To avoid falling into depression and general gloom due to the almost daily environmental stresses, it is sometimes interesting to read what Russian imperialists have been writing consistently recently. Other stubborn z-propagandists also repost these posts. And where is the FSB looking?)
I quote one of these TG channels:
“Even the memory of that brief euphoria that accompanied the entry of the CSTO into Kazakhstan in January 2022 is gradually fading. It seemed then that Russia was the guarantor of stability, the arbiter, the centre of power. Now there is nothing left of that feeling.
Kazakhstan is confidently following its path, forming its own security strategy. It signed a military cooperation plan with Great Britain, including the training of officers in British military academies. It is building a plant with Singaporean partners to produce 155 mm ammunition, NATO standard. It is introducing a system of territorial reserves modelled after Western systems. (There was even a scandal there recently with a local analogue of the TCC.) And all this in a paradigm where Russia is seen not as an ally, but as a potential threat.
Azerbaijan has finally liquidated the Armenian Artsakh without regard for the CSTO and killed with Russian peacekeepers. After the downed plane in December 2024, it publicly demanded an apology and compensation from Moscow and closed the offices of Russian government agencies. Aliyev plays openly – increases cooperation with Ukraine, supplies humanitarian aid and avoids even formal neutrality.
Armenia, once the main ally in the Transcaucasus, has effectively left Russia’s orbit. Pashinyan has repeatedly announced his withdrawal from the CSTO, the country has recalled its permanent representative to the organisation, and closed Russian propaganda channels.
Uzbekistan has ignored the CSTO since 2012, but is actively developing a partnership with Europe through summits and sectoral agreements. Last year, tensions were observed between Moscow and Tashkent in connection with an assassination attempt on one of the government officials and the alleged “Chechen trace”.
Instead of neutral Finland, there is now a 1,300 km border with NATO. Sweden, which remained neutral even during World War II, participates in NATO military exercises and supplies weapons to Ukraine. The entire north of Europe is rebuilding its armed forces for joint actions in the Arctic and Baltic. All of Europe is turning into a single anti-Russian coalition. Germany is reorienting its production capacity to military orders. EU defence spending is aimed at 5% of GDP. For the first time, a single European military budget has appeared.
Syria, which recently played the role of a showcase for Russian geopolitical influence, is now a site for the mass execution of pro-Russian elements. And Russian bases in Syria are the most vulnerable point of African initiatives.
Over the past three years, the security architecture in Eurasia has changed radically. Russia is no longer a regional leader, a political centre, or a guarantor of stability. Geopolitical weight is not simply decreasing — it is being reset. The entire scope of Russia’s foreign policy today is tactical battles in the Donetsk and Sumy regions.
What was intended as a quick regime change in Kyiv has turned into a protracted meat grinder, devouring the country’s geopolitical capital. The entire military machine is focused on storming Ukrainian villages. All resources are squeezed out for the sake of a front that is barely moving.
Where everything was heading was clear back in 2022. Nevertheless, the leadership of the Russian Federation was hammering away at Ukraine’s defence with maniacal persistence. The Kremlin believes that if they manage to destroy Ukraine, all the problems will dissolve on their own and 2021 will return. Although by the time Ukraine collapses — if it collapses at all — the world around will be completely different.
Well, yes, we haven’t even touched on the issue of sanctions, loss of markets and total dependence on China. What does Russia get in return? Compliments from an inadequate American president and visits from African leaders. Oh, and regular calls and visits from world leaders with a proposal to… tie it up.
Previously, Russia was surrounded by a buffer zone of formal neutrality; now it is surrounded by a system of defensive alliances, where Moscow often has neither allies nor intermediaries. Such tectonic shifts are irreversible. This very fact suggests that the geopolitical “special operation” has led to the exact opposite result…”
(c) tg Dimitriev
APD: Igor Dimitriev. Born in Odessa in 1979. Until 2014, he was known in Ukraine as the general producer of the country’s only Russian TV channel “aTV” and co-founder of the pro-Russian party “Rodina”, from which he was elected to the Odessa City Council. After the events of 2 May 2014, he left for the Russian Federation. He worked as a political consultant and war correspondent.
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