Russia Resurgent - A TL

[Kaiko]

Oh right, I forgot that the US troops are facing asymmetrical warfare in Iraq from local groups opposing the US back government.

How is that going by the way? I know that ITL almost everyone was against it, Britain was staying out of that mess, and Bush lost the presidential vote.

Is Iraq still a quagmire that keeps a perpetual US presence or are the troops being sent home? Is there any chance that some of the fighting spills over into Iran?

 

[Sarthak]

Oh right, I forgot that the US troops are facing asymmetrical warfare in Iraq from local groups opposing the US back government.

How is that going by the way? I know that ITL almost everyone was against it, Britain was staying out of that mess, and Bush lost the presidential vote.

Is Iraq still a quagmire that keeps a perpetual US presence or are the troops being sent home? Is there any chance that some of the fighting spills over into Iran?

America withdrew after the rebels and the new regime reached a deal and Kerry was elected as president

 

[Panzerlied]

I hope Venezuela doesn’t become a mess in this timeline.

 

[MrMayhem5595]

As a person living in the country that is often said to be eastern and is in fact central european I have to make this correction.
That former countries of Warsaw pact in eastern Europe are already allinged with Russia.

 

[Marco Rivignani]

I have done a map of the current situation; can I post it?

 

[Irvine]

I have done a map of the current situation; can I post it?

Please. Maps are the meat of the thing.

 

[Marco Rivignani]

Dark Green= Czardom of Russia
Light Blue=Eurasian Union State members
Light Green=CSTO members
Yellow= countries that have signed major economic deals with Russia or host Russian military installation
Orange= countries that have Russian peacekeepers on their soil
Purple= countries that have signed the Economical Trade Deal with Russia​

 

[Irvine]

View attachment 584949
Dark Green= Czardom of Russia
Light Blue=Eurasian Union State members
Light Green=CSTO members
Yellow= countries that have signed major economic deals with Russia or host Russian military installation
Orange= countries that have Russian peacekeepers on their soil
Purple= countries that have signed the Economical Trade Deal with Russia​

Mongolia and Ukraine are part of the Eurasian Union.

 

[Marco Rivignani]

Mongolia and Ukraine are part of the Eurasian Union.

No just the Central Asian states have joined the Eurasian Union. Ukraine and Mongolia have not joined yet.

The Eurasian Union State Establishes the Union State Astronomical Research Center (USARC) as Direct competitor to NASA!
March 3rd, 2006
After months of hints and construction, the Eurasian Union State headed by the Czardom of Russia, and it’s constituent Central Asian states have announced the creation and establishment of the Union State Astronomical Research Center or as it is known in short – USARC (pronounced ‘us’ ‘arc’). The Russian Chancellor, Grigory Yavlinsky has stated that the USARC was established with the following objectives:-​

• To create a competitor to NASA in the international Space research capabilities.
• To extend the extent of space research and exploration throughout the world.
• To create a job opportunity for space researchers in Eastern and Central Europe.
• To create innovative new ways for space research.

Union State Secretary Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The Union State Secretary, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has stated that the USARC will aid the researchers of Eurasia who wish to find an alternative to NASA. He has also stated that this will provide a new leap forward for the space exploration going on during this time. He has also finally stated that despite the ‘rivalry’ that may develop between NASA and USARC, he believes that cooperation between the two will be possible. He has stated:
“USARC and NASA may be able to compete with one another in a friendly sense, but make no mistake, both USARC and NASA shall be allies when it comes to space exploration. Resources we may not have shall be present in NASA, and the resources NASA may not have will be present with us. Using this, and with mutual respect with one another, I hope that USARC and NASA will be able to compete and work together.”
The current polity of NASA has also issued a statement of congratulations, and has stated that they would be more than willing to cooperate with USARC together for space exploration.

USARC station in Kazakhstan.
The USARC has been frankly a very expensive project. And the total amount of money that has been funneled into the establishment has been made classified by the Russia, Kazakh, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik governments. We also have reason to believe, that despite the name and the establishment being for the Eurasian Union State only, CSTO countries like Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Iran are also involved in USARC without being a part of the Eurasian Union State. Some have even levelled some amount of accusations at Estonia stating that the Estonian government was also working with USARC. The Estonian government has responded by stating that private researchers from Estonia were working in USARC, however the government has no hand in it. Nonetheless, despite this monumental day for space development and space exploration, tensions simmer in the Baltics as Lithuania and Latvia use this as an excuse to launch tirades and rage against their northern most Baltic state.​

 

[HanEmpire]

Is the Eurasian Union intended to integrate its nations into a single superstate?

 

[Remington 2.0]

What the exchange rate of Russian currency to US dollar with a stronger Russian economy?

