The Gazpromneft-ONPZ Omsk Oil Refinery, Russia’s largest oil refinery located in Omsk has been struck by Ukrainian attack drones.The video was published by the Telegram channel Exilenova+.Analysts of Dnipro Osint […]
Rather, Peter Zeihan. He was forecasting this over a decade before the invasion. It’s about geography, population decline and the desire to create a buffer against possible invaders. Not that anyone was seriously looking to invade Russia. But their history has hardened their perspective on this matter.
I don’t get the buffer thing. Russia already has immense, absurdly hard to invade territory, even if anyone had any interest in invading it.
And if Putin is successful at invading Ukraine and Ukraine becomes Russia, like Crimea… then what? They need more buffer to protect Bigger Russia?
Unless it’s not buffer against oursiders coming in but a wall against Russians leaving. That I can imagine. “You escaped Putin? Haha, joke’s on you, now have fun with f###ng Lukashenko” sounds like a pretty good deterrent.
Rather, Peter Zeihan. He was forecasting this over a decade before the invasion. It’s about geography, population decline and the desire to create a buffer against possible invaders. Not that anyone was seriously looking to invade Russia. But their history has hardened their perspective on this matter.
I don’t get the buffer thing. Russia already has immense, absurdly hard to invade territory, even if anyone had any interest in invading it.
And if Putin is successful at invading Ukraine and Ukraine becomes Russia, like Crimea… then what? They need more buffer to protect Bigger Russia?
Unless it’s not buffer against oursiders coming in but a wall against Russians leaving. That I can imagine. “You escaped Putin? Haha, joke’s on you, now have fun with f###ng Lukashenko” sounds like a pretty good deterrent.