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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:32 AM Thursday

Grand Betrayal: China Claims Russia's Territory as Their Own. FSB Warns Putin - The Russian Dude



Russia's deepening dependence on China is reaching dangerous new levels—and the FSB knows it. In this explosive breakdown, we explore how Putin's obsession with presenting Xi Jinping as his closest ally is backfiring, leaving Russia vulnerable to espionage, economic blackmail, and even territorial ambitions from Beijing. While Russian state TV floods the airwaves with Xi quotes and propaganda posters, Chinese intelligence quietly infiltrates Russia’s top military research labs, lures away engineers, and marks Russian cities like Vladivostok as "historically Chinese" on its maps. Even the FSB has raised red flags, calling China one of Russia's biggest national security threats—but Putin ignores them.

As Moscow becomes increasingly isolated from the West due to its war in Ukraine, Putin has transformed Russia into a vassal state of Beijing. Over 50% of Russia’s imports now come from China, and nearly half its oil exports go there too. Yet for China, Russia is a minor economic footnote, a disposable partner with dwindling leverage. Meanwhile, Russia’s Far East remains undefended, its troops tied up in Ukraine, its economy bleeding, and its military stretched thin. China doesn’t need to invade—just wait.

The FSB’s China division has been sounding the alarm for years, warning of Beijing’s growing influence and long-term ambitions to reclaim what it sees as its historical land. But with Putin laser-focused on regime survival, Xi remains his only lifeline. As Russia spirals further into strategic dependency, the big question isn’t whether China wants more from Russia—it’s how long Putin can pretend it’s a friendship and not a takeover. This video exposes the terrifying truth behind Russia’s one-sided alliance with China and the growing panic inside Putin’s own intelligence community.
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Grand Betrayal: China Claims Russia's Territory as Their Own. FSB Warns Putin - The Russian Dude (Original Post) TexasTowelie Thursday OP
Reminds me of an old Samurai quote FirefighterJo Thursday #1

FirefighterJo

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1. Reminds me of an old Samurai quote
Thu Jul 24, 2025, 02:37 AM
Thursday

Q: If the squid and the crab fight for their lives in the surf of the ocean, who wins?


A: The seagull.

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