Russia Resurgent - A TL
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Chapter 42: The Environment is Precious God-damn it.
Chapter 42: The Environment is Precious God-damn it.
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Russian Royal Family announces a new heir to the throne as the Queen gives birth to twins!
July 4th, 2007
The Russian Queen, the consort of Tsar Mikhail II of Russia, Queen Lioba, has yesterday announced from her room in hospital that she has given birth to twins, with the eldest now becoming the heir to the Russian throne.
The elder twin, and the crown heir to the Russian throne has been named Alexander, a son, and the younger twin, a girl has been named Princess Anastasia.
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Russian State Duma and the Federal Assembly pass multiple laws after months of debate and political maneuverings with one another.
July 7th, 2007
The Russian government and both houses of the legislature have been debating with each other over multiple laws for a good deal of months by this point, and we have received news that the laws have been approved by a majority of the State Duma and the Federal Assembly as well. We shall list the new laws put into place and their provisions down below.
Russian Federal Assembly Building.
These four acts that have been passed in the Russian State Duma and the Russian federal assembly have been addressed towards social demands, public demands as well as the economy. The nation will move forward, and new acts will come, however these four acts will perhaps take the center stage in the coming recent years.
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Israel erupts into protests over the government’s failure in Syria and Lebanon.
July 14th, 2007
The nation of Israel and its people have experienced massive upheaval after their loss in the 2007 Golan War. The Syrians defeated the Israelis by exploiting their weaknesses and the near invincible image of the Israeli Defense Force has been shattered in its full. The Palestinians become more and more bold in their attacks against Israel, and Hezbollah laughs at Israel and the country is suffering a national humiliation, added to that was the fact that the nation had to bend over to the Russian ultimatum to the government of Israel to admit that the nation did have nuclear weapons.
Things have to a head in Israel, as the people have started to protest against the government, calling for new elections, and to accept blame for the Israeli loss in the Golan War. It is unsure how the events will unfold, however the current situation doesn’t stand so good for the government. Veterans of the war have also largely turned against the Israeli government and in their poor execution of the war, and their diplomatic situation, which of course leaves much to be desired. Israel is currently diplomatically isolated, and the country suffers from their loss. The government has remained in power, however with their foundations weak, and could break apart any time of the day, the country will remain embroiled in protests for the near future.
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Pakistan Announces New Economic and Military Reforms
July 23rd, 2007
The Pakistani government under Prime Minister Nisar Ali Khan has managed to move past much of the dogma of the Pakistani past. However the Pakistani government, whilst still in a much better position than what could have happened, and still enjoys above average prosperity in the nation, however Pakistan still lags behind its enemy India in the region.
Nisar Ali Khan announcing the reform package.
Prime Minister Nisar Ali Khan has proposed a new package in the Pakistani legislatures which will bring about major reforms in the Pakistani political arena, which has been regarded as a good move on the part of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s package, which was made with the aid of the Prime Minister’s cabinet includes:-
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European Heat Wave Passes over Europe. Eurasian Union least hit from the Heat Wave.
July 26th, 2007
The European continent has recently experienced a massive heat wave as a result of the climate change currently going on in the atmosphere. The 2007 European Wave affected most of Southern Europe and the Balkans. The phenomenon affecting Italy and Turkey on 17 June and expanded into Greece and the rest of the Balkans and Ukraine by the 18th of June. A week later the heat wave has died down. The costs of the heat wave have been estimated to be 2 billion euros. The Adriatic Coast has been subject to massive forest fires, and the Italia agricultural yields along with Spanish agricultural yields have been extremely low as a result of the heat wave.
The country that came of the least scathed would be Ukraine and the Russian Crimean Peninsula who were affected as well. However due to the massive eco-friendly laws put in place in Russia and the CSTO and Eurasian Union as a whole, the Russian regions and Ukrainian regions experienced only a mild temperature that was only a little hotter than usual. The ecologists of the world have hailed it to be the success of the Russian and Eurasian Green Revolutions that they managed to conduct themselves in such a manner.
a chart showing the heat wave move north.
