SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Never mind all that bollocks....the shit hits the fan when he dies or is "incapacitated" which is going to happen in the next....decade, for sure. You heard it here first.
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Never mind all that bollocks....the shit hits the fan when he dies or is "incapacitated" which is going to happen in the next....decade, for sure. You heard it here first.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Putin had the anthem changed to use the music of the Soviet anthem a few years ago. He's quite a sentimentalist. He almost cried when he was stationed in Dresden as a KGB agent during the fall of communism as the files were being burnt at the Soviet consulate.
SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Actually, one of my best friends is from Moskva and he'll tell anyone that Russia has always been fucked up and nothing ever really changes.
Who the hell is this? What a wank. ( I know who Corbyn is....also a wank).
Really? Where's our government on this in regards to China? I'd take some of that behaviour right about now in regards to the Nazi Germany of the 21st century. Alas, our PM is a bit of a fanboy.
This is, as far as I can tell, entirely true. Unfortunately. The result of the past 20 years of failed diplomacy and lack of leadership and conviction of character.
She's no longer FM. Champagne is the new FM. Freeland is now Deputy PM (!) and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister.
AlbertC
Superstar
Russia expels two German diplomats
Moscow vowed retaliatory measures after Germany expelled two Russian diplomats over the killing in Berlin of a Georgian man. German prosecutors have said there is evidence the murder was carried out on Moscow's behalf.
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Moscow vowed retaliatory measures after Germany expelled two Russian diplomats over the killing in Berlin of a Georgian man. German prosecutors have said there is evidence the murder was carried out on Moscow's behalf.
Russia expels two German diplomats – DW – 12/12/2019
Moscow used retaliatory measures after Germany expelled two Russian diplomats over the killing in Berlin of a Georgian man. German prosecutors have said there is evidence the murder was carried out on Moscow's behalf.
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SunriseChampion
Senior Member
Oh man, Vladimir Vladimirovich is in a tiff with his alma mater. I never saw this coming.
AlbertC
Superstar
Vladimir Putin: 20 years in 20 photos
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Vladimir Putin: 20 years in 20 photos
We look at 20 photographs of the former KGB agent, who became Russia's president in 1999.
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AlbertC
Superstar
Moscow rail's accidental 'new year gift' to commuters
A few lucky passengers on Moscow's new suburban railway have received early "new year gifts": the ticket system has credited them accidentally with about 20,000 roubles (£240; $320) each.
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A few lucky passengers on Moscow's new suburban railway have received early "new year gifts": the ticket system has credited them accidentally with about 20,000 roubles (£240; $320) each.
Moscow rail's accidental 'new year gift' to commuters
The company says the lucky riders of the new railway can keep the credit as a "new year" gift.
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AlbertC
Superstar
Kremlin: US sanctions won't stop Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany
Russia has slammed US sanctions over the mammoth gas pipeline to Germany as illegal and an example of "unfair competition." The measures, which still need Donald Trump's approval, target firms involved in the project.
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Russia has slammed US sanctions over the mammoth gas pipeline to Germany as illegal and an example of "unfair competition." The measures, which still need Donald Trump's approval, target firms involved in the project.
Kremlin: US sanctions won't stop Nord Stream 2 – DW – 12/18/2019
Russia has slammed US sanctions over the mammoth gas pipeline to Germany as illegal and an example of "unfair competition." The measures, which still need Donald Trump's approval, target firms involved in the project.
www.dw.com
AlbertC
Superstar
One dead in shooting at Russian intelligence agency in Moscow
Unidentified man fired on reception of Federal Security Service and was later shot dead
Marc Bennetts in Moscow and Luke Harding
Thu 19 Dec 2019 19.24 GMT
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Unidentified man fired on reception of Federal Security Service and was later shot dead
Marc Bennetts in Moscow and Luke Harding
Thu 19 Dec 2019 19.24 GMT
One dead in shooting at Russian intelligence agency in Moscow
Unidentified man fired on reception of Federal Security Service and was later shot dead
www.theguardian.com
AlbertC
Superstar
Anti-Putin activist Ruslan Shaveddinov 'forcibly conscripted' and sent to Arctic
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny says 23-year-old is a ‘political prisoner’ after being taken to secret and remote air defence base
Agence France-Presse
Thu 26 Dec 2019 00.59 GMT
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Opposition leader Alexei Navalny says 23-year-old is a ‘political prisoner’ after being taken to secret and remote air defence base
Agence France-Presse
Thu 26 Dec 2019 00.59 GMT
Anti-Putin activist Ruslan Shaveddinov 'forcibly conscripted' and sent to Arctic
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny says 23-year-old is a ‘political prisoner’ after being taken to secret and remote air defence base
www.theguardian.com
AlbertC
Superstar
Russian police raid opposition leader Alexei Navalny's office
Alexei Navalny has been targeted again by a raid on his anti-corruption center. It comes after one of his allies was forcibly sent to a remote outpost in the arctic.
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Alexei Navalny has been targeted again by a raid on his anti-corruption center. It comes after one of his allies was forcibly sent to a remote outpost in the arctic.
Russian police raid Navalny's office – DW – 12/26/2019
Alexei Navalny has been targeted again in a raid on his anti-corruption center. It comes after one of his allies was forcibly sent to a remote outpost in the arctic.
m.dw.com
AlbertC
Superstar
Russia deploys first hypersonic missiles
Avangard capable of carrying 2-megaton nuclear weapon at 27 times the speed of sound
Staff and agencies in Moscow
Fri 27 Dec 2019 16.01 GMT
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Avangard capable of carrying 2-megaton nuclear weapon at 27 times the speed of sound
Staff and agencies in Moscow
Fri 27 Dec 2019 16.01 GMT
Russia deploys first hypersonic missiles
Avangard capable of carrying 2 megaton nuclear weapon at 27 times the speed of sound
www.theguardian.com
Richard White
Senior Member
It will be Stalin all over again. The ironic thing is I fully expect a Communist Russia to emerge again before Putin leaves office permanently
Johnny Au
Senior Member
The new Soviet Union would be more similar to that of Xi Jinping's China than it is to Khrushchev's Soviet Union or even Gorbachev's Soviet Union.
Richard White
Senior Member
Realistically speaking Russia hasn't been even remotely Democratic since Boris Yeltsin left office. As much as he was a drunken oaf most of the time Boris was great for Russia despite outlawing the Communist party of the Russia.
Todays Russia is nowhere near democratic, hell Putin even brought back the red star for the military.
Russia is more autocratic today than it has been since 1991. That all started when Putin came into office.
That being said, the only thing separting current day Russia from the USSR is a hammer and sickle. If the EU begins to falter expect Russia to expand. I can see the former warsaw block countries aligning themselves with Russia if the EU begins to involve themselves in the internal affairs of other countries.
As for Putin, he is a former KGB agent and I wouldn't be surprised if he is part of a larger plot to restore the USSR. Conspiracy theory yes but it fits his profile and that of the former KGB.
Mark my words, the Hammer and Sickle will fly over the Kremlin within the next 5 years