• grue@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Russia is pretty much a vassal state of China at this point, or at least barreling down the path towards it.

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      5 months ago

      Honestly, they needed to import weapons and ammunition from North Korea - I think they’ve since retooled their economy but shit was desperate there for a while.

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      5 months ago

      It seems that way, but I don’t think that is how the Russians see it. It will certainly be interesting to see what transpires after Mad Vlad finally kicks off.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        LOL, I don’t give a fuck how the Russians see it; I care about actual reality.