You are right and I am wishing for a third way, as equals as in EU. With Russia in EU the congress gonna be so much fun. They already are with one foot (Hungary), Serbia also would be dragged in ending the balcanization by making really peaceful. EU would have access to raw materials. Russia to cutting edge theory and tech. Lesser partner would be china!

[–] VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Russia needs to fundamentally change for that to happen. Maybe even disintegrate a lose much of their central and eastern asian territory. Russia is too big to be easily integrated into europe.

[–] Mordred_85@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, I agree but maybe some day Putin will leave the charge either voluntarily or by dying. What will happen then? Elections? Succession?

[–] VerifiedSource@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

We will see. Putin has built a very stable authoritarian system that could very well survive him.