>>17451619Don't worry, despite VGH LISBON TO VLADIVOSTOK, it will never happen. Simply for the fact there's no real Reason for it besides becoming influential on a worod stage which desu Russia is too obsessed over to it's detrimental, and Europe is glad being a USA vassal.
Ukraine will be like any other East Yuros country...if a little shittier. Just more brains and labor to drain, cheaper prices on wheat and goods. And most importantly, even after development, they can still be slapped down if they get uppity:see Hungary.
Russia has too many people, many of whom hate Europe for the 90's to be easily incorporated, and we can get all their precious gas and materials for cheap anyway. But if Russia got developed and got uppity in Europe? Its like trying to slap down France or Germany. And if they get ejected see the UK, sure it would destroy Ivan just like the Brits, but EU would suffer too.
Also having a common enemy in Russia unites an awful lot of Europe, and unites us with mutts to subsidize our defence.
There's no gain to any cooperation with Russia, but plenty of benefits in keeping them a villainous poverty riddled shithole
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>>17451628Ivan much prefers his money going into a Russian oligarch who will spend all his money in Europe than just going directly into a Europeans pocket