One anonymous ecologist working in the United Nations remarked yesterday, (he wished to keep his name silent),
The collective efforts of the Eurasian Union for the environment stem from their belief of the fact that they degraded the environment when they were under the Soviet Union. In this case they have acted with prudence, and the recent heat wave proves that their efforts can at least reduce the effects of climate change if it cannot stop it. Nonetheless, they can stop it, and the heat wave was predicted to enter the Caucasian Mountains and the Volga River area as well. It didn’t. The temperature remained the same and the weather remained the same. The Eurasian Green movement has been successful, whilst the rest of Europe has fallen behind. The countries must follow the Eurasian model if we are to weather, pun intended, climate change away.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated openly that the European Union must follow in the footsteps of the Eurasian Union in terms of green energy and sustainable resources, and has encouraged coordination and cooperation with the Eurasian Union in regards to this. According to her, she has stated,
Diplomatically we may in time, become enemies, or at least foes on the global stage. However we are all humans, and for the better of earth, we must work together on this issue, if nothing else.
Many in Western Europe have agreed with her. Most notably, the Italian government, the Spanish government, Portuguese government, Greek government, Bulgarian government, Croatian Government, etc have all voiced their support for closer cooperation with the Eurasian Union in regards to the environment. However the most dogged opponents of this move remain as France, Poland, Romania, and Hungary who all oppose this move. They agree that moves regarding the environment must be conducted, however they blanch at the prospect of working together with the Eurasian government, or more specifically, the Russian government.
The Turkish government on the other hand, has also stated its willingness to *tentatively* cooperate with the Russian government and the Eurasian government in regards to climate change. This statement is vague and has not been followed up, so we do not know what they mean however.
Blair Announcing the Commonwealth Green Initiative.
In regards to Britain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that he and his government will be pursuing a green policy with in tandem with the Commonwealth. The Canadian government, Australian government and New Zealander government have all agreed to work with the United Kingdom in regards to their green and environmental policies, and the other nations of the Commonwealth have also shown interest in it, especially after the European Heat Wave.
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SOMALIAN WAR ENDS AFTER DECADES OF WARFARE!
July 31st, 2007
After decades of fighting, which can be traced back to the proxy wars of the Cold War, the fighting in Somalia has come to an end. The May Offensive that had started in late May has come to end, and while small pockets of militants, and warlords till conduct a guerilla war against the Somali government, the main fighting that has devastated the country has come to an end. The nations surrounding Somalia heave a sigh of relief, as Somalian troops, aided by British, Australian, Kiwi and Canadian troops together with Russian troops eradicate the wars that have plagued the Somalian nation.
Now all that remains is the question of Somaliland. A referendum will be taking place by the end of next week which will determine the future of Somaliland. The Accords signed between Somalia and Ethiopia will define the future of Somaliland, as the accords do provide a common market, and a free movement border between Somaliland and Somalia should Somaliland vote for independence. The Somaliland politicians have made their position clear that they unanimously support the accords, and that they support the independence. The Somalian government, while it certainly doesn’t wish to lose land, which government does, however has finally ended decades of war, and isn’t particularly interested in extending the war even further. Therefore, they have agreed to back the referendum. The Commonwealth who have been involved in the area have all supported the accords, and even Russia has reluctantly approved the accords, and has stated that they will support the accords.
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SOMALILAND VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE AS PER THE ACCORDS!
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Russian Royal Family announces a new heir to the throne as the Queen gives birth to twins!
July 4th, 2007
The Russian Queen, the consort of Tsar Mikhail II of Russia, Queen Lioba, has yesterday announced from her room in hospital that she has given birth to twins, with the eldest now becoming the heir to the Russian throne.
The elder twin, and the crown heir to the Russian throne has been named Alexander, a son, and the younger twin, a girl has been named Princess Anastasia.
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Russian State Duma and the Federal Assembly pass multiple laws after months of debate and political maneuverings with one another.
July 7th, 2007
The Russian government and both houses of the legislature have been debating with each other over multiple laws for a good deal of months by this point, and we have received news that the laws have been approved by a majority of the State Duma and the Federal Assembly as well. We shall list the new laws put into place and their provisions down below.
Russian Federal Assembly Building.
- Paycheck Protection Program and Private Healthcare Enhancement Act.
- Appropriates about $250 million for the funding of the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides low interest for payroll costs and other expenses to small businesses that are forgivable under certain circumstances. Of that amount, $60 million is for purchasing power parity loans made by small banks, small credit unions, and community financial institutions. Within 6 months, the original appropriation will be raised to $500 million, and the loans will be increased to $120 million.
