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<blockquote data-quote="Danllan" data-source="post: 7934524" data-attributes="member: 8735"><p>Spot on. One explanation for Vlad's behaviour could be that he actually wants NATO expansion to provide him with a domestic distraction etc.. But it seems more likely that his domestic standing would be lessened if his publicly stated wants were to lead to the opposite. Hard to say...</p><p></p><p>I'm minded of a discussion we had some time ago in re Ukraine; in that I suggested that Vlad might be angling to have the Russian border move West to the Dnieper. it seems crazy we re discussing such things in 2022, but I'm minded that it's not impossible. Should that happen, the remaining part of Ukraine would almost certainly join NATO, of course Russia would then be bigger, but it would mean another 500+ miles of border with a NATO state.</p><p></p><p>But my guess is that Vlad just wants to be treated like a 'big man', and will wind his neck in significantly if he's treated as such - certainly Macron seems to think so and has made many placatory statements in that vein. Problem with that is all the aggro' Vlad's causing for attention may have unintended consequences.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danllan, post: 7934524, member: 8735"] Spot on. One explanation for Vlad's behaviour could be that he actually wants NATO expansion to provide him with a domestic distraction etc.. But it seems more likely that his domestic standing would be lessened if his publicly stated wants were to lead to the opposite. Hard to say... I'm minded of a discussion we had some time ago in re Ukraine; in that I suggested that Vlad might be angling to have the Russian border move West to the Dnieper. it seems crazy we re discussing such things in 2022, but I'm minded that it's not impossible. Should that happen, the remaining part of Ukraine would almost certainly join NATO, of course Russia would then be bigger, but it would mean another 500+ miles of border with a NATO state. But my guess is that Vlad just wants to be treated like a 'big man', and will wind his neck in significantly if he's treated as such - certainly Macron seems to think so and has made many placatory statements in that vein. Problem with that is all the aggro' Vlad's causing for attention may have unintended consequences. [/QUOTE]
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