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Comrade Grumpy

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16. I just watched crowds of people voting and waiting to vote on the BBC.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Original post)

Sun May 11, 2014, 02:17 PM

May 2014

With all its issues, this referendum has gone off well enough for the separatists to make a claim of popular support.

I suspect the current incarnation of Ukraine is about to undergo some modifications.

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I just watched crowds of people voting and waiting to vote on the BBC. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #16

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