[marron]

If its cutting off gas or oil, that will only drive eastern Europe farther away from them. If they want to increase their influence, they should be doing everything possible to knit them in, instead they are doing the exact opposite of what would work.

Its as if their foreign policy was being written by a manic-depressive control freak.

[Cold Heat]

If they want to increase their influence, they should be doing everything possible to knit them in, instead they are doing the exact opposite of what would work. Its as if their foreign policy was being written by a manic-depressive control freak.

Russia has acted this way since WWII. It their thing, their shtick.

They do this for public as well as private reasons, and by keeping their people riled up against some foreign aggressor,they are much better positioned to take away rights and liberties necessary to maintain political control.

Same play book as before.

[Always Independent]

Their claim to power doesn’t come from deed but from fear. They know no other way.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Its as if their foreign policy was being written by a manic-depressive control freak.

Can you spell "KGB"? I thought you could!

Regards,
GtG