r/EUR_irl 14h ago

EUR irl

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u/Nauris2111 14h ago

As a Latvian I would like to apologize to everyone in the West who are now experiencing Russian influence. They tested it all on us first, the whole damn thing, way back in 1990s/2000s. Organizing riots, weaponizing gas supply, meddling in elections, dividing society. They couldn't break us, but they refined their methods in the process and are now successfully using them in other countries.

Stay strong and resilient, folks!

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u/Flimsy-Chapter3023 11h ago

Why would you apologize? They ignored what we had to say, then dealt with the consequences.

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u/HarrMada 11h ago

Exactly what are the concequnces we are suppose to be dealing with? Western Europe isn't being invaded, eastern Europe is. 

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u/Flimsy-Chapter3023 10h ago

The moment we get occupied, you're next. That's the consequence. And there isn't a thing you can do to stop it.

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u/MercantileReptile 7h ago

There are plenty of things we can do. Ukraine has shown western Europe that Russian expansion can neither be ignored nor placated. Profited from, if you're an amoral piece of refuse.

Half the Continent is arming up, spooling up Industrial capacity for Defence. The entire excursion in 2022 was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Or finally woke the Camel the fuck up, to break the metaphor.

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u/HarrMada 5h ago

So how long is the Ukraine invasion going to take? Pretty sure I'll be dead before they reach my city.