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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
This is too funny. He talks about Canada having an inferiority complex when the Russians are the ones who spent themselves into an oblivian trying to keep up with the U.S. and maintain order in their own borders. With the rise of the EU, China and India, Russia is quickly becoming irrelevant in the world.
The funny thing is, I thought that if any country would slag on us, it would be the U.S., but from most of what I read in the U.S. media, they have been very gracious guests during this Olympics.
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I understand what you are saying, but Russia is still very relevant in the international community. They are currently one of the biggest petro-chemical powers in the world, and the dominate that sphere of influence in their region. Countries bordering Russia who have been interested in joining the Eu have been imtimidated from doing so. Ukraine gets their gas supply disrupted periodcally. The US has to rely on the Russians to get them to pressure Iran and North Korean to disarm.
However, in sports, it appears that there grip on world sporting events have slipped. Part of it has to do with the multiple former states fielding their own teams but also that the Russians don't seem to be as formiable as they use to be
