Silver linings: if we do all end up being consumed by a Russian thermonuclear fireball next week then at least the final few days of our lives will have been refreshingly free of another boring mud s… (View Post)

Gascony and Normandy? That's not very ambitious. I'd be going for a full restoration of the Angevin Empire myself. (View Post)

Though AIUI the German Greens, who are actually the Russia hawks within the governing coalition, never wanted Nord Stream 2 in the first place. So at least one element of said coalition can chalk thi… (View Post)

The ideal resolution to this situation is for a senior Russian general who has a better grip on reality than Putin to stage a successful coup and shoot the bastard in the back of the head, followed b… (View Post)

They're bricking it over the cost of living: a ban on bank transfers means they can't pay for their Russian energy so the flow stops. Simple as that. On that general topic, Ukraine itself could subst… (View Post)