I think to even have a chance of pulling that off, Europe would have to be accepting of Russia, and that is not happening any time soon.
Agreed, that alone torpedoes the whole plan.
Agreed. I mean idk, maybe Western European countries like UK/France/Germany could cozy up to Russia in a decade - especially if at some point Putin is succeeded and libs can decide it’s all water under the bridge.
But many countries like the Baltics, Finland, Ukraine, and Poland will not tolerate ties with Russia for at least a generation. If the power players in EU decide that they want to be friends with Russia again, it could likely cost the departure of several EU member states. Maybe. Point is, Europe is far from uniform in its feelings toward Russia.
(except with regards to the EPA)