- Appropriates around $12 million for emergency economic injury disaster loans.
- Expands eligibility for emergency economic injury disaster loans to farms and agricultural businesses.
- Appropriates $750 million for small business administration disaster loans.
- Appropriates around $1 billion dollars to both the Federal Healthcare Service of Russia (FHSR) and the private health companies of Russia to save health care provider’s expenses or lost revenues regarding diseases.
- Pensions Act 2007
- New powers for the Pensions Regulator to intervene where employers, directors and majority stakeholders were perceived to be avoiding their responsibilities to pension schemes and where employers were insufficiently resourced to support the pension scheme.
- New notification requirements for transactions of pensions to reduce the number of illegal pensions.
- The establishment of the Pension Protection Committee and Fund to provide benefits for the pension scheme members had gone into winding up with insufficient resources to fund scheme benefits and no employer to make good the underfunding.
- The abolition of the minimum funding requirement and its replacement with scheme specific requirements.
- Modifications of the protections for existing pension scheme benefits and of the requirements for pension schemes to have member nominated trustees.
- Green Energy Promotion Act 2007.
- Promotion of microgeneration.
- Creation of proper Green Energy technological firms, both private and government owned to make sure Green energy is worked upon.
- The allocation of $3 billion from the budget annually to make sure that the green energy is being worked upon.
- Road Safety Act 2007.
These four acts that have been passed in the Russian State Duma and the Russian federal assembly have been addressed towards social demands, public demands as well as the economy. The nation will move forward, and new acts will come, however these four acts will perhaps take the center stage in the coming recent years.
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Israel erupts into protests over the government’s failure in Syria and Lebanon.
July 14th, 2007
The nation of Israel and its people have experienced massive upheaval after their loss in the 2007 Golan War. The Syrians defeated the Israelis by exploiting their weaknesses and the near invincible image of the Israeli Defense Force has been shattered in its full. The Palestinians become more and more bold in their attacks against Israel, and Hezbollah laughs at Israel and the country is suffering a national humiliation, added to that was the fact that the nation had to bend over to the Russian ultimatum to the government of Israel to admit that the nation did have nuclear weapons.
Things have to a head in Israel, as the people have started to protest against the government, calling for new elections, and to accept blame for the Israeli loss in the Golan War. It is unsure how the events will unfold, however the current situation doesn’t stand so good for the government. Veterans of the war have also largely turned against the Israeli government and in their poor execution of the war, and their diplomatic situation, which of course leaves much to be desired. Israel is currently diplomatically isolated, and the country suffers from their loss. The government has remained in power, however with their foundations weak, and could break apart any time of the day, the country will remain embroiled in protests for the near future.
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Pakistan Announces New Economic and Military Reforms
July 23rd, 2007
The Pakistani government under Prime Minister Nisar Ali Khan has managed to move past much of the dogma of the Pakistani past. However the Pakistani government, whilst still in a much better position than what could have happened, and still enjoys above average prosperity in the nation, however Pakistan still lags behind its enemy India in the region.
Nisar Ali Khan announcing the reform package.
Prime Minister Nisar Ali Khan has proposed a new package in the Pakistani legislatures which will bring about major reforms in the Pakistani political arena, which has been regarded as a good move on the part of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s package, which was made with the aid of the Prime Minister’s cabinet includes:-
- The strengthening of the anti-corruption programs in Pakistan and to peacefully purge corruptive officials in the government.
- The creation of a new economic body to conduct economic surveys in the country.
- The allocation of $6 billion towards the construction of new roads in the mountains of Balochistan and the Himalayas to create more transportation networks in the country and to improve the basic status of transportation in the country.
- The opening of funds and the loosening of investment quotas to invest into the Gwadar Port and to create a general megaport in the opening of the Persian Gulf.
- The upgrading of the old irrigation system in Pakistan for greater agricultural yields.
- The creation of new service sectors, mainly in the aforementioned transportation, port and agricultural sectors for greater employment opportunities for the people of Pakistan for greater economic innovation.
- The allocation of $5 billion in education for Pakistani youths in the sectors they wish to pursue and to stop brain drain of Pakistani youths to western countries.
- The creation of the Army Anti-Corruption Program and the Army Supervision Command which will oversee over the course of the next three years to end the characteristic Pakistani corruption in the army itself.
