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awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

So basically both Russia and Ukraine have suffered huge losses, and the Russians actually believe they're fighting Nazis?


lol gg putin

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awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Forgall posted:

It's missing the ring though.

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

lol that green one has the exact border radii as ios7 app icons.

I kinda like those coins though, easy for the blind to differentiate, way more modern than metal coins and kinda looks like future money (from a casino).

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008


Welp enjoy your radiation poisoning

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Mightypeon posted:

Russian Settlement of "Novorussija Region" goes back way beyond that. And that Region wasnt a part of "Ukraine" until the early Bolsheviks made it a part of it.
Then there is the Kievan Rus, to which Russia considers itself heir to (as do Ukrainians).

If you want the analogy, Ukraine is to Russia what Austria is to Germany.
The Austrian Habsburgs ruled Germany for a consdierable amount of time, "Ukrainians" (scare quotes because I the "nationality" of those guys is complex, and would propably devolve into a "no true Scotsman" context) were charge of the Soviet Union for a longer accumulated time then Russians.
While there was a Thing about the latvian rifle batallions as far as recent Russian history is concerned, this just doesnt match up to the degree of interconnectedness that exists between Russia and Ukraine.

Latvia in comparison is to Russia what the Czech Republic or Belgium is to Germany. Different culture, different language.

Well gently caress the Russian sentiment.

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

The Russian Ruble continues to weaken against the Dollar and Euro thanks to dropping oil prices.


http://ru.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idRUKCN0I30R120141014


Heard on the radio yesterday morning that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are willing to let oil drop as low as $80 per barrel.

Screw you and your lovely country, Putin :getin:



(non-idiot Russians are cool tho)

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

yeah the baltics need nato bases like yesterday

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

oh no not the nato flag

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

HUGE PUBES A PLUS posted:

Russian troops are advancing toward Mariupol.


Putin, Poroshenko and Merkel having breakfast this morning in Milan.




So how do these meetings go? Does everyone just pretend they're not aware of what's going on? How does Poroshenko refrain from jamming a fork into Putin's eye socket?

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Technically the Baltics are North European :v:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Rent-A-Cop posted:

Germany and Russia obviously know what's best for Eastern Europe.

Where have we heard that before, hmm...

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

I just remember doing some research on Northern Europe for my econ thesis and one of the bigwig global data orgs chunked the baltics into northern europe :shrug:

Edit: there we go https://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=LITHUANIA

https://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=LATVIA

https://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=ESTONIA

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Oct 17, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

SaltyJesus posted:

You guys confused about "Puerto Rico" seriously never heard of "UK is the 51st state"?

More like the best state

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

SaltyJesus posted:

Also, I hope I'm wrong on this but Serbian entry into EU by 2020 sounds hopelessly optimistic.

The EU should kinda stop expanding and fix their newly joined members. Wrt to expansions after 2000, have there been any success stories?

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Idk, ujtkjku obviously uses g translate and i can get the cut of her racist/homophobic jib

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

MeLKoR posted:

I won't even get into the whole "getting the cold in your bones" thing because, welp. What is really puzzling me is that apparently in every country the myth is very specifically about concrete? Wouldn't the effect be the same or worse if you sat on stone?

OK, at the risk of looking like a fool I usually unplug the laptop and other expensive electronics because it has happened occasionally (or at least has been reported), for everything connected to power outlets to get fried when a home is hit by lightning. I don't know under which specific circumstances this happens or if the lightning has to hit something in particular, it doesn't happen every year but it does allegedly happen once in a while and according to the news reports the the electric company will refuse to cover these incidents with their power surge insurance because it's not their fault.

This is why you should buy everything with Amex since they cover poo poo like that

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

fucker has gone senile

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Apparently it can supply up to 90% of the Baltics' natural gas needs. Not too shabby, not too shabby indeed.

EDIT: Yo, Karmalis, are you from Klaipeda?

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 14:13 on Oct 27, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

My Imaginary GF posted:

How does one assimilate in Europe, much less Eastern Europe?

Serious question, seems to be a big issue with European democracy that they still haven't figured this out yet. I fail to see how I'm a gimmick.
For Eastern Europe? Probably learn the local language and farm lots of potatoes :v:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

3peat posted:

Since ya'll are posting music, here are the 3 most popular ethnic roma singers in Romania, with their respective biggest hits. The first one of these was huge, probably the most popular song here in the last decade


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT3j3lXp5bg


I'm the comically large bling

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

breaklaw posted:

Anyone have an idea what's up with this? Russian bombers flying over the Balkans without using transponders or informing anyone?


http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/29/world/russian-aircraft-european-airspace/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

I'm confused, the article mentions the Baltics and not the Balkans like you did in your post.

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 12:37 on Oct 30, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

TeodorMorozov posted:



I thought uncle Sam is now thé best friend of pork-eaters. What is wrong with them now?

