▲ 56 ▼ Russia says European arms factories supplying Ukraine are potential military targets for Moscow (www.reuters.com) submitted 1 month ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago (3 children) Yelena Mizulina comes to mind permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Do you see her as a major driving force in Russian politics that would decide whether there would be strikes on Europe though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I see her as a major talking head and thus an indicator for ruling class' opinions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 1 month ago The ruling class isn't homogeneous though. You have people who built their wealth on the relationship with Europe, but now a lot of the ties are largely cut. And trade with the Global South is now replacing it. So, you have a new group of capitalists who are not interested in Europe in the slightest, and even see resumption of trade with Europe as a threat to the niches they occupy. I don't think the actions Russia is currently taking suggest that she represents the capitalists who are in the ascendant right now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Do you see her as a major driving force in Russian politics that would decide whether there would be strikes on Europe though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I see her as a major talking head and thus an indicator for ruling class' opinions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 1 month ago The ruling class isn't homogeneous though. You have people who built their wealth on the relationship with Europe, but now a lot of the ties are largely cut. And trade with the Global South is now replacing it. So, you have a new group of capitalists who are not interested in Europe in the slightest, and even see resumption of trade with Europe as a threat to the niches they occupy. I don't think the actions Russia is currently taking suggest that she represents the capitalists who are in the ascendant right now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) I see her as a major talking head and thus an indicator for ruling class' opinions permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 1 month ago The ruling class isn't homogeneous though. You have people who built their wealth on the relationship with Europe, but now a lot of the ties are largely cut. And trade with the Global South is now replacing it. So, you have a new group of capitalists who are not interested in Europe in the slightest, and even see resumption of trade with Europe as a threat to the niches they occupy. I don't think the actions Russia is currently taking suggest that she represents the capitalists who are in the ascendant right now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml [S] 1 point 1 month ago The ruling class isn't homogeneous though. You have people who built their wealth on the relationship with Europe, but now a lot of the ties are largely cut. And trade with the Global South is now replacing it. So, you have a new group of capitalists who are not interested in Europe in the slightest, and even see resumption of trade with Europe as a threat to the niches they occupy. I don't think the actions Russia is currently taking suggest that she represents the capitalists who are in the ascendant right now. permalink fedilink source parent