While Kremlin propaganda feeds Russians fairy tales about “great friendship” and “strategic partnership without limits,” Chinese media calmly discusses exactly how those limits will be redrawn. Not someday in the distant future — but when Russia collapses. And according to Chinese authors, preparations should begin now.
Putin has driven Russia in a really bad situation. His army is currently unable to conquer Ukraine. He lost most of the old soviet stockpile of tanks, airplanes and equipment. It looks like his air defense is broken and Ukraine is bombarding his refineries on a weekly basis. And he has lost so many people. We can also guess that the majority of his army and his air defenses are currently in Ukraine.
If China really wants to take russian land there is not much that Putin can do against it except to use his nuclear weapons.
Winnie doesn’t need force. He simply can use his economic power.
If he simply puts a full embargo on Russia Putler would be done within a year.
Which might not be properly maintained. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Might‽‽‽ I can almost guarantee those were the first casualties of the corruption that is endemic in the Russian government and military.
i rember this scene of the Chernobyl mini series:
"Ah its only 3.5(unit of radiation) we don’t need to worry!
But the testing device they had could only go as far as 3.5… The actual level was around a factor of 100 or so…
3.6 roentgen. Not great, not terrible.
Those soviet era devices still work I bet. I wonder if any fascists are using them…
let’s hope
And that’s just the military perspective. Economically, things are unlikely to look much better.
I think it was another clever move by the Chinese: Russia’s abandonment of trade with Europe has made it very dependent on China. Sooner or later, they will be able to pick up the pieces - bankrupt assets at bargain prices, so to speak.