Ukraine Thread

[Montmorency]

I'm afraid I don't see how you can make such wildly-bullish extrapolations. Russia has little room to grow in even the best of circumstances.

Anyway, Wiki has Russia at 6th in PPP-adjusted GDP.

[Sarmatian]

I'm afraid I don't see how you can make such wildly-bullish extrapolations. Russia has little room to grow in even the best of circumstances.

And your claim is more accurate than all the world's experts because.... ?

Anyway, Wiki has Russia at 6th in PPP-adjusted GDP.

It's nominal. It's hard predicting PPP in 2050.

[Montmorency]

all the world's experts

Where?

[Sarmatian]

Where?

Everywhere. Google it. Give or take, Russia's at the top and it's economic strength has increased, both in absolute and relative terms.

[Montmorency]

Everywhere. Google it.

All the experts I'm reading of predict stagnation at best.

it's economic strength has increased, both in absolute and relative terms.

Well, yeah? So has everyone else's in the world. That's not an argument for anything in particular.

Russia's at the top

Now you're just overplaying your hand.

[Sarmatian]

All the experts I'm reading of predict stagnation at best.

I'd like to see that one, please.

Well, yeah? So has everyone else's in the world. That's not an argument for anything in particular.

Not everyone can increase in power relative to others. That's impossible.

Now you're just overplaying your hand.

At the top meaning among the most powerful nations in the world economically. Not literally in the first position. Sorry, literal translation of a Serbian phrase to English. My bad.

[Viking]

In an interview with German ARD, Putin finally admits in no uncertain terms that his guys were out blocking Ukrainian military bases (12:39):

Our armed forces literally blocked the Ukrainian forces located in Crimea.

But that is still vague enough to deny specific incidents, allowing him and his apologists some leeway while Crimea is still a hot potato.