Re:Russian ship loitering near undersea cables
by clock_tower on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @09:22PM
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What amazes me is that they think that getting the far right in power in the West is going to be good for Russia. Because, you know, things went so well for Russia the last time these people were in power...
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Re:Russian ship loitering near undersea cables
by kbart on Thursday October 13, 2016 @02:55AM
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Actually it did went ok for Russia - they got half of Europe and became one of world's two dominating powers.
Re:Russian ship loitering near undersea cables
by five3 on Friday October 14, 2016 @11:39AM
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Then collapsed into poverty, recovered slightly, got put under harsh sanctions, and are currently experiencing poverty again.
Re:Russian ship loitering near undersea cables
by clock_tower on Friday October 14, 2016 @01:19PM
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And there was that whole "20 million dead during the war" bit. I'd think they'd want to play it safe!
(Edit: I guess that by "they" I mean "Putin and company" -- they have a lot of popular support, but it's hard to say how much is real and how much is self-seeking or the like.)