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somsai

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4. Asean includes countries with very different perspectives and motivations.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 04:32 PM

14 hrs ago

They are mildly interested in trade, most all of them trade with China primarily and export to the USA. Russian oil is about to go under embargo again if it isn't already. The four larger countries all have refineries as Russia no longer exports refined petroleum products due to it's own shortages.

Interestingly Laos gave Russia two elephants at the meeting, or maybe just announced that they had. The meeting was in Kazan about 500 miles E of Russia. I'm hoping one of the elephants is white. Putin in the morning, this morning, seemed unaware that Moscow had just absorbed a significant drone attack.

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Putin and leaders of Southeast Asia agree to bolster ties at a summit in Russia [View all] Omaha Steve 19 hrs ago OP

They must either be desperate or blackmailed in order to align with a failure like Putin. littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #1

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Asean includes countries with very different perspectives and motivations. somsai 14 hrs ago #4