The Political Thread

[Comrade Khan]

FIFA set to make an announcement dropping Russia out of the world cup as well

 

[Comrade Khan]

Send in Miro too , in a tank

 

[Comrade Khan]

FIFA and UEFA suspend Russian teams from international football

FIFA and UEFA have suspended Russia's national teams and clubs from international football until further notice due to the country's invasion of Ukraine.

www.reuters.com

 

[CakeWalker]

FIFA set to make an announcement dropping Russia out of the world cup as well

Looks like Putin didn't offer them as much as they originally demanded - after the first option of just changing the name and having no flag

 

[Shane]

This is lowkey hilarious. Basically, the entire world is cancelling Russia just like you'd cancel a person.

 

[Comrade Khan]

This is lowkey hilarious. Basically, the entire world is cancelling Russia just like you'd cancel a person.

Pretty much , plus the financial stuff. Assuming the goal is to get the everyday Russians pissed off enough they force putin to stop . Might be effective might not

 

[CakeWalker]

losing World Cup money would be a massive financial loss - but they weren't expected to win their playoffs brackets anyway

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Pretty much , plus the financial stuff. Assuming the goal is to get the everyday Russians pissed off enough they force putin to stop . Might be effective might not

The whole plan is a regime change. Full stop.

 

[Shane]

The market in Russia has collapsed with the Ruble now being worth less than one cent. Russia has raised the interest rate from 9.5% to 20%

Oops.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

 

[Shane]

Lmao application

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

 

[Comrade Khan]

Up to 250,000 people attend Cologne's Ukraine solidarity march

Up to 250,000 people, many waving Ukrainian flags, marched in the western German city Cologne, turning the traditional Rose Monday carnival celebration into a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

news.yahoo.com

250k protesters now

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Western Intelligence Agencies are currently believing these are the most accurate figures from Ukrainian Defense Dept. If true, this would be 1/3 of the deaths in the entirety of the Soviet Union's 9-year campaign in Afghanistan. Ukraine is slaughtering the Russian offensive.