I very much agree, and I’d argue that one of the biggest outcomes from the war was that European masks fell off. Russians finally got to see what Europeans really think of them, and I don’t think there’s any going back from this now. At least not for a generations. Ever since the fall of USSR, Russians really wanted to be part of Europe, hence Putin’s attempts to bend over backwards for them.
Now, Russians know that Europeans hate them with a passion, and they can never be part of Europe. At the same time, Russians are now seeing that they don’t need Europe nearly as much as Europe needs them. Russian economy is doing fine while Europe is collapsing without Russian energy. I expect there’s going to be a lot more self confidence in Russia going forward.
I very much agree, and I’d argue that one of the biggest outcomes from the war was that European masks fell off. Russians finally got to see what Europeans really think of them, and I don’t think there’s any going back from this now. At least not for a generations. Ever since the fall of USSR, Russians really wanted to be part of Europe, hence Putin’s attempts to bend over backwards for them.
Now, Russians know that Europeans hate them with a passion, and they can never be part of Europe. At the same time, Russians are now seeing that they don’t need Europe nearly as much as Europe needs them. Russian economy is doing fine while Europe is collapsing without Russian energy. I expect there’s going to be a lot more self confidence in Russia going forward.