Glenn Diesen: When the West toppled the government in Ukraine, this was the clear signal that Ukraine would not be a bridge, but it would be a front line… And what happened at the same time: in 2013-14, this is when China began to lay the foundations for an alternative international economic system. I think 2014 was the main era, because this is when Europe really slammed the door in the face of Russia and a new door opened in the East, which was China, and that’s when this greater Eurasia ambition really began to move forward.
