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  1. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Putin controls Tusk through bribed German politicians. Remember, you read this here first!
  2. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Tusk is both.
  3. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    1 - I was half serious; 2 - Although I think that FRance was the inventor of such bogus claims (while e.g. Prussia was an apt pupil) - see Wars of Devolution - I suspect that this actually goes back to "Ugluk see fat pig first" circa 10 kya. Or at least the Roman truth twisters.
  4. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    And Yuan too!
  5. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Good for them. They are doing what the USA should had done in WWI - cash only.
  6. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    YMMV. Depends on time, place, army and branch. Can be anything from one to ten thousand men. But usually it is several thousand.
  7. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Some people might be more familiar with the name "Bashkiria".
  8. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    No.
  9. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    OK, then
  10. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    If they are being deported they ain't naturalised.
  11. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    In Russian "no to the war" rhymes, easy to chant :) "Nye vaynye"
  12. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    I suspect that Sri Lanka was looking at kicking out the Russians (and Ukrainians) for some reason(s) anyway. The former charitably supplied a pretext.
  13. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Result? No mines and no crazies/perversion pushers - win-win! Those "HALO Trust" people definitely qualify for mine clearance in an environment friendly manner - no tools, organic detectors ...
  14. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    A "soft" version of Darwin Award/death by cop ...
  15. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    I must admit that Rishi Sunak did give me pause and a little headscratch to remember that he is John Bull :p BTW - some 20 years ago a US penpall of mine commented that "Donald Tusk" does not sound very Polish. At my witty repartee she grudgingly conceeded that "Barak Obama" does not sound very...
  16. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    If not USA sanctioned, then it is utmost Evul! and whatnot. When Kosovo slavers and drug dealers do it, then it is an expression of National Aspirations and an all-around Good Thing. Wellcome to Hypocrisy 101.
  17. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Your post reminds me of an ASOIAF fanfic discussion: - "Stannis is the least handsome and charismatic of brothers Baratheon". - "Yeah, and the last finisher in a Formula One race is a slow car." What @Cherico said - 3rd best in the world is no loser.
  18. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Not all Americans are normies. Same applies to other nationalities, of course, each and every with its own share of nutters.
  19. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    Peed myself, thank you. Now back to cleaning coffee from screen ...
  20. Buba

    Russia-Ukraine War Politics Thread Mk. 2

    You mean Jewish involvement in the Black Sea slave trade? BTW - that predates the Crimean Khanate, Genoese Jews (I've no idea about Venetians) being very prominent in that sector.
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