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WSHazel

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16. Russia is almost a failed state

Reply to popsdenver (Reply #12)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 09:46 PM

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They are never taking over anything.

China is in a better place, but it has major economic problems and its vaunted growth, which was always a bit of a shell game, is grinding down.

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