@briany TBH in reading that book, I cannot see any salvation or normalisation as we might call it, in Russia. The whole society and the way its been run - I would say - for a few 100 years, defo since 1917ish - is incapable of nothing else other than the corruption and mafia style rule. I see no hope there, bar keeping it at bay as is happening for now
Russia brings corruption charges against someone or another for two reasons. 1 it presents to the Russians at home a picture that the law works on that regard, and 2, it can deal with people who outlive their usefulness.
Yes and everyone in any position of power knows that it's the dagger that hands over their own head by a thread. That way everyone can be kept in line, all the way up the chain to Putin.
going to give the audio book a go… 18 hours…. Formidable
Personally, I think that Russia had a chance to become a democratic country, but the chance was squandered in 1993 when Yeltsin decided to cling to power, effectively destroyed the parliament and removed the obstacles to a possible presidential dictatorship. After that Russia started to transition to a mafia-style government.
I know people on the forum don't like me criticizing "the West", but that was partly its fault for supporting Yeltsin's grab for power because Yeltsin was crushing a left-leaning ("communist") Russian parliament. A quote from the linked article:
Western leaders, warned in advance of the assault, promptly declared support, but urged a speedy return to constitutionality amid fears that the Russian leader could become a political hostage to the armed forces."It is clear that the opposition forces started the conflict, and President Yeltsin had no other alternative but to try to restore order,' the US president, Bill Clinton, said.
Western leaders, warned in advance of the assault, promptly declared support, but urged a speedy return to constitutionality amid fears that the Russian leader could become a political hostage to the armed forces.
"It is clear that the opposition forces started the conflict, and President Yeltsin had no other alternative but to try to restore order,' the US president, Bill Clinton, said.
Whoops
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68886406
Da, such is life
Amazing after 2 years of this we still have campists and tankies turning up with their world views:
The country defending itself, fighting for it's survival as a state = Warmongers
The countries helping that country defend itself, stipulating not to conduct attacks on the invaders territory = Warmongers
The invading country, bombing 24/7 with no let up, blatant attacks on the populace, torturing POWs, threatening other countries, breaking peace accords, ripping up treaties = Just wants talks
@EltonJohn69 Tell us what you think when done. Great history of the Putin Era plus more. Eye opener and gives you far better understanding of Russia today
That poster is less "tankie" or "campist" and more "mental", as you might remember from CT threads. Best avoided.
It was actually in response to another post in here but by coincidence another one, even more extreme, turns up
Lugano is in Switzerland. A lovely lakeside, Italian-speakers’ town. With, sadly, Swiss currency and prices! (I was there last summer)
''Arguments are won with strong points that can be evidenced. Once you lack those and have to recur to personal insults, you might go away thinking you have won, but the truth is you have lost miserably.''
Unique substitutes for unhinged?
Most definitely...
Spot on @seenitall .. got a bit mixed up. Its NEAR the Italian border. The bank in question in Lugano is banco del gottardo.
Biden going live in the next half hour or 5 minutes or so here (so hard to tell with POTUS addresses, half of being fashionably late being Security related half of it “when I’m good and ready”)
https://www.youtube.com/live/au-IMl9B16A?si=4hgqGhGxRrGeIJVQ
It’s not clear if he’s signed the bill yet or if he will be signing the bill on camera at this event but he is expected to sign it today. According to reports aid will get to Ukraine within days, some of it will have already been staged at US held locations in Europe, etc. and Ukrainians can begin to loosen up restrictions on their remaining reserves knowing more supplies are now going to be underway.
Ah, I see who you were referring to now. The avid follower of General Douglas, peeved by the 61 billion and hiding the anger in "concern" for impoverished Ukrainians.
Bart Simpson and Russell Brand, it computes!
Russkiy mir ( "Russian world" ) .. watch the vid in tweet
Dark Brandon is LIVE. Aid to ship “within hours”
https://www.youtube.com/live/au-IMl9B16A?si=sX2bd-m895sM3Ttx
A book I'd highly recommend is Blowing up Russia. It's over 20 year's old but it deals with a false flag operation from Putin and the Chechen war. A good insight into the mind of the despot and just how un united Russia really is.
well this wasn’t a signing event. Not sure if senate has transmitted it to him just yet.
I don't see Russel Brand's evidence. He is making proclamations but provides no evidence. I'm not saying he is right or wrong but where is the evidence? The only evidence I see is that Putin went berserk and invaded Ukraine.
I think its signed:
I see 31 new posts and I hope it means Putin and his doubles are dead.
Hopes dashed.. for now.
Some details of what will be delivered very very VERY soon. Apparently alot of this is in warehouses in Europe which had been readied while waiting for this bill to pass, so shipping will be FAST:
well the Twitter comments are insane ? Real/ or russian bots ?
Not too many bots Id say @EltonJohn69 .. just looking at the follow / followers numbers .. all pretty high for both on all - in the 1000s. Usually a bot doesnt have that many followers and they dont follow either in general. So I would say mainly from MAGA folk
Well now … ( from POLITICO )
BREAKING: The Biden administration last month secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for the first time in the two-year war — and Kyiv has already used the weapon twice to strike deep behind Russian lines.
The US secretly sent long-range ATACMS to Ukraine — and Kyiv used them
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/24/us-long-range-missiles-ukraine-00154110
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