 

[QTXAdsy]

Regarding future border changes, wonder if we'll see any unification moments taking place over the next few years such as an earlier East Africa Federation taking off here?

Russia could see an opportunity to trade a lot with them the though given their connection to the Commonwealth, the British might be a little bit cagey about potential Russian influence there knowing they'd want to make sure they still have close ties there.

 

[Irvine]

Is the Eurasian Union intended to integrate its nations into a single superstate?

Officially? No. But cone of silence? Yes.

 

[Sarthak]

View attachment 584949
Dark Green= Czardom of Russia
Light Blue=Eurasian Union State members
Light Green=CSTO members
Yellow= countries that have signed major economic deals with Russia or host Russian military installation
Orange= countries that have Russian peacekeepers on their soil
Purple= countries that have signed the Economical Trade Deal with Russia​

Dam, awesome map.

 

[Sarthak]

Regarding future border changes, wonder if we'll see any unification moments taking place over the next few years such as an earlier East Africa Federation taking off here?

EAF as a political union is almost ASB unfortunately. Too much religious and ethnic conflicts in a single state already exist in all countries involved and simply adding all those into one would be a tinder box waiting to explode

However an EU like polity is not out of the question however......

 

[Sarthak]

Chapter 31: Diplomatic Success and the Terror Starts!

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The Slavic News Journal.

Eurasian Union Expands! Ukraine, Moldavia, Azerbaijan and Armenia officially join the Eurasian Union.

May 3rd, 2006

After months and years of negotiations between the governments of all parties involved, the governments of Ukraine, Moldavia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia have announced alongside the Eurasian government of the Eurasian Union State that these four countries have joined the Eurasian Union State. Popular referendums were held all throughout May 1st, and the results were released the next day. The results of the Referendums were:-​

• Ukraine: Yes – 82% No – 17%
• Moldavia: Yes - 71% No – 25%
• Azerbaijan: Yes - 64% No – 32%
• Armenia: Yes – 74% No – 21%

The respective governments of these nations announced just this morning their ascension into the Eurasian Union State. The Eurasian Union State which is a loose economic and military union and an offshoot of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Collective Security Treaty Organization provides its members with great economic strategic depth, and the governments of all sides involved are largely entering this union for the economic benefits involved. All nations involved are already a part of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and it’s subsequent economic zone, but nonetheless, the expansion of the Eurasian Union State is a bid that many fear will mark pro-Russian expansionism in this new day and age, as people have finally stated that Russia is resurgent on the world stage.

Nonetheless, the Russian government has sent a message of gratitude to all nations involved stating that the expansion of the Eurasian Union State would herald a new future for the current economic and social obligations of the Union State. Other prospective nations for the Eurasian Union State are said to be South Ossetia, Georgia and Estonia, even though these countries have expressed some interest in the Eurasian Union State, their willingness to join it, however is in doubt. Nonetheless, the prospects for the Eurasian Union State is currently at an all-time high.

Currently, the Eurasian Union State has also passed the new Eurasian Parliamentary Act, which closely follows its European counterpart and establishes a common Eurasian Parliament, which mirrors the current European Parliament. The first Eurasian Elections are going to be held on the end of May, and the seats allocated to each country in the Union State Parliament is: 80 for Russia, 35 for Ukraine, 10 for Moldavia, 10 for Azerbaijan, 8 for Armenia, 20 for Kazakhstan, 25 for Uzbekistan, 5 for Tajikistan, 5 for Krygyzstan, and finally 10 for Turkmenistan to make a total of 208 seats in the Eurasian Parliament.

Currently, the Mongolian government is in active talks about accession into the Eurasian Union State as well, and the Russian government currently has been extremely receptive to the talks, even though some believe that the accession of Mongolia into the Eurasian Union State may lead to some problems with the People’s Republic of China down in the line. Nonetheless, Beijing has done nothing except send a note of congratulations to the Eurasian Union State till now.

Flag of the Eurasian Union State.

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Euro News:

With 543 ballot votes Silvio Berlusconi has been elected as President of the Italian Republic!

May 10th

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Euro News:

Amidst Tensions and Boycotts from France, Finnish Band clinches victory in the Eurovision Contest held in Russia!

May 20th, 2006

Lordi celebrating their victory in Eurovision 2006.

As tensions over African interests between the governments of France and Russia seem to only grow, the Eurovision contest was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Eurovision Contest, by virtue of it being held in Russia found itself boycotted on all sides by the French, Latvian, and Lithuanian governments who all decided not to take part this year due to the location of the contest. The Russian government denounced the move stating that a cultural event had no bearing with geopolitics, however nonetheless, the boycott continued.

