Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Europe’s plan to checkmate Russia" video.
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I feel that Bulgaria and to a smaller extent Slovakia will have a more difficult time taking this plan to its conclusion due to cultural ties.
They are still Orthodox, Cyrillic-script countries with intertwined histories, and there may be a reluctance among the public to support such measures in a democracy.
Poland, Estonia, and Lithuania, on the other hand, will probably push for the program the hardest; Poland in particular has been pushing for the dissolution of the Russian Federation for decades.
I am unsure of what America's specific goal is, but I can almost guarantee that they will agree to and continue to find the program itself.
I think that Russia can counter the strategy if it utilizes its resources more efficiently and develops it's economy. Soft power matters.
As for the countries, I don't know whether this is good for them. Trading one superpower for another is still risky— Eastern Europe is politically useful to the U.S. as a buffer region against Russia, but I don't think American policymakers actually care about its well-being. The countries could end up like so many Latin American states if they're not careful.
In the end, while they should strive for economic and political independence, geopolitical realities cannot be ignored and these countries need to find a strategy that balances freedom with security.
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