*15 people visible in video* ALL UKRAINIANS NOW HATE AMERIKKKA *sucks putin's dick*


*hates gays*

*shoots up some krokodil*

ah glorious russia

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Oct 30, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

TeodorMorozov posted:

Your efforts were amazing but also useless.
That's only because SBU chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko told on air what MH17 was downed by Buk-M.
There are no Buk-M on Russian military service. This modification of Buks is Ukrainian model ;)

Well if Valentyn said it that must mean it's true, might as well throw all of this evidence out, we're done here boys. Good on that fella, saving us the trouble.

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Oct 30, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Stay classy, Russia

Russians Tore Down A Memorial To Steve Jobs After Tim Cook Said He Was Proud To Be Gay

quote:

Residents of Saint Petersburg have reportedly torn down a giant interactive iPhone memorial that commemorated the memory of Apple founder Steve Jobs after the company's current CEO, Tim Cook, came out as gay on Thursday.

Business FM Radio reports that the company that originally funded the memorial, ZEFS, decided to tear it down after Cook said he was proud to be gay.

Homophobia is rife in Russia, and many LGBT people living in the country have been subjected to harassment and violence.

The six-foot tall memorial was erected in 2013 to celebrate Jobs' life. It featured a large screen that showcased moments from Jobs' life, as well as scrolling quotations from his speeches and a QR code on the back that would take people who scanned it to a website.




Welp, better burn those iPhones.

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 16:14 on Nov 3, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

TeodorMorozov posted:

Video from occupied Crimea.

Terrified starving citizens are groaning under heel of russian occupants.
It seems that they regretted their desire to be with russians. Now they are really want to go back to Ukraine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPaEYoPnA1k

lol


should we even pay attention to this guy? like this is the definition of useful idiot

edit: i wanna see this guy post in neue gbs :allears:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

TeodorMorozov posted:

Actually your anonymity is not so big weakness that can be found in your so called investigation.
But of course it will be first thing that give a reason to not take it seriously.

much like your posting

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

The gently caress are you on about

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

So all my Lithuanian buddies are posting this article on facebook. It's some chick's romantization of the war in the middle east and how Lithuania would totally kick Russia's rear end in Ukraine. Some bonus COD military wankery snaps in the article as well.

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Nov 14, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

kalstrams posted:

With the upcoming Latvian Presidency of the Council of the European Union I may as well post this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfwFwZBnrs8

i dont get it

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

So is Teodor going to start posting that pic as proof now? Russians will obv eat this up, right?

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

It's like they're voluntarily trying to force themselves to live in a lovely blocked off part of the world. I bet Putin is scared shitless of the internet and what people can do with it. Next thing you know they're going to make their own Youtube

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Nov 14, 2014

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

So apparently that photo of the fighter shooting down the airliner is from a video game, lol

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/th...dium=socialflow

quote:

This image, which appeared on the Russian TV Station '1TV News' website supposedly shows a Ukrainian SU-27 firing (they mistakenly call it a MiG-29) on MH17 as it flies over eastern Ukraine. The image is totally bogus and is an embarrassment to Russia's quasi-state run media.

Looking very much like a doctored screen shot out of Lock-On Modern Air Combat, a popular air combat simulator that is made in Russia and has a plot that occurs over Ukraine, than an actual satellite image, there are many issues with its authenticity right off the bat.

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

I think today is opposite day for Teddy :kiddo:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Lol he kinda resembles Chris Evans in those pics. Also known as Captain America. Oh the irony :allears:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008


Here's a quote from that article about why people are leaving:

quote:

Признались, что хотят иметь подстраховку на случай, если придется убегать от российских войск
Translation: People admit they want insurance in case they have to flee from Russian forces
Teddy, you don't read your own links do you.

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Since we're all posting scores now

You are a: Centrist Pro-Government World-Federalist Cosmopolitan Progressive

Collectivism score: 0%
Authoritarianism score: 33%
Internationalism score: 100%
Tribalism score: -33%
Liberalism score: 67%


Yup

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

What's your family's opinion on the matter?

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Literal rape prisons :smith:

awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

sparatuvs posted:

Dumb idiot here:
Is the damage to the ruble permanent? or will it just level out once oil goes up?

Is this caused by the sanctions? oil? something else?

Is this actually the beginning of a Russian economic collapse or just a lovely day at the market?

It's on the brink of turning into a collapse but careful monetary/fiscal policy can delay the plunge long enough until oil prices even out. I really hope Russia's corruption will get the best of it and it will go down the shitter once and for all. That's a really bad thing to wish onto Russia's population, but Putin and his cronies deserve all the blowback they can possibly get.

awesome-express fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Dec 16, 2014

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awesome-express
Dec 30, 2008

Dolash posted:

In fairness, "fall" happens to be the ruble's favourite word this week too.

:eyepop:

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