The Finnish Band Lordi has managed to clinch victory by earning 292 points in the final session for their exemplary song Hard Rock Hallelujah. As expected with this victory, the next Eurovision contest will take place in Finland next year, in which the Russian government has quite funnily vowed to take the championship back to ‘Mother Russia’ to which the Finnish foreign minister joked ‘You can come and try’. It seems that the formerly hostile Finno-Russian rivalry is slowly starting to cool down into what is becoming more of a cultural and athletic rivalry more than anything else.

Nonetheless, the Latvian, Lithuanian and French boycott of the Eurovision contest has led to heightened tensions as the final French troops leave Chad under heavy supervision from the new Chadian regime, which has installed a new leader through a democratic election overseen by the UN, which has heralded it as one of the freest elections it has seen in Africa till date. Nonetheless, other than boycotting the event, the French and Latvians alongside the Lithuanians haven’t done much.

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Eurasian Parliament Elections: (20th May – 28th May)

Eurasian Unionist Party (EUP) (purple): 28 seats

Social Democrats Alliance (yellow): 42 seats

Communists Alliance (red): 40 seats

Party of Regions (dark blue): 22 seats

Svoboda (light blue): 1 seat

PL (blue): 3 seats

Nor Otan (white): 14 seats

Ak Zhol (dark blue): 6 seats

Liberal Democrats Alliance (orange): 30 seats

Greens Alliance (green): 11 seats

Nationalist Party (violet): 5 seats

Civic Solidarity Party (maroon): 6 seats

1st Parliament of the Eurasian Union State.
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New York Tribunal:

New Chadian Regime and the Russian Government sign Military Deal

June 2nd, 2006

After some good weeks of negotiations with one another, and between the new government in Chad, and Russia, the Chadian government has signed a deal with the Russian government which will allow for 2500 Russian soldiers to make a military base near Lake Chad, and will be allowed to keep 36, or 3 squadrons of warplanes in the area, officially forming the Imperial Russian Military Base on Lake Chad. The Russian and Chadian governments have stated that this comes after multiple attacks on the civilian population from Radical Islamists and Radical Christians who have become increasingly militant as the new democratic government of Chad has changed the government into a secular one. The Russian government has stated that specific anti-terror troops will be stationed in Chad, to force the radicals out of the nation, and begin the reconstruction of Chad.

Speaking about such terms, the governments of Chad, Sudan and Russia have trilaterally signed a new economic deal with one other, which allows for around $30 Billion aid package from Russia into Chad, which economists say will go a long way to heal the Chadian economy. The Sudanese government has also pledged to create new infrastructural ties with Chad to connect the two countries and increase trading ties for the economic benefits of both nations. A hypothetical new train railway line between the two countries has been kept on the table, even though no concrete talks have been reached.

The Sudanese government has also stated that like their Libyan counterpart, they are currently thinking about a possible Sudanese entry into the Collective Security Treaty Organization. However Russia on the other hand has stated that the formal entry of the Sudanese government into CSTO was not exactly necessary and doing so would perhaps disrupt the economic recovery of the nation, as addition of trade tariffs may have opposite effects. Nonetheless, the Sudanese foreign ministry has stated that it is on the table.

In order to counter this growing Russian influence in the region, the governments of France and Mali have both signed a new military deal with one another, which stipulates a maximum of around 3500 French troops to be based on the Malian border alongside Chad, which the United Nations has lambasted stating that it does nothing but raise tensions. Nonetheless, these new deals springing up in Africa could lead to a massive increase in geopolitical tensions which the governments of the surrounding nations wish to avoid. Russia has stated that they are more than willing to make new concessions with France in response for equal concessions from France as well, which the French government has unilaterally stated it will not.

Russian troops in Chad.

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International Political and Economic Journal:

Russian Duma Votes Unanimously for New Green Deal!

June 7th, 2006

The Russian Duma yesterday voted unanimously to start a New Green Deal after the last 3 year plan ends this year. The New Green Deal comes after multiple researchers throughout the new millennium have somberly confirmed that climate change is a real prospect in the future. The Russian government, which is currently ruled by a social democratic governmental coalition has been negotiating and compromising about the situation since the end of the 2002 Presidential and 2003 Federal Elections, and after around three years of negotiations, and compromises, a deal has been reached which has been supported unanimously between all major parties that are present in the Russian Duma. Even opposition members such as the Communists and the Liberal Democrats under Zhirinovsky have also supported this new deal, on the inclusion of the points that they thought best as well.

Zhirinovsky later stated that: “The ruling government and my own party do not get along well in any particular order. However compromises is the word of the political game, and since both sides have compromised equally, this deal has been able to pass unanimously at least from my party’s side.”

The famed nationalist in Russian affairs has stated that doing anything to extend Russian economic dominance, and preparing it for the future was something that he supported.