- The cutting of excessive funds in the army where it is not needed, and the funneling of these extra freed up funds into military sectors which are required, most especially, Pakistan’s lagging Navy and Cyberwarfare capabilities.
- The expansion of Pakistani naval dockyards in the region for greater military maneuverability in the naval sector.
- Conduct a program to see if a Pakistani naval aircraft Carrier.
- The upgrade of the logistical systems of the Pakistani army.
- Creating higher standards in the Pakistani Military Academies for higher concentration of professional NCOs, and troops as well.
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European Heat Wave Passes over Europe. Eurasian Union least hit from the Heat Wave.
July 26th, 2007
The European continent has recently experienced a massive heat wave as a result of the climate change currently going on in the atmosphere. The 2007 European Wave affected most of Southern Europe and the Balkans. The phenomenon affecting Italy and Turkey on 17 June and expanded into Greece and the rest of the Balkans and Ukraine by the 18th of June. A week later the heat wave has died down. The costs of the heat wave have been estimated to be 2 billion euros. The Adriatic Coast has been subject to massive forest fires, and the Italia agricultural yields along with Spanish agricultural yields have been extremely low as a result of the heat wave.
The country that came of the least scathed would be Ukraine and the Russian Crimean Peninsula who were affected as well. However due to the massive eco-friendly laws put in place in Russia and the CSTO and Eurasian Union as a whole, the Russian regions and Ukrainian regions experienced only a mild temperature that was only a little hotter than usual. The ecologists of the world have hailed it to be the success of the Russian and Eurasian Green Revolutions that they managed to conduct themselves in such a manner.
a chart showing the heat wave move north.
One anonymous ecologist working in the United Nations remarked yesterday, (he wished to keep his name silent),
The collective efforts of the Eurasian Union for the environment stem from their belief of the fact that they degraded the environment when they were under the Soviet Union. In this case they have acted with prudence, and the recent heat wave proves that their efforts can at least reduce the effects of climate change if it cannot stop it. Nonetheless, they can stop it, and the heat wave was predicted to enter the Caucasian Mountains and the Volga River area as well. It didn’t. The temperature remained the same and the weather remained the same. The Eurasian Green movement has been successful, whilst the rest of Europe has fallen behind. The countries must follow the Eurasian model if we are to weather, pun intended, climate change away.
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated openly that the European Union must follow in the footsteps of the Eurasian Union in terms of green energy and sustainable resources, and has encouraged coordination and cooperation with the Eurasian Union in regards to this. According to her, she has stated,
Diplomatically we may in time, become enemies, or at least foes on the global stage. However we are all humans, and for the better of earth, we must work together on this issue, if nothing else.
Many in Western Europe have agreed with her. Most notably, the Italian government, the Spanish government, Portuguese government, Greek government, Bulgarian government, Croatian Government, etc have all voiced their support for closer cooperation with the Eurasian Union in regards to the environment. However the most dogged opponents of this move remain as France, Poland, Romania, and Hungary who all oppose this move. They agree that moves regarding the environment must be conducted, however they blanch at the prospect of working together with the Eurasian government, or more specifically, the Russian government.
The Turkish government on the other hand, has also stated its willingness to *tentatively* cooperate with the Russian government and the Eurasian government in regards to climate change. This statement is vague and has not been followed up, so we do not know what they mean however.
Blair Announcing the Commonwealth Green Initiative.
In regards to Britain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that he and his government will be pursuing a green policy with in tandem with the Commonwealth. The Canadian government, Australian government and New Zealander government have all agreed to work with the United Kingdom in regards to their green and environmental policies, and the other nations of the Commonwealth have also shown interest in it, especially after the European Heat Wave.
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SOMALIAN WAR ENDS AFTER DECADES OF WARFARE!
July 31st, 2007
After decades of fighting, which can be traced back to the proxy wars of the Cold War, the fighting in Somalia has come to an end. The May Offensive that had started in late May has come to end, and while small pockets of militants, and warlords till conduct a guerilla war against the Somali government, the main fighting that has devastated the country has come to an end. The nations surrounding Somalia heave a sigh of relief, as Somalian troops, aided by British, Australian, Kiwi and Canadian troops together with Russian troops eradicate the wars that have plagued the Somalian nation.
