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Gaugamela

(2,496 posts)
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:59 PM Sep 2022

'The Russian Federation could collapse' because of Ukraine's counter-offensive Ben Hodges



"We were not prepared for the collapse of the Soviet Union. We need to be prepared for the collapse of Russia."

Ukraine's counter offensive could result in the Russian Federation collapsing, say General Ben Hodges.


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'The Russian Federation could collapse' because of Ukraine's counter-offensive Ben Hodges (Original Post) Gaugamela Sep 2022 OP
I don't see any country rushing in to get a piece of Russia. Baitball Blogger Sep 2022 #1
I think China would be interested in getting Outer Manchuria back Clash City Rocker Sep 2022 #2
Yes and no Warpy Sep 2022 #3
Go Ukraine LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2022 #4

Clash City Rocker

(3,396 posts)
2. I think China would be interested in getting Outer Manchuria back
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 02:44 PM
Sep 2022

Otherwise, it probably would break up into smaller countries.

Warpy

(111,245 posts)
3. Yes and no
Sun Sep 11, 2022, 03:28 PM
Sep 2022

The Putin regime will collapse, and he'll probably take some of the worst actors down with him.

However, the Kremlin prefers to keep the locus of power within its walls. There is no guarantee the successor will be any better, especially if he is allowed to hang around for more than 10 years.

Putin was a great reformer in the beginning. He just stuck around too long.

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