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2016-02-02 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin could take the Baltics in 60 hours (PDF)

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Posted by badanov 2016-02-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Why?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-02-02 02:59|| 2016-02-02 02:59|| Front Page Top

#2 ...same reason the Chinese keep planning to invade Taiwan. Base human territorial instincts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-02-02 08:54|| 2016-02-02 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Unlike the Chinese, Russians went through all it before. The code word for the present is Finlandization.

p.s. I'm not sure Chinese don't understand that independent Taiwan is not more valuable to them.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-02-02 09:00|| 2016-02-02 09:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Russians are involved in Syria and Ukraine. Unless Putin thinks expanding to fight all of NATO is wise I think this is unlikely right now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-02-02 16:24|| 2016-02-02 16:24|| Front Page Top

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