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Warpy

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12. Meanwhile, the young Russians are incredibly brave

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #11)

Fri Sep 23, 2022, 01:25 PM

Sep 2022

as the ones who have been arrested for demonstrating are choosing 10 years in prison rather than going into the military to fight Putin's vicious vanity war.

Saw an on the street video of the St Petersburg protests, no problem until the demonstrators hit the square in front of the big cathedral, then a zillion cop cars swarmed in at them.

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Lavrov Walks Out Of U.N. Meeting As West Confronts Russia Over War In Ukraine - NBC News [View all] TexasTowelie Sep 2022 OP

Interesting. I heard that he was in the process of defecting. dhol82 Sep 2022 #1

Kick them out of UN SC SheltieLover Sep 2022 #2

Abso.fuckin.lutely!! Duppers Sep 2022 #4

Meanwhile, things in Russia are getting downright Kafkaesque Warpy Sep 2022 #3

He might be useful to the CIA and M16. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #7

I doubut he'd be useful beyond acting as a tour guide to offices in the Kremlin Warpy Sep 2022 #8

Depends on what he knows and how afraid of Putin he is. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #9

Considering the people who have been poisoned outside Russia Warpy Sep 2022 #10

Yes quite a few well placed Russians should be very afraid. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #11

Meanwhile, the young Russians are incredibly brave Warpy Sep 2022 #12

Yes they are. They know they face imprisonment, death, conscription. Irish_Dem Sep 2022 #13

Good segment, TT. brer cat Sep 2022 #5

You're welcome. TexasTowelie Sep 2022 #6