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InterPunct t1_j26j0wa wrote

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, what does that make the friend of my enemy?

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hypnos_surf t1_j2824ep wrote

Weird Eastern European/Asian diplomatic relationships.

“Let’s be friends solely based on our hatred for the US and west with no other form of logic or trust bonding us.”

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Taolan13 t1_j28eyd2 wrote

The enemy of my enemy is my enemys enemy. No more, no less.

Maxim 29.

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VannaTLC t1_j293k03 wrote

Fuck I love finding other Schlock fans in the wild.

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Taolan13 t1_j29jqcd wrote

I find with a little extrapolation many of the maxims are universally applicable.

Maxim 1, for example. Pillage, then burn. If you wave away the violent language as a metaphor, you have a powerful statement about the importance of doing things in the proper order. If you burn before you pillage there's not as much loot.

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Zucc_Boi_ t1_j28y60r wrote

Israel and Russia are not friends, more like "we're enemies, but we have other things to focus on". Unlike Europe-Russia dynamics, there are many factors at play that decide how Israel-Russia relations progress. For both, it's impossible to just shut everything off and say "we're done talking". Europe can certainly afford such an approach.

Russia's and Iran's mutual arms deals plus Israel's aid to Ukraine are definitely putting a strain on Israeli-Russian relations, but it would take a lot more than that to sever their ties.

Think of it as a more complex version of US-China relations. Both are actively taking military actions against one another, but trade continues.

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deco-nouveau t1_j290b6g wrote

>Think of it as a more complex version of US-China relations. Both are actively taking military actions against one another, but trade continues.

This is the exact dynamic to keep in mind for Israel-Russia relations. They're too deeply died on security issues to cut all ties, but they do not like one another.

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