RE: Russian lawmakers authorize Putin to use military force outside the country
03-14-2022, 05:06 AM
03-14-2022, 05:06 AM
And you missed my points Labster.
I don't think Carlson is a useful idiot to the Russians along with the rest of the network. I think the Russians have somehow got Fox News by the balls, and have had it for years. That Fox News and Tucker Carlson in particular are so popular is only a good thing as far as Russia cares.
Remember, a useful idiot as a term means somebody who unknowingly furthers the Russian cause. I think they've got a clue.
Finland was part of the Russian Empire, as were the Baltics and much of Eastern Europe. They're all going to look very nervously to Russia and prepare to make the life of any attempted invasion harder, especially Finland, which isn't part of NATO. And as Ukraine is so amply demonstrating, with Russia's dependence on rail for logistics, making sure their rail network plays nice with their ally's and as a side effect does not play nice with Russia's is definitely something they will be working towards.
I doubt they will isolate Ukraine in doing so. Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania all have borders with Ukraine, and IIRC also rail access, so they will probably keep at least those lines open to Ukraine, but wars aren't forever. It'll no doubt have an innocuous name and goal to 'standardize international rail infrastructure in the EU', but the effect is still going to be 'isolate the Russian economy and ability to ship across the border by rail'.
I don't think Carlson is a useful idiot to the Russians along with the rest of the network. I think the Russians have somehow got Fox News by the balls, and have had it for years. That Fox News and Tucker Carlson in particular are so popular is only a good thing as far as Russia cares.
Remember, a useful idiot as a term means somebody who unknowingly furthers the Russian cause. I think they've got a clue.
Finland was part of the Russian Empire, as were the Baltics and much of Eastern Europe. They're all going to look very nervously to Russia and prepare to make the life of any attempted invasion harder, especially Finland, which isn't part of NATO. And as Ukraine is so amply demonstrating, with Russia's dependence on rail for logistics, making sure their rail network plays nice with their ally's and as a side effect does not play nice with Russia's is definitely something they will be working towards.
I doubt they will isolate Ukraine in doing so. Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania all have borders with Ukraine, and IIRC also rail access, so they will probably keep at least those lines open to Ukraine, but wars aren't forever. It'll no doubt have an innocuous name and goal to 'standardize international rail infrastructure in the EU', but the effect is still going to be 'isolate the Russian economy and ability to ship across the border by rail'.