Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

[McG]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721448554214891689

 

[McG]

So now we need to watch for Russian false flag hate crimes in democratic nations now too?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1722061540918956420

 

[McG]

Not content with having its ass kicked by Ukraine, Russia also wants to feel the sole of Poland’s boots.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1723266619751739784

 

[rmc_wannabe]

Not content with having its ass kicked by Ukraine, Russia also wants to feel the sole of Poland’s boots.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1723266619751739784

The Poles hate Russia. They have a long memory and history that is has been passed down for generations.

If they were surprised the Ukranians didn't welcome them with open arms and borscht 24 Feb 2022, they'd be in a treat if they breathe wrong at Poland...

 

[Rifleman62]

Katyn - WWII's Forgotten Massacre​

 

[GK .Dundas]

Katyn - WWII's Forgotten Massacre​

And was just one of the latest events. The Russians have spent centuries working very hard to earn the Poles .." dislike ".

 

[GR66]

Alexey Navalny is apparently "missing" from prison in Russia:

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/11/europe/russian-opposition-leader-alexey-navalny-missing-intl

Only in Russia can you fall out of a window that has bars on it...

 

[The Bread Guy]

God bless the nukes (sort of), USSR 2.0 version ....

Putin's patron saint of nuclear weapons

Russia's red button is in the hands of God

unherd.com

 

[OldSolduer]

God bless the nukes (sort of), USSR 2.0 version ....

Putin's patron saint of nuclear weapons

Russia's red button is in the hands of God

unherd.com

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Where is that face palm emoji?

 

[McG]

Apparently a war of lebensraum is not great for an economy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736774071637918175

 

[KevinB]

Not enough on his plate I guess

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736801381309460971

 

[KevinB]

Honestly, I'm thinking MAGA brainworms got Russia too...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736679945139544468

 

[FJAG]

Honestly, I'm thinking MAGA brainworms got Russia too...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736679945139544468

I blame the Internet. Who could have predicted it would drag down the world population's IQ this much and this quickly?

 

[The Bread Guy]

How one hard-left publication sees growing opposition to the RUS-UKR war inside USSR 2.0 ....

Protests by Soldiers’ Wives in Russia Show How an Antiwar Movement Can Grow There

In Russia, the wives of men mobilized to the Ukrainian front are increasingly demanding that they be returned home. While the movement is not mainly directed at opposing Vladimir Putin, it offers hope of breaking the war machine from within.

jacobin.com

How they think the "war machine" will be broken without breaking Putin, I don't know.

 

[YZT580]

Apparently a war of lebensraum is not great for an economy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736774071637918175

people like big numbers but is that any greater than our increase in national debt over the same time period

 

[McG]

people like big numbers but is that any greater than our increase in national debt over the same time period

The Canadian deficit was $17.4 billion in 2022 so, yes.

 

[YZT580]

The Canadian deficit was $17.4 billion in 2022 so, yes.

so we increased our deficit by 20%+ of the cost of Putin's war. Really isn't something to brag about. But Putin's war is on the cheap, how much has the EU and NATO thrown into the pot for Ukraine

 

[McG]

But also the article is not about deficits.
Canada’s GDP grew during 2022 when Russia’s GDP took that $81B to $104B shrinking.

 

[FJAG]

so we increased our deficit by 20%+ of the cost of Putin's war. Really isn't something to brag about. But Putin's war is on the cheap, how much has the EU and NATO thrown into the pot for Ukraine

A lot. The US is the biggest contributor of military aid but EU institutions have made major financial contributions to Ukraine over and above the military and financial assistance from member states.

 

[RangerRay]

so we increased our deficit by 20%+ of the cost of Putin's war. Really isn't something to brag about. But Putin's war is on the cheap, how much has the EU and NATO thrown into the pot for Ukraine

In terms of % GDP, more than the Yanks.