RE:RE:RE:RE:Lesson from the Movie The Godfather Crimea VOTED.... it didn't "genuflection"... it wasn't takenover. They VOTED 95%+ to join Russia.
Crimea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
All just my opinion/view/thinking
Obscure1 wrote: Putin was counting on total genuflection similar to the 2014 takeover of Crimea.
With the unexpected resistance from Ukraine, and Zelenskyy's brilliant theatrics which have captured the sympathy of the world, Putin has painted himself into a corner. .
If Putin had even an inkling of humility, he would have admitted he made a mistake and backed off acknowledging the will of the people beyond the Donbas. Instead, Putin is responsible for thousands of deaths and billions in damages. None of that matters to a psychopath.
I think Putin is "all-in" so the real pressure is on China now, I expect America and Europe will escalate the pressure on China via increasing sanctions but I don't expect China to fold.
It looks like China has taken a page out of the American playbook from WWII by profitting from both sides and I expect it will continue to do so as long as possible.
I expect China will continue to support and finance Russia for the next 3-4 years until the pipeline infrastructure is complete. When that happens,Russia will only have one buyer for its resources and the One Belt One Road will run right through Moscow. China will own Russia and the food production from Ukraine.
I think China will support Russia's effort in Ukraine. As long as things don't escalate to the point of international involvement which would threaten a WWIII, China can getting deeper and deeper into Russia's pocket while the pipeline infrastructure is being built. As such, I expect the Russia/Ukraine war to hobble along for serveral years.
In the meantime, the Chinese are buying up every property that comes available in Europe and America as well as building mega battery plants in both continents.
Does anybody see a pattern here?