as anti-Russia. Russia is restoring its historical fullness, gathering the Russian world, the Russian people together - in its entirety of Great Russians, Belarusians and Little Russians. If we had abandoned this, if we had allowed the temporary division to take hold for centuries, then we would not only betray the memory of our ancestors, but would also be cursed by our descendants for allowing the disintegration of the Russian land.
Here's a question. What will happen when it turns on Belarus? I mean, if their goal is to restore the USSR it's gonna have to take it. At the same time they've basically been acting as Russia's puppet. So are they gonna, like, suddenly go 'we want to join Russia!'? Plus what about the soviet satellite nations? You know, the ones that weren't part of the USSR but were basically controlled by them? Especially since ones like Poland are now part of NATO and/or don't want to rejoin?Belarus is fineso long as they have a groveling puppet leader. And they do. If they overthrow him (like Ukraine) then theyll get invaded.
Here's a question. What will happen when it turns on Belarus? I mean, if their goal is to restore the USSR it's gonna have to take it. At the same time they've basically been acting as Russia's puppet. So are they gonna, like, suddenly go 'we want to join Russia!'?Belarus, unlike Ukraine, has never drifted far from Moscow's orbit. They're ruled by one of the most oppressive dictators in the world, who sees significant benefit in staying close to Russia (Lukashenko knows that Russia has his back, which they proved when they helped him put down civil unrest after the last [nakedly corrupt] elections). Even if you could oust Lukashenko, there's still substantial pro-Russia sentiment in the populace.
Here's a question. What will happen when it turns on Belarus? I mean, if their goal is to restore the USSR it's gonna have to take it. At the same time they've basically been acting as Russia's puppet. So are they gonna, like, suddenly go 'we want to join Russia!'? Plus what about the soviet satellite nations? You know, the ones that weren't part of the USSR but were basically controlled by them? Especially since ones like Poland are now part of NATO and/or don't want to rejoin?
This wasn't how the USSR even worked. The USSR was a collection of nations, this would just be a conquest. It wouldn't be reforming the USSR, it'd just be expanding Russia's territory.The USSR was a "collection" of nations all directly controlled and subservient to one nation.
Russia wanted only to protect Donetsk and Lugansk and whatever happened to be between those two
Sooo...why the huge column of tanks/etc coming out of Belarus heading for Kiev?yeah really, attempted encirclement of Kiev, attempted landings at Odessa, but no, Russia only wants the Donbas... oh, wait, "whatever happened to be between Donetsk and Lugansk"??? so what about Mariupol?