Quote Originally Posted by Sir C View Post
I'm relatively sanguine at the moment; they have achieved their long term goal of European hegemony via the economic route and may be sated on the misery of Greek and Italian peasants for a while.

Eventually, of course, they will look east; that is inevitable. But I'm hopeful it will take a few years yet.
I don't think Ivan will ever take his eye off that particular ball again.