Cover of the Russian New Green Deal.

The major policies put forward by the Russian New Green Deal are:-​

• Climate Neutrality by the year of 2050 is the main goal of the Russian Green Deal. For the Russian government to reach their target of climate neutrality, one goal is to decarbonize their energy system by aiming to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to 2065. Their relevant energy directive is intended to be looked over and adjusted if problem areas arise. In 2010, federal kingdoms of Russia would have to adhere to the Russian government’s climate goal. The key principles include: prioritize energy efficiency, to develop a power sector based on renewable energy and resources, to secure an affordable energy supply, and to have a fully integrated, environmentally sustainable and digitalized Russian energy market.
• To create a sustainable ‘green’ industry using the majority of the renewable resources of the Russian government along with sustainable products which will include textiles, construction, vehicles, batteries, electronics and lower gas emissions.
• The creation of a ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy which pursues the issue of food sustainability as well as support allocated to producers. It includes a reduction of the usage of chemical fertilizers in agriculture by 75% by 2018, increasing availability of health food options and aiding consumers to understand the health ratings of products and sustainable packaging.
• The agricultural portion of the Green New Deal also includes, (i) Making 30% of Russian agriculture organic by the year of 2018, (ii) reduce by 75% the usage of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by 2018, (iii) reduce nutrient loss by at least 50%, (iv) create sustainable food labelling, (v) reduce food waste by 50% by 2018, (vi), dedicate to R and I related to the issue $15 billion.
• Eliminating pollution wherever possible in the Russian government in conjunction with Russia’s anti-poverty program.

The Russian government has stated this ambitious move would provide a backdrop for all major countries to follow for a sustainable world economy and earth for the future. Prominent Russian environmentalist who is pretty famous all over Russia for his environmental jobs, and his Night Talk show in St. Petersburg, Alexey Lushnikov has been appointed by the government to become the ‘Secretary of the Green Deal’ in the Russian government, to which he has stated that he will do his best.

Alexey Lushnikov

The Eurasian Union State and it’s constituent members have stated that they will probably follow the Russian model of the Russian Green New Deal by the end of 2008 and probably base their own deals based on the Russian deal. The Central Asian governments have stated that they wish to remove their dependence on oil, and the governments of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Ukraine and Moldavia have stated that they wish for greater economic sustainability of their own economies, which will be aided by the Russian New Green Deal, and basing their own deals of it.

The majority of the European Union has praised the Russian New Green Deal, and the United Nations has stated that: “The Russian New Green Deal is a model for almost every country to follow. This body hopes that the governments of fellow nations will follow in the footsteps of the Russian government in this matter.”

The Russian Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky has stated that the deal will start implementation on the 1st of July, 2006, a month from now.

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Euro News:

Russian New Green Deal’s implementation process dampened by terror attack at Omsk.

June 15th, 2006

Russian New Green Deal has been on the headlines for many days now, however it’s implementation, which has been successful till now, has been overshadowed by a terror attack in Omsk. The Omsk Public School on the outskirts of the city in Siberia, was attacked by terrorists and they held around 300 students and 80 staff members, including teachers hostage. They demanded the abolition of the monarchy, and recreation of a new Communist Union State. The Russian Anti-Terror Units, immediately stormed the Omsk School, and managed to free the school, capturing around 9 of the 35 terrorists and killing the rest of them. Unfortunately, around 7 students, and 3 teachers had already been killed in scuffles before the anti-terror units could take command of the situation properly. The Russian Chancellor Yavlinsky has called the attack reprehensible, and has stated that the monarchy would only be abolished through popular vote. The terror group has been named the ‘National Bolshevik Army of Russia’ or the NBAR. The Communist Party of Russia has stated that they do not support the actions of NBAR, and have denounced it, unfortunately some links with some members of the Communist Party and NBAR have made the polls of the party drop from 22% to 15% in a heartbeat.

special roses laid down for the soldiers, teachers and students who lost their life in the terror attack

Martial Law has been announced in many areas in Siberia where the NBAR may be operating in. The Russian military has announced Operation Poltava, which is aimed at eradicating the NBAR in Russia by the end of the year.

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[Sarthak]

a mixed chapter of success and failure, thoughts?

 

[Ficboy]

EAF as a political union is almost ASB unfortunately. Too much religious and ethnic conflicts in a single state already exist in all countries involved and simply adding all those into one would be a tinder box waiting to explode

However an EU like polity is not out of the question however......

a mixed chapter of success and failure, thoughts?

Probably an EU-like polity.

 

[Sarthak]

Probably an EU-like polity.

hm, probably

 

[Waltzing Brunhilda]

Poor Omsk
*Starts ranting about the main problem of leftism being optics.*