Putie Goes to Far East

       Ol' Vlad(a ka VOVA) showed up this week in the unlikeliest place: Vladivostok, a city across 6 time zones from Moskva, which exists west of the Ural Mountains in --ta da: Europe! What in the world would bring the Kredevelpmlin Monster to the shores of the PAcific Ocean? Yes, we know about earthquakes in Kamchatka. Yes, we know that China had staged a parade that showcased a few military toys(hypersonic missiles, multi-warhead capable ICBM's, stealth bombers, etc). We also know that Kim-un was smiling among these heavy weights of Asia. Putie demonstrated amicability between Kim and Moskva, recognizing the benefit of sending a few North Korean troops to fight Moskva's fight down south in Ukraine where the Rus are facing another winter's misery with coffins returning to Mpother Russya filled with the frozen dead from the DonBass region of eastern Ukraine where they die like flies.

       But, distances aside, the visit to the Pacific Coast of the largest country on the planet signals to all and the USA that the Rus and its Kremlin operatives maintain a recognition of the strategic location of Vladivostok being next to China. The Amur River is also a border between the two countries in this area. For years, the Amur River has served the two countries as a dividing line between two agricultural zones. As the climate in the area changes and the growing season moves north across the river, Chinese farmers have followed the sun, northward, to raise more food crops necessary to feed China's aging population that favors fresh vegetables, etc. Some 5 million Chinese have settled north of the Amur. The message: don't get too comfortable here folks.

      As we know, the Rus and the Chinese have had boundary disputes in the past. But lately, the thaw between them has improved and Xi JP appears to favor Putie v. Trumpie who has signaled mixed messaging to Xi causing concerns about trade, visa applications, tariffs, defense, and , of course Taiwan.

   So, VOVA had to go to Vladivostok to show the Rus Tri -color: Red, White, and pale Blue.