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minus-square@seeigel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish21•9 days agoIt still explains why this is happening. You can’t rely on Cina to build your military systems if they are for a war on China. It’s increadible that the comments are about Trump’s stupidity and not about the consequences of that war.
minus-square@Robbity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish33•9 days agoNations that trade extensively with each other don’t go to war. Trade wars are an accelerator of armed conflict.
minus-squareComtieflinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 days ago Nations that trade extensively with each other don’t go to war. To be fair, that didn’t work with Russia.
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglish8•9 days agoRussia realized that if you just steal shit, you don’t have to pay for it anymore.
minus-square@Robbity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish6•8 days agoDidn’t it ? Russia started imposing tariffs on Ukraine in 2012. Trade breakdown is a clear precursor to armed conflict.
minus-squareComtieflinkfedilinkEnglish1•8 days agoFair enough… I meant more in the lines of Europe appeasing (germany in particular) appeasing Russia, but then again, Russia is not directly at war with Germany.
minus-square@AA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 days agoChina has shown incredible patience over the years. Why risk a hot war when you can innocently watch your potential enemy destroy themselves?
It still explains why this is happening. You can’t rely on Cina to build your military systems if they are for a war on China.
It’s increadible that the comments are about Trump’s stupidity and not about the consequences of that war.
Nations that trade extensively with each other don’t go to war. Trade wars are an accelerator of armed conflict.
To be fair, that didn’t work with Russia.
Russia realized that if you just steal shit, you don’t have to pay for it anymore.
Didn’t it ? Russia started imposing tariffs on Ukraine in 2012.
Trade breakdown is a clear precursor to armed conflict.
Fair enough… I meant more in the lines of Europe appeasing (germany in particular) appeasing Russia, but then again, Russia is not directly at war with Germany.
China has shown incredible patience over the years. Why risk a hot war when you can innocently watch your potential enemy destroy themselves?