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Yep. They blocked us for around 2 days IIRC which gave Armenians time to regroup and meant we suffered losses that we wouldn't have otherwise if we managed to keep pressing our advantage. Can't confirm for sure but apparently they backed off once Turkey threatened to get involved. It really is...

Oh man, not again...

Yes, Russia did suddenly attack Ukraine. If by power struggles you mean Ukrainians chose, surprise, surprise, the EU and the opportunity to become a functional country instead of a shithole like Russia, sure. Doesn't mean Russia had the right to invade Ukraine, unless you have some very, very...

So Russia invading Ukraine was just propaganda of the colonialist, capitalist west (BTW great job sounding like a Margarita Simonyan soundbite)? Everyone was just collectively hallucinating Russian soldiers marching across the border into Ukraine and all the bombed Ukrainian towns? And please...

If they don't want to, no. Even presidents aren't required to swear on a Bible if they don't want to. Theodore Roosevelt didn't, for example. Kyrsten Sinema was sworn in using a copy of the US Constitution. So Oz is quite free to use a copy of the Quran if he wants to, though I suspect he'll do...

The comments in it are amusing to say the least. Russians trying their best to assure themselves that the minorities being sent to the slaughter are still loyal.

Seeing stuff like this always reminds me of that famous quote by a British officer in WW2 which goes something along the lines of "the Germans assumed they'd be bombing everyone else while nobody would bomb them".

South Azerbaijan is the main flashpoint that could inflict major cracks in Iran and throw the floodgates open for all the other non-Persian ethnicities in Iran to try and make a break for it. That's why they are worried. Funniest thing is that south Azerbaijanis used to be some of the most...

The US didn't try to stop us from liberating the entirety of Karabakh. You know who did and who has "peacekeepers" in Karabakh right now? RUSSIA. If Russia collapses, that's the opportunity of a lifetime to actually get Turkic states together if you actually are for Turan. Some people...

According to some leaks, companies have been paying Twitter for years to "earn" their blue checkmarks so it seems like Elon is just extending that same courtesy to the general public.

If Russia losing in their invasion of Ukraine causes Russia to collapse, then perhaps Russia shouldn't really exist anymore. As an Azerbaijani, Russia has been the bane of our existence for 200+ years. The US has not, Western investments are literally the reason why Azerbaijan was able to some...

1. Start project with Russians. 2. Get screwed by Russians. 3. ??? 4. Continue as before. Same story playing out every time.

More like congratulations Russia, you just gave Mossad an excuse to start assassinating your scientists.

Because it was nonsense. Russia was trying to raise alarm about biological research centers in Ukraine where academic experts from multiple countries collaborate to research various pathogens and viruses for medical purposes. This is a very common thing and even more hilariously Russia was one...

Russians is not providing any tech. They won't even allow Turkish engineers to WORK on the damn thing. I'm also suspicious of the claim that only Russia was prepared to cooperate with Turkey. For example the deal with Japan fell through because Turkey was the one that disagreed with Japanese...

I'm neutral towards Pakistan but you really don't know much about their history if you think they have always been super warm towards Turkey. Before Turks became their latest BFF, Pakistan used to be major BFFs with Iran and regarded them as their "brothers".

Most people misunderstand UNCLOS, they are under the impression that it's a binding agreement when in reality it's more of a guideline for how naval borders should be allocated according to conventional rules. It's specifically mentioned that UNCLOS is not designed for inconvenient borders such...

This, despite appearances the amount of old Soviet/Russian tech we have in service vastly outnumbers the amount of Western tech.

Wait does this mean that Russia has started trying to forcefully conscript random immigrant workers? Are they going to start conscripting tourists too?

There is no leverage. The best that people have come up with is that Turkey will control the flow of gas into Europe (and Russia will control Turkey) but it won't because Europe has already began the long road of moving away from Russian resources. Turkey will be left with nothing except yet...