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President Volodymyr Zelensky on Dec. 23 accused Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of undermining Europe's efforts to become independent of Russian gas and helping Moscow to fund its war against Ukraine.

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[–] SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol 12 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Without a way to magically transport resources, there’s no chance of getting anything useful from Putin right now.

Looking ahead, Russia’s economy is in shambles. Even under ideal conditions, it’ll take years to recover.

Seriously, what’s his plan here?

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The original plan was for three days.

He knows that he'll be Romanov'd, once he shows weakness.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Such a weird reality this thread lives in.

Why not 6% of gdp so that you can make extra gifts to blackrock via ukraine love.

They've been doused in Russia bad propaganda by their owners for decades now, and there's nothing more capitalism needs to sustain itself than an infinitely strong, infinitely weak enemy like Putin. Remember when they tried to paint him as a cancer patient that was sure to die by the end of the first year?

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