Nawalny's coup is a coup indeed, and may be true most likely at least, but there was little doubt on Russia'S guilt, if any, already before that. Their defence attemnpts and claims bordered bith hilariousness and impertinence.
Consequences for the future should be: no further new treaties and deals between Europe and Russia. But its the EU, always in good faith, always in good-willingness, always in good hope, so... dont count on it.
Puts Germany again into an uneasy seat regarding Nord Stream 2, but I think it will nevertheless see it through. Possible however that it will be the last treaty or deal done with Russia for a long time to come.
The Russian reaxctions are just what they always do: when gettign caugfht, putting another load of BS on top of the previous one. Its an old pattern.
On the other hand the EU is about signing a trade deal with China, that way rewarding China'S aggressive Uighur, South Chinese Sea and Hongkong policies and its bullying in its neighbourhood, and also rewarding the aggressive digital expansion along their silkroad project that in reality is not so much about just trade flow, but getting the international currency system under their control and by that using their currency as a wepaon to ionfleunce other nations, like the dollar regime stll does today.
Germany notoriously thinks it could influence the development of China towards a more liberal and democratic society by being extremely permissive in its economic policy and even still paying China development aid (!!). Well. Well-meant idiocy nevertheless is idiocy. And the Germans can stick to it for decades - proven fact.
We will reap what we sow there. The harvest will be as deserved.
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