Harbinger2001 t1_j9kbctg wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:42 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Russian President Vladimir Putin unwittingly accelerated the European Union’s green transition with his war in Ukraine, with the 27-nation bloc reducing its dependency on Russian fossil fuels and increasing its renewable energy use over the past year, the EU’s climate czar said Tuesday. by MrGuttFeeling

The collapse of Russia will be very dangerous. Lots of internal beefs to be settled. I expect Yugoslavia but on a larger scale.

[deleted] t1_j9kbuv6 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Yeah the Balkans are my read as well, massive fracturing into a bunch of bandit kingdoms and their local warlord Oligarchs. Humanitarian crisises, etc.

And then there's China, who I can see trying to take advantage of the situation. I get the feeling the "Roaring WTFs" decade hasn't hit its stride yet.