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Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker

Red and Black posted:

coup in 2014 raised the real possibility of Russia losing control of the naval base at Sevastopol.

Fixed. You could’ve at least held up an argument over the strategic necessity of the Black Sea base to Russia instead of just being so scared of NATO lol.

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Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
Ukraine was already a target tho, hence the Russian installed govt that got overthrown by the people, forcing the Russians to invade to protect the last of their naval bases in the area.

Not sure what NATO has to do with those.

Man Russia looks weak right now.

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
Bloo blooo president bush said they’d be able to join nato so we had to step the pressure up for a decade and a half.

That’s how piss weak Russia is, guys.

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
Yeah, can you imagine if Russia didn’t use its powers of espionage and warfare to enact its will on its neighbors? One might think they would have literally one (1) ally, the PRC - and let’s face it that’s an alliance of necessity.

When you are forced to show strength, you are displaying your weakness.

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
A region ruled by long-reigning ex-Communist strongmen, good for them.

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
That’s a really good point actually, how ironic it would be for Russian troops to be put through the grinder against Ukraine whilst NATO mostly sits back and watches, only pre-empting every move through the media.

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
I thought political thinking in Russia left you in prison on charges of corruption / tax evasion?

Who’s political thinking are you referring to here, and how are they independent to the Russian state

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker

Paladinus posted:

According to all polls, including those conducted by the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center, the majority of Russians are more concerned with domestic economical issues, not with geopolitics.

Are you serious? You really mean to say that just like every other right minded individual around the globe, the average Russian wants peace and prosperity over constant threat of war, waged by a bunch of rich blokes in their 60’s+? Not sure…

Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker
Lest we forget that Boris vowed to “lie down in front of the bulldozers” to prevent them building a third-runway at heathrow.

He went and visited the troops in Afghanistan on the day it came to vote for it.

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Cabal Ties
Feb 28, 2004
Yam Slacker

Herstory Begins Now posted:

meanwhile as that is going on and Ukrainians are piling russian bodies up so they can unblock the roads



what a loving thing to die for

Putin’s tiny. Do you reckon he’s got a small cock?

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