Russia

[RAPEMAN]

It is almost like Russia really doesn't need us.

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

In other news, Russia is really salty over Lithuania blocking rain transports to Kaliningrad. Their threats would be kinda impressive if Lithuania wasn't a NATO member state

[McGinnis]

Their threats would be kinda impressive if Lithuania wasn't a NATO member state

Why?

[VoiceOfReasonPast]

'Cause they ain't gonna do shit. If they want to supply their exclave that badly they can always do so by ship. Not worth starting WW3 over that shit.

[RAPEMAN]

Why would Russia cause shit when they have successfully conquered ground larger than some European countries. The EU looks so impotent right now. More so now than ever!

[McGinnis]

'Cause they ain't gonna do shit. If they want to supply their exclave that badly they can always do so by ship. Not worth starting WW3 over that shit.

Article 1
Blocking Russian supply routes to Kaliningrad, which is Russian territory, is a provocative position. NATO members aren't supposed to provoke non-members into conflict, they're supposed to resolve differences peacefully and diplomatically. If it ever comes to blows between Russia and Lithuania, the other NATO members will use Article 1 as justification for weaselling out of their Article 5 commitments. Boris Johnson and Joe Biden talk mad shit (or even, MAD shit) but they are not getting glassed over some Baltic shithole.

The same goes for Poland, that's why they had the whole thing with the MiGs.

[Le Redditeur]

It's absolutely nonsense. You're not obliged to deal with Russia yourself if you don't want to, but what's to gain by blocking their own trains supplying their own territory? Stalin tried it last time and got egged, why do little Lithuania think it will fare any better?

[Kugelfisch]

As I've said since day one, Russia will get exactly the territory they wanted for years.
We should not have intervened, Ukraine should've capitulated the territory immediately and it would be Ukraine gayops again, like for the past few decades.

Fighting Russia was a dumb idea. Should've just waited their impending bankruptcy out.

[RAPEMAN]

As I've said since day one, Russia will get exactly the territory they wanted for years.
We should not have intervened, Ukraine should've capitulated the territory immediately and it would be Ukraine gayops again, like for the past few decades.

Fighting Russia was a dumb idea. Should've just waited their impending bankruptcy out.

The ruble has never seen better days, ironically.

[Le Redditeur]

As I've said since day one, Russia will get exactly the territory they wanted for years.
We should not have intervened, Ukraine should've capitulated the territory immediately and it would be Ukraine gayops again, like for the past few decades.

Fighting Russia was a dumb idea. Should've just waited their impending bankruptcy out.

The ruble has never seen better days, ironically.

That's because Russia is importing way less than it is exporting, for obvious reasons. DDoesnt necessarily mean they're doing great, there's a reason why countries will usually have a trade deficit. Short term the energy demand for Russian energy surpasses their own demand for everything else they can't produce locally or get through their allies without a considerable markup, but that's not expected to last even if Brandon and the Eurocucks keep botching their energy policies.