Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value

Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by whatshisface on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:02PM (#30495845)

>* the last remaining buffer country between him and NATO end up as part of the NATO/EU/US order.*

I have read this claim hundreds of times, but nobody ever mentions that the Baltic states joined in 2004[0]. Russia has had NATO on its border for over seventeen years, so why would this suddenly be a problem worth going to war over?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlargement_of_NATO#Adriatic_C...

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Re:Russian Ruble just lost ~30% of its value by Ozzie_osman on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:13PM (#30495942)

This is a good discussion (from 2015) that does mention the Baltic states and offers an explanation of why 2004 is unlike now and why Ukraine is also different https://youtu.be/JrMiSQAGOS4

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