If Ukraine loses in the NATO proxy war with Russia, "it will be the end of Western hegemony", lamented former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Ben Norto...
  • Tunnelvision [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    10 months ago

    No a lot of this increased capacity is due to new production lines. Soviet industry I’m sure is still being used, but Putin has put a heavy emphasis on domestic capacity and an understanding that self sufficiency is the key to the multipolar world. That being said the only reason he does that is because of his Soviet upbringing, not that he’s a communist or anything, he’s just not a dumbass.

    • SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, I recall reading articles alluding to this shortly after the Georgian debacle; the framing of it was generally that of making Russia more insular and capable of weathering sanctions, especially in the aftermath of that conflict