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So going back to a topic from the previous thread: "COPENHAGEN, March 24 (Reuters) - Air force commanders from Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark said on Friday they have signed a letter of intent to create a unified Nordic air defence aimed at countering the rising threat from Russia." How does the fact that Sweden will be the only one not currently in NATO affect this?
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Since we're talking about Finland, seems like there's been a significant shift in which party is control there. Does that affect anything? (I'm not up on Finnish politics.)
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Apr 4, 2023 22:20
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxvpb/leaked-pentagon-docs-share-wild-rumor-kremlin-plans-to-throw-putins-war-while-hes-getting-chemo "Leaked Pentagon Docs Share Wild Rumor: Kremlin Plans to ‘Throw’ Putin’s War While He’s Getting Chemo" Even if this isn't true, bonus points if Putin really has cancer and he becomes too paranoid to get treatment.
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Apr 11, 2023 20:02
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Paracausal posted:"About 20 percent of recruits in Russian prisoner units are H.I.V. positive, Ukrainian authorities estimate based on infection rates in captured soldiers. Serving on the front lines seemed less risky than staying in prison, the detainees said in interviews with The New York Times" Is HIV that prevalent in Russia, is this just them jailing a bunch of LGB folk, or what?
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Apr 21, 2023 22:11
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fatherboxx posted:My sibling in christ, it is 2023, HIV is well past the gay disease stereotype. Not trying to get too far off topic - yes, I'm aware it is not a gay exclusive disease -- hell, I know someone who got it through a blood transfusion as a child -- but per the CDC, supposedly in the US the majority of new cases are still among the homosexual and bisexual community: In 2019, gay, bisexual, and other men who reported male-to-male sexual contact accounted for 70% (24,500) of the 34,800 estimated new HIV infections and 86% of estimated infections among all men. I don't know if that's also true in Russia, but - I certainly get the impression that Russia is very behind the times in terms of legal protection for folks of non-traditional orientations, - The Russian regime has certainly not shied away from denouncing LGBT rights in Ukraine*, - The regime seems more than happy to... crack down on its populace for things it doesn't like With all of those things, I would not be surprised if this was due to a prevalence of LGBT folks in prison. Sad, but not surprised. * For of course, I also know that may just be Putin looking for anything he can galvanize support with. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) Small White Dragon fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Apr 22, 2023 |
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Apr 22, 2023 03:25
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:If Ukraine pushes out Russia, why wouldn’t Ukraine join NATO? With Russia’s track record of invading whenever they feel like it, it kinda seems like their only way to guarantee they won’t get invaded in *rolls dice* 12 years. Do we think everyone would readily commit to allowing them in? I mean, Sweden is already having trouble. OAquinas posted:Geez, the "NA" part of NATO is really getting a stretch these days, huh? Yeah, I don't understand how this would work exactly?
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May 10, 2023 07:53
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:There is already AUKUS which Canada is making noises about joining so I could see a Pacific based defence alliance like NATO start to grow. I thought being in NATO preventing you from joining other alliances? No? Is this for real? Who said that?
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May 10, 2023 17:27
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mutata posted:The shitposters and trolls are on their business today: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us/search?options%5Bprefix%5D=last&q=belgorod&type=product%2Cpage I don't assume any regions would, but if ever there was a good time to try leaving the Russian Federation, I assume now might be it.
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May 23, 2023 03:40
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Nenonen posted:Look he got Lukashenko's word, would Putin ever break that? I asked a coworker born in Ukraine (who lives in North America now) and she said people she knows in Moscow were joking that, in case of war with NATO, "we'll just dig trenches and call Lukashenko for help."
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Jun 28, 2023 21:14
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lilljonas posted:It also seems we promised to work inside EU to help Turkey’s application, which is funny. Like yes, I am sure everyone opposed to Turkey joining will change their tune now that Erdogan has mighty Sweden as their partner in crime. I'm not from the EU but I have a hard time imagining this happening. Per wikipedia, sounds like Turkey would be the EU's most populous country and have the most parliament members. EDIT: Plus, don't all EU members have to approve? Pretty sure the Greeks would not be up for this.
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Jul 10, 2023 23:22
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Tried to follow the last few pages and I might have missed it, but what/why is ISIS attacking Russia? I assume there's some a reason/goal.
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Mar 24, 2024 02:41
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:The best outcome at this point is Ukraine continues to bleed Russia dry until Putin's death, whenever that occurs. I don't know if this is clancychat, but I'm not sure this war will end with Putin's death. .....Unless there's a Russian civil war, but that's probably not a good outcome.
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Apr 21, 2024 07:28
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Dick Ripple posted:The West is stepping on its own dick with their handling of this war. If Russia becomes the victor in this war, NATO is going a 2500+ km long border to man/monitor with a very pissed off Russia on the other side for at least a generation. The cost of which will make the current cost of this war a bargain. If Ukraine wins, it seems likely it will work to join the EU and NATO eventually, and then there's a different longer border with Russia, who is probably pissed off for other reasons. ...While I'd prefer certain outcomes over others, I'm not sure there's a "good" outcome really.
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