The Russian economy is on the brink of collapse, with industrial output falling and major companies initiating large-scale layoffs amid the economic fallout from the war on Ukraine

The Russian economy is on the brink of collapse, with industrial output falling and major companies initiating large-scale layoffs amid the economic fallout from the war on Ukraine

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    • Skua ( Skua@kbin.earth ) 
      12·
      2 years ago

      Russia annexed Crimea literally a matter of weeks after the revolution. There was not even any time for the interim government to apply policies for Russia to respond to. It also annexed Crimea before the war in Donbass started, so your explanation makes even less sense there. Your conspiracy theory about the US installing the guy that would have absolutely obviously been the leader of an interim government anyway does not help.

        • Skua ( Skua@kbin.earth ) 
          8·
          2 years ago

          What do Palestine protestors have to do with this?

          questioning Russia’s access to naval base

          A base that was in Ukraine. Fucking hell, listen to yourself. Imagine if someone said “Oh well it’s a natural Nazi move to question America’s access to Guantanamo Bay.”

          Russia didn’t liberate shit. Russia took Crimea.

          caught on tape hand picking successor government position

          Caught on tape saying that the existing leader of the opposition is the guy that would be the head of the interim government. That’s about as much an indication of guilt as an election pollster calling a safe seat correctly.

          If America wanted Yatseniuk in power so badly, why did it do nothing to keep him in power?