Vaccination against COVID starts at September 5 in Moscow

[dinagam]

Let's get back to the serious aspect of the vaccine trials...

[Nirish guy]

And equally re "the Journey" just how GOOD Timothy Spall was as Paisley. The guy just nails every part he takes on it seems.

[arsenal]

He's something of a bio specialist having portrayed Paisley, Albert Pierrepoint, Churchill, Peter Taylor, and more recently L.S. Lowry.

[Moses]

Let's get back to the serious aspect of the vaccine trials...

It sounds funny And this is true: most of state officials got vaccination already. Moscow mayor Sobianin and his vices took vaccination as well. Even daughter of Putin took it.

Also it wasn't announced officially about Putin himself, but Putin started to appears on public without mask since about July 15.

[Moses]

I assume you are not trying to claim that Russia didn't invade Ukraine and it is all a conspiracy spread by interfering westerners,

I will tell exactly that: Russia never invaded Ukraine at this century. Never.

Russia took Crimea. It is true. But invasion means arriving of military to country. Correct? Well, then there never was invasion because Russian military were located in Crimea since 1991 by mutual agreement when USSR was divided to 15 countries. Russia kept military bases on Crimean peninsula since then - it was part of agreement.

And for the records: Crimea was part Russia of since 18 century (since victory in war btw Turkey and Russia) and till 1917 and then part of Russian Federation till 1962 , then this guy who made Caribbean crisis (Khruschev) moved it to Ukrainian Republic within USSR. Khruschev was Ukrainian. Next Secretary General of CP - Brezhnev was also Ukrainian and he kept Crimea within Ukrainian Republic. All it was just some political games. Nobody worried about that at past - both republic were part of USSR.

But when USSR fell apart it appears important - Russia had fleet there - on Black sea. SO Russia used fact what 80% of population are Russian by language and ethnicity in Crimea and made a lot of efforts in propaganda. When nationalists in Kiyev got power after Maidan in 2014, Crimean parliament declared independence by law - Crimea is autonomous republic. And Russian troops kept peace till referendum in Crimea - where 86% of population voted to join Russia.

So technically Russia never invaded Ukraine.

[cdnmatt]

Well, if this thread has proven anything it's that there's quite the similarities between Putin and Trump supporters.

Both Putin and Trump are absolutely amazing leaders who do no wrong, and are here to save us from certain destruction with the evil plots from the leftist liberals, and anyone who dares say otherwise is just a leftist hack who is incapable of thinking for themselves, and just believes that fake lame stream media.

[StevieWonders]

The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci's blisteringly funny satire set during the days after genial Uncle Joe drops dead. Stand out performances throughout it's a glorious ride through the pure paranoia of dictatorship.

In the context of this thread, a great choice. I’ve just finished watching it for the second time. Along with the television series McMafia it encapsulates my thinking about Russia

[TaoR]

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Partnership that existed between Russia and the Ukraine, basically, "which fixed the principle of strategic partnership, the recognition of the inviolability of existing borders, and respect for territorial integrity and mutual commitment not to use its territory to harm the security of each other."

So the bases and the naval yards were part of this agreement which also took into account the Russian population in Crimera and Russia broke the treaty.

Plain and simple.....

[latintopxxx]

so you are telling me that a people who dont feel comfortable under a certain government are not allowed to secede or join another government?? So Scotland HAS to remain British forever...opr Catalonia HAS to remain Spanish forever??

[StevieWonders]

"Friends"? In geopolitic? Well, are we still in kindergarten?

There are no friends in politic, only allies and competitors.

This sort of headline must be devastating news for you then: “Once an American foe, now a friend: OPEC turns 60”
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