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.
I guess you already know what I, as a German have to say regarding Kaliningrad/Konigsberg -
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Please keep that shithole for yourself, we don’t want it
Fun fact: Russia offered Königsberg to Germany in the 90s. Germany declined. They offered it to Poland next, which also declined.
but imagine turning the hole place into a hans im glück
If, however, it is cleansed of orcish contamination, the topology of its bridges should be restored to what it was in Euler’s time, and it should be placed on the UNESCO world heritage register as such.
Other than that, making it Czechia’s Baltic port sounds sensible.