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Imminent chance that Putin suggests his puppet gives Alaska to Russia (Original Post) BSdetect Sep 2020 OP
A show of power, that he has dotard's okay..just my opinion Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #1
2022: Trump and Putin announce negotiations for return of Alaska to 'rightful owner' dalton99a Sep 2020 #2
"He already gave Crimea and east Ukraine" EX500rider Sep 2020 #3
While Trump would love to deliver that deal to his master, it is NCjack Sep 2020 #4

EX500rider

(10,834 posts)
3. "He already gave Crimea and east Ukraine"
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 02:11 PM
Sep 2020

Russia took the Crimea in 2014. And the war in Donbass also started in 2014.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
4. While Trump would love to deliver that deal to his master, it is
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 02:51 PM
Sep 2020

probably too late to get that deal. I think that we should press Russia to get the eastern provinces, whose peoples are expressing grievances including language, economic, and political suppression. (Putin probably took Voice of America away from us to slow our advance. Biden has to kick out Trumpsters in VOA.) Because of our democratic system, the eastern provinces would find a political association (including statehood) much more attractive than remaining with an autocratic (Putin) Russia.

That has to frighten Putin. He could make a political mistake that would break the eastern provinces off of Russia. Considering that the Russian military is weak, it may not be able to put the egg back together again. The eastern provinces would be open to attractive offers of union from China and USA.

Siberia is standing up to remote control by Putin, and that has to be a problem for him. Putin needs Alaska for pressuring (attacking?) from the eastern shore.

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