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[10ebbor10]

Being recognizable to the people isn't how you get things done in Europe though. If Merkel takes that seat, it's far more likely that other nations will be far less diplomatic in order not to be seen as lapdog to Germany to their own constituency. Van Rompuy was ridiculed for a moment, and then left alone to do what needed to be done.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Spoiler: Speaking about Merkel.... (click to show/hide)

So sweeeet

[palsch]

Ha.

[Guardian G.I.]

While bloodthirsty irredentist mafiosi Putin is chilling out with Merkel in Rio, Ukrainian forces are assaulting Lugansk. There are reports of heavy Ukrainian artillery fire and air strikes.

Lugansk Airport (?) on fire:


Videos:
Fires burning on the outskirts of the city
Ditto, shot around 21:00 local time

The city is being attacked from 3 directions, pro-Russian forces are holding out, despite being heavily outnumbered.

[Owlbread]

Authoritarians rarely have a sense of irony:

Vladimir Putin has waded into the Falkland Islands row, telling Britain it must sit down with Argentina for fresh talks to resolve the dispute.

The Russian president, who has faced international criticism over the annexation of Crimea and continuing tensions on the Ukraine border, said his country supported "the necessity" to find a solution to the 200-year-old feud.

Speaking at a dinner with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on a one-day visit to the country, Mr Putin added: "I'd like to draw attention to the words of the president regarding double discourse in international affairs."

[Ukrainian Ranger]

At night from 12th to 13th of July Ukraine was on the brink of a full scale war with Russia

Inforesist.org is a very pro-Ukrainian site and tend to exaggerate Russian loses by an order of magnitude, but I believe that this article may be true

BTW, Inforesist.org/en is a nice place for news from Ukraine if you don't mind pro-Ukrainian bias

[smjjames]

On the leaders in the FIFA final, Poroshenko said that he decided not to go, even though he had planned on talking with Putin there (or it was Putins plans?), although a few other sources seemed to say he did, so I'm not really sure.

Right now probably isn't a good time for Poroshenko to go off and watch the final games in Brazil anyway.

[Helgoland]

Ha.

The only people who don't like Germany? Fucking Ukips.

[Loud Whispers]

La Crimea Son Argentinas

[Owlbread]

Meet the Americans campaigning for Scottish independence.

Unfortunately they don't talk enough about those campaigners and try to summarise the referendum most of the time so Americans can understand it. I've nothing against that, I just wish they'd talk about the campaigners more; I know for instance that the woman they mention at the end, Melissa Murray, is a very intelligent woman and effective campaigner who deserves a full interview to get her views across. I don't know her personally but I've seen her on the internet. 

[TD1]

note how owlbread went vOv and stopped responding

Because I realised what Scriver realised, and I decided there was no point in arguing it any further because arguing that point with Dwarfy One and trying to get to the conclusion I want would be like trying to get water out of a stone.

Well, hell. Look who's talking. 

[Loud Whispers]

Passive aggressiveness makes me want to throw bricks at things, directed at nobody in particular.

[Ukrainian Ranger]

Looks like Russia shot down a Ukrainian aircraft

[Loud Whispers]

Passive aggressiveness makes me want to throw bricks at things, directed at nobody in particular.

Except people that are passive aggressive?

But then I'd be directing bricks at people in particular.

[Loud Whispers]

Well, I won't complain if you start off by braining the worst passive-aggressive people.

But you're being passive aggressive right now by proxy threatening brickings for the passive aggressive

Though maybe that's direct