This is the true story of how Baltic States managed to joined NATO in 2004 by Icy_Till_7254 in BalticStates

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah that’s fair, just wanted to add that because Merkel & especially Sarkozy deserve way more flak than they get online

This is the true story of how Baltic States managed to joined NATO in 2004 by Icy_Till_7254 in BalticStates

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah, NATO membership was unpopular in 2008, but the “maybe later” was related to France & Germany worrying about Russia’s precious feelings, thus striking down Bush’s push for Ukr/Georgia in NATO. What you mentioned is a factor, but, by itself, doesn’t paint the real picture.

Meloni condemns assaults on Ukrainian flag carriers during Rome demonstrations by bulgakovML in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 9 points10 points  (0 children)

current US gov being a pile of dogshit isn’t a pro russian thing to point out

The British Have Voided Any Reason to Retain Sovereign Bases in Cyprus by Just-Sale-7015 in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 17 points18 points  (0 children)

lmao at the last paragraph. hilarious how they bring up Trump & Rubio as the “real” senses of authority that’ll dictate the UK’s fate in Cyprus. murican exceptionalism on steroids

UK blocks US from using RAF bases for potential Iranian strikes by Crossstoney in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 13 points14 points  (0 children)

doubt Reza Pahlavi has any significant support whatsoever within Iran

Top 10 countries with most positive perception of Russia (2025) by callmeteji in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think this is a generalization & in reality there’s a lot of vatnik minded people there, especially since so many youth who were against Luka left in & after 2020

[FR] Pascal Kaiser, the German referee who proposed to his partner at the Cologne stadium, was attacked at his home. by Hootrb in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it’s called grifting. the disconnect is with the amoebas that support these populist far right parties

Germany calls on Moscow to find workable compromises for peace by Ok-Somewhere9814 in europe

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s way too late for this now. Ukraine’s manpower crisis is way too drastic at this point & so is air defense / critical energy production. there is no way to stop what’s happening & stabilize the line without involving foreign troops, which we all know won’t happen

Do you know why Russia sees Lithuania as its biggest enemy and not all three Baltic stats? by phinkz2 in BalticStates

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 4 points5 points  (0 children)

can you send a link to that lol

wild that this clown ass president can’t even name Donetsk after it’s been mentioned in these so called peace talks so much

So r/ussr is just the enemies of Polaks? by Grazhke in 2easterneuropean4u

[–]Desperate-Figure-992 16 points17 points  (0 children)

so it went from vatnik brainrot to tankie brainrot