Rakdai wrote:I was reading several articles about how Siberia is constantly being drained for oil, coal, timber, and other minerals, as well as giving huge taxes, and the government gives very few rubles for the governments to use to increase the living standards.
Obviously, Siberia would have a sparse population, as well as a small defense, and other countries may want to invade. An alliance with China would solve that. China has a shrinking habitable area, and the habitable area is heavily polluted. China can provide protection for Siberia, and Siberia can be a place for immigrants from China to slow its overpopulation.
What do you guys think?
Just so we're clear - define Siberia.
Yymea wrote:Honestly if the peoples living there wanted independence, there's no reason why they shouldn't be allowed to become independent. Not that Russia would actually allow it, but eh, everything is hypothetical here right?
Post of those "experts" who offer ideas on Siberia have no idea what geographic area they have in mind. In order to see if the people want independence, you'd first have to define which people we're talking about.
Rakdai wrote:Western-Ukraine wrote:I doubt the people in Siberia wouldn't like it anyway. Not to mention that a country like that could easily fall under Chinese influence.
Actually, your first statement isn't true. Siberians have been wanting at least partial independence for a while.
But the second one is right, but what's wrong with that?
What is partial independence?
Rakdai wrote:Also, Russia may let them leave if they risk loosing ties with China.
According to whom?
The Greater Atlantic States wrote:Meh, anyway, I have to say I don't really support this.
Ending the Russian occupation/annexation of Crimea, Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and the South-Eastern Donbass is a far more important issue for the time being.
If parts of Siberia were to begin gaining independence, such as Buryatia or Tuva, they would, as previously mentioned, likely end up as either Mongolia 2.0 or as Chinese pseudo-puppets.
Can we ask the people there if they view Russian presence as "occupation" or are we just going to take another dump on Direct Democracy?
Kramanica wrote:Do Siberians even want independence?
Nope.
Hammer Britannia wrote:Better Yet, How about we just Balkanize the whole damn country and turn it into a giant power vacuum.
And get nuclear winter in the process.