Ukraine Crisis - Page 276

On March 13 2014 01:15 Sent. wrote:
They could just send some jets to fly around Poland or Romania and call it a "military response". I don't expect anything more than an empty gesture.

On March 12 2014 18:31 xM(Z wrote:
those lines on the map give you oil; of course it's worth it.
besides, the faster people realize that land >>>>>>> people, that land has always outworth people, the more time they'll have to try and change that.

On March 13 2014 01:36 PaleMan wrote:
Saryph, some of the media reports these are russian troops, some have various versions up to french foreign legion troops

i think most of the russian ppl think its our army troops

On March 13 2014 01:36 PaleMan wrote:
Saryph, some of the media reports these are russian troops, some have various versions up to french foreign legion troops

i think most of the russian ppl think its our army troops

On March 13 2014 01:52 SilentchiLL wrote:


Wat
How do the russian people explain that their media is obviously lying to them?
I mean, when even they know that their troops are there, how can they believe the other stuff they claim?
This boggles my mind quite a bit, there have been several russian posters here who defended the official version of Putin, do they selectively choose what of the things the russian media reports they believe or do those who support this kinda know what Putin's doing but support him anyway?

On March 13 2014 01:55 PaleMan wrote:
i like there is some common sense in germans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EOyz8yS5cc

On March 13 2014 02:00 PaleMan wrote:


hmm
i don't know how to explain this

we have big tradition from Soviet days to not believe official media sources
that sounds strange but its true

most of the russian citizens fully support Putin cause we kinda consider Crimea our land

On March 13 2014 01:57 Saryph wrote:


Thanks, I don't really speak to many Russians (dota 2 doesn't count imo :p ) so I really have no idea about things like that. It's interesting that most Russians believe it's their troops while the media and president say differently.

Do you think that the people look at Putin saying it's not their troops as sort of a wink wink, nudge nudge sort of thing? Or do they view it as him lying to them?

On March 13 2014 01:52 SilentchiLL wrote:


Wat
How do the russian people explain that their media is obviously lying to them?
I mean, when even they know that their troops are there, how can they believe the other stuff they claim?
This boggles my mind quite a bit, there have been several russian posters here who defended the official version of Putin, do they selectively choose what of the things the russian media reports they believe or do those who support this kinda know what Putin's doing but support him anyway?

On March 13 2014 02:31 Cheerio wrote:

It's apologism, a soviet legacy. One couldn't live in USSR and not go crazy unless he accepted apologism: there is a some kind of a higher goal or archenemy and everything bad that is going on in the country is a necessary evil, sacrifices need to be made.

On March 13 2014 02:30 Ghanburighan wrote:
What the Flying Rhinoceros Fuck:

https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/443799250225594368

Edit: This definitely needs to be confirmed

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More escalation:

Troop movements reported near the Eastern border of Ukraine. Source.

On March 13 2014 02:30 Ghanburighan wrote:
What the Flying Rhinoceros Fuck:

https://twitter.com/anneapplebaum/status/443799250225594368

Edit: This definitely needs to be confirmed

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More escalation:

Troop movements reported near the Eastern border of Ukraine. Source.

On March 13 2014 02:33 Sent. wrote:


Maybe it was illegal in Soviet legal system, so what? That doesn't mean Putin wants to annex Ukraine.