You know, that's both absolutely obvious and an immensely keen observation--I'd merely add that 'everyone knows', and the main reason for esp. the Europeans not saying anything isn't just the agit-prop angle, the decades of brainwashing, or the many academic textbooks that are 'incomplete' or wrong.
You know, that's both absolutely obvious and an immensely keen observation--I'd merely add that 'everyone knows', and the main reason for esp. the Europeans not saying anything isn't just the agit-prop angle, the decades of brainwashing, or the many academic textbooks that are 'incomplete' or wrong.
There's two issues here, I think:
1) How long would any European politician last in office who spoke out openly?
2) Given Russia's recent economic improvement (and the unveiled threat of 'doing business' with China), what incentive does Russia have to change course?
I suspect that any answer to 2) would have to be based on non-material issues, much like a wounded lover 'returning' to the serial abuser. Fat change this will happen (but I'd add that stranger things have indeed happened…)
You know, that's both absolutely obvious and an immensely keen observation--I'd merely add that 'everyone knows', and the main reason for esp. the Europeans not saying anything isn't just the agit-prop angle, the decades of brainwashing, or the many academic textbooks that are 'incomplete' or wrong.
There's two issues here, I think:
1) How long would any European politician last in office who spoke out openly?
2) Given Russia's recent economic improvement (and the unveiled threat of 'doing business' with China), what incentive does Russia have to change course?
I suspect that any answer to 2) would have to be based on non-material issues, much like a wounded lover 'returning' to the serial abuser. Fat change this will happen (but I'd add that stranger things have indeed happened…)