Nato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump for fear of irritating the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.
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In the first open acknowledgment of the strategy, the Belgian prime minister, Bart De Wever, told reporters in Ankara he would not be discussing his country’s 4-1 win over the US earlier this week.
Look, can everyone please do their best not to annoy the bumbling pedophile? Thank you - your cooperation is appreciated.
Their official concern (which I don’t believe is authentic, I think they just want to feel powerful) is that they’re worried that an invading force that reaches the steppe can just cruise through central Russia - which means they’ll need to draw a line from the Baltic’s to the black sea through Poland and Ukraine.
My personal opinion is that China and the CCP is primarily concerned with internal stability, undoing the century of humilation, and increasing ethnic homogeny through subjugation.
Long term I can see conflict between China and Russia over outer Manchuria, especially when the stresses of climate change begin to impact the Earth.