Ukraine Thread

[Montmorency]

It's called 'covering your bases'. See also: leverage.

[Hooahguy]

That is actually an interesting aspect I have not thought of: warming up to Russia could just be used as leverage, maybe to persuade the rest of the EU to ease off the pressure for the debt crisis. Or threaten them for relief.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

That is actually an interesting aspect I have not thought of: warming up to Russia could just be used as leverage, maybe to persuade the rest of the EU to ease off the pressure for the debt crisis. Or threaten them for relief.

Bingo.

On the other hand, remember that there are many stupid people on the Left who still think Russia is politically more left-wing than Western Europe or the US.

Like I said, they're stupid people.