“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev.

Russian politician Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday Russia could have a right to go to war with NATO.

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    1 year ago

    Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side.

    I think they’re trying to provoke a war so NATO will overhaul Russia’s economy and infrastructure à la the Marshall plan.

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      1 year ago

      i doubt they want to take it that far, but i’ve got to assume at least some of putin’s cronies are thinking if they goad him into something stupid enough, they can get rid of him and take over for themselves.

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        1 year ago

        There isn’t going to be much left to take over if they don’t hurry it up.

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        1 year ago

        It also saves face since Russia would be BTFO by 20 countries instead by only Ukraine.