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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Or further galvanize the Russians against the West.
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Maybe it will galvanize Russians, but economic instability is probably one of the biggest catalysts for extreme nationalism and Russia has enough national minorities with regional majorities that this could become problematic for their unity.
Don't forget that bankrupting Russia through an arms race was what basically destroyed the Soviet Union. The downfall of Yugoslavia also began after Western aid stopped coming in to artificially increase the wealth of the country.
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Originally Posted by Tyler
Anyone else find it intriguing that Harper is the most vocal G7 leader condemning Putin?
He's throwing out pot shots about him every chance he gets.
I've really noticed over the last few years Harper has taken every opportunity to pump of Canada's 'put up or shut up' attitude on the world stage.
Is this a good thing? Bad thing? Strictly a political thing?
Are we going to have a war over the Arctic because he doesn't know how to shut his mouth? Would Trudeau be able to do any of this if he was in power?
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It makes sense though. Out of all the G7 countries, people of Ukrainian heritage probably make up a larger percentage of voters in Canada.