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Russia Builds Up Military Bases Along Finland Border, Satellite Images Show (united24media.com)

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Much of the buildup is happening in the Leningrad Military District, which borders Estonia, Latvia, and Finland. As part of a broader plan to increase the Russian army’s size to 1.5 million troops, small brigades stationed there are being expanded into full divisions of around 10,000 soldiers, the report said.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have four bottles of cheap champagne, two of which are labelled "Trump" and "Putin" for this very purpose

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What are the other 2?

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Musk and Orban

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm hoping on Orbán actually going out with the next election. Magyar has plenty of time to get an even stronger base.

[–] shaserlark@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And then you exchange Orban, the right wing dipshit with another, new right wing dipshit, I know it’s the only way to get rid of the Russian spy balloon but it’s not exactly freedom Hungarians would be getting out of this.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago

Tisza is hardly right wing. Could be later co-opted of course, just like Orbán did with Fidesz.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

Lukashenko and Bibi?

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

They sell the cheap champagne by bottles of four