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pampango

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16. Perhaps a German motorcycle gang supported by Merkel should 'secretly enter' Russia to celebrate

Reply to uhnope (Original post)

Thu May 5, 2016, 04:56 AM

May 2016

the fall of the Soviet Union and the liberation of many eastern and central European countries?

Apparently Russia does not have a problem with 'secret entry' into a country for the purpose of celebration.

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Putin's bikers the Night Wolves claim 'secret entry' into EU on way to Berlin despite ban [View all] uhnope May 2016 OP

Russia is mentally still trapped in the past. DetlefK May 2016 #1

It's all kind of silly fasttense May 2016 #2

I wouldn't call Russia a capitalist country MynameisBlarney May 2016 #4

And I wouldn't call the US a democracy fasttense May 2016 #5

Technically, we're not a Democracy MynameisBlarney May 2016 #6

Old habits are hard to give uip daleo May 2016 #17

Putin aside, why is this an issue? Russians have every right to celebrate VE Day. And without FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #3

Because it's a weird sort of thing. Igel May 2016 #7

Would you want a country that ruled over you with an iron fist Downtown Hound May 2016 #8

thank you nt uhnope May 2016 #14

Soviet military death estimates in the Great Patriotic War vary between 8.5 and 11 million. . . Journeyman May 2016 #9

Thanks for the correction. That's the number I meant to write. FailureToCommunicate May 2016 #10

I kind of thought so, and realized I should have acknowledged that just as I hit "post". . . Journeyman May 2016 #12

Russia has every right. No issue for me. 840high May 2016 #11

They have every right to enter Poland, a country they oppressed for decades? Downtown Hound May 2016 #13

rock on nt uhnope May 2016 #15

Perhaps a German motorcycle gang supported by Merkel should 'secretly enter' Russia to celebrate pampango May 2016 #16