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rosesandpiglets t1_j6duwep wrote

Reply to comment by CthulhuSpawn007 in Lithuania sends anti-drone equipment, power generators and warm clothes to Ukraine by Interrete

A lot of people see it as the Baltics being pragmatic, which it most definitely partially is, but it is mostly they all just really hate Russia and have a lot of empathy for other former Bloc countries

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Cuddle_Pls t1_j6e0m5j wrote

> mostly they all just really hate Russia and have a lot of empathy for other former Bloc countries

Am from the Baltics. Can confirm.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6e2ft1 wrote

I thought my Lithuanian Grandpa was being overdramatic in 2014 when he said Crimea was just the beginning of Putin trying to rebuild the ussr, I should have taken him more seriously.

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ToughQuestions9465 t1_j6eavhp wrote

Always assume worst about russia and then you will be only somewhat surprised when they still exceed expectations.

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paklaikes t1_j6eiqdp wrote

I saw the barricades in Kyiv. They looked the same as the ones I saw in Vilnius, 1991.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6ejcem wrote

I’m sure, a lot has changed in the last 30 years, but Russian tyranny remains very much the same

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TheChoonk t1_j6eoi8q wrote

Russian tanks haven't changed at all.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6erm8n wrote

True. If the stakes weren’t so terrible I’d say it’d be a fascinating demonstration watching them go up against Leopards and Abrams

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