Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]
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Results of the UN Vote on Russia in Ukraine
Russian Allies voted with Russia (Belarus, N. Korea, Syria, Nicaragua)
Russian Friends took the Chinese position and abstained (The BRICS position)
Russian Associates took the Iranian position and did not vote.
Anti-Russians voted against Russia's invasion.
The cohesion of BRICS is noteworthy, as is the loyalty of Nicaragua.
Russian Allies voted with Russia (Belarus, N. Korea, Syria, Nicaragua)
Russian Friends took the Chinese position and abstained (The BRICS position)
Russian Associates took the Iranian position and did not vote.
Anti-Russians voted against Russia's invasion.
The cohesion of BRICS is noteworthy, as is the loyalty of Nicaragua.
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"HALT! Or we will yell "HALT!" again!
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There will be a strongly worded letter in your mailbox at the end of the month!
I don't expect the UN to do anything but I do find the voting patterns intriguing. For example India-China-South Africa (BRICS) seems to be a stronger draw than India-Japan-Australia-US (The Quad).
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Except of course the "B" in BRICS (Brazil) voted against Russia
Nicaragua - forgot it was even a country until just now
Syria - that’s sooooooooo 2018
(But since it’s still fighting the same civil war it was in 2018, and nothing has really changed, sure! JDAM that dickhead.)
Belarus - not sure we can JDAM a European country, even if they are ‘the last dictatorship’ in Europe…
(Kosovo was already mucked up when NATO got involved. Scuff on the carpet was already there before we got there)
But if Ukraine’s recent concerns turn out to be true, Ukraine may take care of it sooner vs later…
North Korea - is that fat little dipshit still alive even? If so, agreed. JDAM em’.
I can be Santa’s little helper if he needs a hand getting ready for Christmas this year
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North Korea might not. Mr Kim has a lock on the press there
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I wasn’t necessarily suggesting it was going to be spontaneous or internally driven.
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Roger that
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A good portion of those abstaining countries are having their own border-claim issues, and probably don't want a precedent of a stern UN finger-wagging if their territorial dealings are deemed inappropriate (eg - India/Pakistan). Interesting that Thailand abstained, yet the other side of their 'border issues,' Myanmar, voted in favour. 
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Cuba was also abstaining which I found interesting
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Cuba I suspect has little interest generating rate from us, when their godfather is doing a shit job in Ukraine...
@Journeyman I suspect several countries abstained when it was clear the motion was a majority and they didn't want to unduly ruffle the Russians.
Belarus, well Luka is clinging to power by his short and curlies, and knows if VVP removes his troops, he's going to folks -- he pushed his chips to stake Vlad, and is nothing more than a sock puppet now -- I expect there will come a time, when Vlad tries to order Belarus troops over the border, but I'm not sure that would end positively for either Vlad or Luka (and I expect Luka has made that clear to Vlad).
Iran and Venezuela where the odd ones, I think they knew that voting either way was going to be bad for them, and the "I forgot to set my alarm clock for the meeting" routine gives them an out to both sides.
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Looks like Putin doesn’t think he has imposed war on enough countries. The heat is being turned up in Moldova.
This is not a regime that can be trusted to negotiate in good faith.
This is not a regime that can be trusted to negotiate in good faith.
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This being reported in the Canadian Press:
Apparently being treated for heart issues according to unconfirmed reports.
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has been taken to the hospital after suffering a health problem following his arrival for the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesian authorities said Monday.
Apparently being treated for heart issues according to unconfirmed reports.
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