Here is a question: How should the United States react to Russia AFTER Putin is gone?
He will go someday, maybe sooner than we expect.
Some Russians in power and some of the general population are thinking about that already.
We MUST offer assistance to the new government so that the country does not slide into the chaos that followed the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, covering over 17,125,191 square kilometres, and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. It's population is 144 million.
Gross domestic product 1.483 trillion USD (2020)
Population growth rate -0.2% annual change (2020)
Russia also has a considerable arsenal of nuclear weapons and a modern military.
The National Security of the United States depends on a stable and functioning Russia.
While our long term goal will be to foster free elections and democracy in Russia, the country is not able to turn away quickly from its authoritarian past and present without massive misery and death for its people.
We should offer to help modernize the oil industry with the proviso that our private oil companies will profit FAIRLY from their work but that the majority of the revenue will stay in Russia. If we sow theft and greed in Russia, we will inherit violence.
We should support financially the sectors that serve the general population, but include requirements that those firms ensure their workers are treated fairly and make living wages.
We can support the monopolies which serve most people, but again, we require democratizing reforms in each firm.
Rather than list all Russian organizations needed for the general population, we should ensure that each one transitions slowly toward mutually agreed goals.
We want to prevent another disaster like the 1990's.
Make haste slowly.
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