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... what several pundits have long expected: a breakup of the #RussianFederation.

Time will tell, rather sooner than later, I guess.

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... First #ColdWar, hit by the aftermath of the #Chernobyl disaster. A crippling interest rate of 21%, intended to stifle rampant inflation and to prop up the #Kremlin's ailing currency , huge external debts (AFAIC mostly in Chinese RMB,) and the staggering cost of the #WarInUkraine could lead up to...

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(4/n)

in the street.

In retrospect, the flight from #Afghanistan can be seen as strong evidence for the crumbling #Soviet empire. With hindsight, the #Syrian debacle might be a similar pivotal moment in time for the #Kremlin regime of the #RussianFederation.

Arguably, #Russia's current economic situation might already be worse than the #SovietUnion's at the end of the...

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(3/n)

...aspirations.

On the face of it, for now, #Putin is losing the strategically important only Mediterranean naval base. In other regions, where the Kremlin has stationed RF forces, the boot of the invader on the local people's neck might begin to feel a bit lighter, as in #Georgia, where a political coup by the #Russian supported ruling party is strongly opposed by the people...