@maria_drutska This is huge, actually. Even if Tokaev (a fellow autocrat) backtracked a bit in the end, the fact that he questioned the war in Putin's presence marks a clear turning point...
@SleuthyFella The fact that they've been "waving and honking" for nearly five years says a lot about Russian society. They are entirely complicit and not just innocent, brainwashed by-standers.
@OldGoldHawkeye@yarotrof@JenGriffinFNC Putin has been doing that since February 2022 and the likes of you expected Ukraine to quietly surrender for the sake of "peace".
@evs_ic@delfoo Just remember Russia's Covid ststs, which stayed flat for years. And China was a model for secrecy and lack of transparency after the initial lockdowns.
@delfoo Kim has managed to have the rules bent in favour of her trademark-infringing empire, so I am pretty sure state funds will be diverted to help her business stay afloat. Another strain for the economy in Russia.
@bilbao_udala Kaixo, ¿por qué, tras semanas de altas temperaturas y sin llover, el ayuntamiento sigue sin baldear las calles y contenedores?, ¿qué instrucciones se dan a la contratista? El mal olor y la suciedad van cada vez a más.
@Frances38146281@martin_mair@yarotrof The "peace" promted so far has always meant Ukrainian capitulation. You want peace? Just tell Russia to pack up and get out of Ukraine. There you go. Peace.
@adamJ13924@maria_drutska And, despite current assessments to tje contrary even by Russia itself, you base Russian economic resilience on what exactly?
@JumpinUKdog@maria_drutska Oh, and you conveniently forgot to add that, when it comes to GDP per capita, Russia ranks 86th according to the exact same worldometers source.
@JumpinUKdog@maria_drutska That's the gdp per country. 150 million, the biggest territory in the world, yet lagging behind much smaller UK, Italy and France, even if these three have seen better days. Nice try, "Brit".