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Considering the frequency of Western influence operations and their subsequent wars I see Russia being even bigger than it will be at the end of /chug/. However considering the direction the Western economies are headed, the Sword of Damocles that is the US debt, developments like Georgia, and the growing disillusionment with Western institutions perhaps Russia will not grow by much more. With a general Western decline it could end up drawing more countries into its influence and some might seek to join with it. It's position as a counter balance between India and China will become all the more important and it will use this to benefit itself. Iran and Russia will greatly strengthen ties because of Russia's relationship between India and China. While Japan is courting India to have as back up for the US counter balance to China (on which Japan is dependant) Japan might shift toward Russia as India grow in power (considering India's population) to avoid being dominated. Who ever is leading Russia at this time would by necessity have to be very much like Putin to avoid falling for Western tricks, pissing off the East, and remaining economically sound, politically stable, and internationally relevant. This in itself will cause endless Western seething.