Now all that remains is the question of Somaliland. A referendum will be taking place by the end of next week which will determine the future of Somaliland. The Accords signed between Somalia and Ethiopia will define the future of Somaliland, as the accords do provide a common market, and a free movement border between Somaliland and Somalia should Somaliland vote for independence. The Somaliland politicians have made their position clear that they unanimously support the accords, and that they support the independence. The Somalian government, while it certainly doesn’t wish to lose land, which government does, however has finally ended decades of war, and isn’t particularly interested in extending the war even further. Therefore, they have agreed to back the referendum. The Commonwealth who have been involved in the area have all supported the accords, and even Russia has reluctantly approved the accords, and has stated that they will support the accords.
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SOMALILAND VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE AS PER THE ACCORDS!
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Will Bougainville be an independent country ITTL, as Somaliland has just gained its independence?
More stability, less terrorism, more economic development and more cooperation between these countries.
Ethiopia learn from Russia economic sucess, and began to develop their economy. I don't think they will instate democracy, but the reformist Prime Minister who's in power OTL could rise to power ITTL as well, maybe sooner. Probably no Ethiopian Purple Revolution, maybe a fringe monarchist movement. The conflict with Eritrea end sooner ? Ethiopia became another Russian ally in Africa, Russian investors come in. Basically they have intelligent reforms like Syria. A reform of the military as well ?
So does Ethiopia have access to the sea then? Hopefully a boom time for them now though wonder if this'll affect Eritrea and Djibouti given how both have benefited from a landlocked Ethiopia.
Would be nice if a purple revolution affects Ethiopia though I could see if they end being in a better place and Eritrea and Djibouti look a bit shaky, a loose Federation might happen? Either way I'm sure Ethiopia is a shoo-in to join the CSTO and benefit from close Russian ties.
Speaking of East Africa, I've mentioned this before but it would nice if the East African Federation happens here. Borders I see will change and I think a map update is due.
Would be nice if a purple revolution affects Ethiopia though I could see if they end being in a better place and Eritrea and Djibouti look a bit shaky, a loose Federation might happen? Either way I'm sure Ethiopia is a shoo-in to join the CSTO and benefit from close Russian ties.
Speaking of East Africa, I've mentioned this before but it would nice if the East African Federation happens here. Borders I see will change and I think a map update is due.
Since the Russian Federation became the Czardom of Russia, there's been a few changes and rebranding of existing institutions to reflect the new state, but there's one hold over that I noticed: the Federal Assembly (and presumably the Federation Council).
The Czardom is a lot more federalized than the old Russian Empire, but that name is tied to the post-Soviet collapse Russian Federation.
Why wasn't the "Federal Assembly" changed to the "Imperial Assembly"? Is it out of appreciation for the Russian Federation?
The Czardom is a lot more federalized than the old Russian Empire, but that name is tied to the post-Soviet collapse Russian Federation.
Why wasn't the "Federal Assembly" changed to the "Imperial Assembly"? Is it out of appreciation for the Russian Federation?
nah they kept it federal assembly. Partially because it is still a federal state and partially because yes, appreciate for democracy rather
we'll see! Speaking about reforms, well Pakistan is following in the footsteps of the Russian reforms so Ethiopia might as well!
Ethiopia is still land locked. Can't annex land just like that in the 2000s!
Like i said much much ago, and backed up by our (rare) african members, the EAF as a country is a pipes dream that's never going to happen due to all the economical, social, religious, ethnic, socio-economic problems. As a EU or Eurasian like polity is a possibility however,
Significant. America, France, some Eastern European states, and to a lesser extent, Israel. Conspiracy theorists on both sides will be screeching about something.
I would say.....
Poland: 80%
Latvia: 70%
Lithuania: 80%
Romania: 65%
Hungary: 65%
Slovakia: 55%
Czechia: 60%
Bulgaria: 40%
Greece: 20%
Macedonia: 10%
Albania: 10%
Yugoslavia: 5%
Croatia: 5%
Bosnia: 5%
Slovenia: 5%
Austria: 10%
Germany: 25%
Netherlands: 25%
Belgium: 20%
Luxembourg: 25%
Denmark: 25%
Norway: 25%
Sweden: 20%
Finland: 20%
France: 85%
Italy: 30%
Spain: 25%
Portugal: 25%
Britain: 35%
Ireland: 25%
Canada: 30%
USA: 55%