What happens when Putin is gone?

[Scisca]

Psychotic said:

Scisca said:

 

That was a nice wall of verbal mastur... (Can I say this word here? Won't risk it...)

Listen, if these delusions of grandeur help you sleep at night, go right on, my dear. I'll believe it when I see it. And I doubt I'll see it. Nobody's "flocking" to you

Keep on laughing, you'll see in 10 years, let alone 20. I'm just gonna give you a few more things to think about.

Poland has been the fastest developing country in the EU over the last decade (only Slovakia manages to keep our pace). We are still going strong with 3.8% this year. Do you honestly think, that this means nothing? That such a surge of one of the largest countries won't cause a switch in the power rank sooner or later? That would be very, very naive of you.

Acording to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) in 2015 Poland's military spendings ranked us 20th in the World. Izrael is 15th, Turkey is 16th. We spend over 3 times more than Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia combined. We have joined the world's elite and that budget is still considered unacceptably low by us and it is being increased yearly, we are about to invest very heavily in our army in the upcoming years. Guess you never realised that?

You think the region isn't flocking to us? Well...

A week ago there was a meeting of V4 Ministers of Defence, where they worked out a unified stance for the upcoming NATO summit. Who do you think is the main force behind all of this? Who is interested the most in this sudden resurgence of the V4, which has been dead for years? And whose voice sounds the laudest there? If you refuse to accept that this increased cooperation is our doing and is an important part of our policy that we will try to develop even more, then you are lying to yourself.

Last week the first mechanised company of Polish troops left for the Baltic countries, where it will be stationing from now:
http://www.defence24.com/327709,polish-soldiers-will-be-deployed-to-baltic-republics

Today the Prime Minister of Estonia is in Poland talking about military and economical cooperation. We are cooperating in the contruction of Via Baltica and Rail Baltica - a highway and fast railway that are meant to finally integrate Poland and Baltic countries. This is similar to the Via Carpatia we're pushing for, going from Bulgaria, through Romania, Slovakia and Eastern Poland.

You know how Russia keeps influence in Central Europe using Gasprom to blackmail countries with steep gas prices or even halting gas transfer? Poland has purchased oil and gas rigs in Norway and we are starting the construction of the Baltic Pipe from Denmark to transport that gas to Poland, so that we're no longer dependant on the overpriced Russian gas. Moreover, our Gasport in Świnoujście will be operational any day now (it starts this month), allowing us to import gas in tankers from Middle East and USA. Soon we'll be able to import 20 billion cubic meters of gas from outside of Russia.  Our current import is 10 bil per year, so we will be 100% independent from Russia and we'll be able to export the extra gas. The pipes to Ukraine are pretty much a done deal at this point (see what we're doing here?), till 2020 we will have gaspipes built to Czech Rep, Slovakia, Lithuania all the way to Croatia as well, read for yourself:
http://www.energetyka24.com/372044,polska-gazowym-hubem-europy-srodkowej-irytacja-zwolennikow-nord-stream-2

Our oil terminal in Gdańsk started operations in April of this year - yet another step to become independent from Russian resources and to compete in the region. You are Czech, do you know that rafineries in your country belong to us? And that as we speak Poland is fighting with Russia over which oil you'll be tanking? From Russia or Saudi Arabia via Gdańsk? Just read:
http://www.energetyka24.com/374257,rosnieft-bedzie-walczyc-o-czeski-rynek-saudyjska-rozgrywka-orlenu

 

These are no dreams or verbal mastur... These are cold hard facts, this is all happening. We are building up our army. Our soldiers are already stationing in the Baltics. We want to be able to defend ourselves (and in the future - the region) from Russia on our own, we know USA wants to leave the region and concentrate on the Pacific, we want to be ready for that. We are becoming independent from Russian gas and oil and capable of supporting other countries in the region, thus making it impossible for Russia to influence countries in the region by their gas blackmail. We are investing in infrastructure meant to integrate the region. We are pushing for the V4 cooperation to develop.

You may laugh all you want sweetheart, it won't change a thing. This is our answer to the problems of the region, we want to be the leaders of Central Europe, we want to be able to be the answer to any turmoil that may happen should Putin die and Russia get even crazier, or should the new USA President be foolish enough to draw US troops from Central Europe. I see no reason why we shouldn't aspire to that role. We have always been the other main force in the region, it's only natural for us. When you look at history, the region was at its best when Poland was more powerful than Russia and could keep their influence away.

We are stepping up, we just need some more time...