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I don't think they really care. I mean they have lost about 1 million people dead or injured yet no one seems to bat an eyelid in Russia. Russians on the whole also seem very cynical people. They simply don't see themselves as subjects.

Russkiy propaganda is so strong many actually believe all the nonsense fed from Moscow through all useful idiots. Russian is spoken especially in Eastern Ukraine, so what? French is spoken in Belgium, Switzerland and Canada, German is spoken in Austria and even parts of Italy. Should France claim Quebec? Should England invade the USA where ENGLISH is spoken?

Doesn't make any sense as they would be the front line in a war. Then again Russia is a crumbling empire that will eventually break up. The process started decades ago but it is moving slowly. It is insane trying to keep that land mass unified by force with all resource gains going to Moscow..

He should look in the mirror. Putin wants his own puppet to 'lead' Ukraine.

It is a nice place at least for a short visit. First time I was there only 10 years ago and was treated like a true alien, sometimes in a good and sometimes in a bad way. Now it is very touristy in comparison to those times, although nothing compared to much of Thailand.

Yes, parroting Kremlin's narrative.

I have to say Russia has played the information war very well as we can see from the many Western useful idiots and neutral observers palying into Putin's hand here as well.

If they do that Russian appetite will only grow.

Putin's Russia to me is the true evil empire, more than the Soviet Union of Reagan era. They leave nothing in their trail except death, poverty, misery and despair, all for strengthening the position of Tsar Vladimir.

My Thai exes were both much more willing to show affection in public than I have ever been. At least they didn't hold back at all.

Yet they use names of each other instead of home town or province demonyms.

It is still idiotic not to address people as individuals.

Yeah, I guess any publicity is good publicity.

Of course farang is offensive, same way as n-word is in the West. Back in the 80's in my country black people were still widely called n***s even in the media and still are by some older people but anyone should understand that the term is derogatory. Farang is in the same way a racist, dehumanizing and categorizing term.

How can they see the difference?