@elonmusk@KonstantinKisin My guy, their constitution literally says they can't hold elections during martial law and martial law is what dictates their army structure and keeps them from having to surrender. Not to mention it would be very hard for ppl to vote.
I swear, we live in the dumbest timeline.
@lamps_apple@JackPosobiec Of course they were and they are even now. Russia is generally distrusted because its whole business plan is to install puppet governments in adjacent countries. Maybe look into the iron curtain. Their req for Ukraine elections has the same motive. Can't win? Install your own.
@MichaelDunlap14@PatrickJnmarie@Mouse_TV_@elonmusk Lifting martial law would make the country impossible to defend, as it would destroy the current military structure. The US isn't offering any protection. On the contrary, they're siding with Russia, so why would he rely on this?
@ISniffElonsMusk@C_S_Skeptic For redundancy. They want someone to do X and that can be done in multiple ways. There's no requirement of reusing the whole vehicle like with starship. SpaceX are doing it of their own ambition to save money.
@ISniffElonsMusk@C_S_Skeptic With Starliner, yes. With SLS and Orion there's no competition. SpaceX doesn't have the capabilities to launch Orion. If and when starship succeeds, this can be revisited