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[Urist McScoopbeard]

What about the Zeppelin bombers and crazy tanks? and the bear cavalry?

... Wait... that's RA3. Damnit.

[Knit tie]

In case we do wage war and our God-Emperor unleashes his greatest champions, I'll send you more photos.

[XXSockXX]

Before we overdo it with the silly invasion scenarios - German and Russian FM are currently meeting in Geneva.

[Darvi]

I won't need to tell you anything. You'll know.

[olemars]

This adventure has apparently already cost Putin's stock market roughly a Sotchi 2014, and that's not counting the 10 billion in sold off gold and currency reserves and 1.5% base interest rate hike to stabilize the ruble.

[Chaoswizkid]

This adventure has apparently already cost Putin's stock market roughly a Sotchi 2014, and that's not counting the 10 billion in sold off gold and currency reserves and 1.5% base interest rate hike to stabilize the ruble.

That's probably the most telling thing that Putin's not going to do anything with Crimea, because otherwise they wouldn't have bothered stabilizing it.
Unless that's just what he wants everyone to think..!

[Sergarr]

Sotchi

*eye twitch*

[mainiac]

That's probably the most telling thing that Putin's not going to do anything with Crimea, because otherwise they wouldn't have bothered stabilizing it.

Huh?

[Chaoswizkid]

That's probably the most telling thing that Putin's not going to do anything with Crimea, because otherwise they wouldn't have bothered stabilizing it.

Huh?

Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the economic instability was caused from just his soldiers being present in Crimea, yes? If he annexes Crimea, or if he further attacks Ukraine, or etc., that would cause more instability unless Russia basically just went "fuck it" and didn't care about the international market. I'm thinking that because they bothered to stabilize it, they actually care about it being unstable, meaning they won't just say "fuck it", meaning they very likely won't do anything with Crimea/Ukraine/etc.

[XXSockXX]

Unless I'm misunderstanding something, the economic instability was caused from just his soldiers being present in Crimea, yes? If he annexes Crimea, or if he further attacks Ukraine, or etc., that would cause more instability unless Russia basically just went "fuck it" and didn't care about the international market. I'm thinking that because they bothered to stabilize it, they actually care about it being unstable, meaning they won't just say "fuck it", meaning they very likely won't do anything with Crimea/Ukraine/etc.

That doesn't mean much unfortunately. Of course further escalation would make everything worse economically, but stabilizing the currency would have to be done either way probably.

Sotchi

*eye twitch*

If that makes you twitch already, we spell it Sotschi.

[boki]

Crimea is lost. That is 100% sure. The question is will other parts be invaded or not (when I say other, I dont mean whole ucraine, just the places near russia)
Don't think he didn't know that because of this action the economy would take a hit. When you do something like this, you plan in advance, and calculate what you can do or not. And something obvious as economic instability here and there is the most basic thing you know will happen. He probably also calculated if sanctions will happen.

[Sergarr]

http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_03/Kherson-Nikolaev-and-Odessa-declare-their-desire-to-join-Crimea-official-5026/

[Knit tie]

http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_03/Kherson-Nikolaev-and-Odessa-declare-their-desire-to-join-Crimea-official-5026/

I hope you are taking everything official and semiofficial russian media says with a fair sprinkling of salt. Not everything's wrong, but many things are exagerrated or glossed over.

[Little]

Utter insanity.

[Knit tie]

Utter insanity.

Aqizzar, did you forget to take your pills again?