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CthulhuSpawn007 t1_j6dc77z wrote

I know the Baltic states have a lot to lose if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, but it is so goddamned heart warming to hear about the constant out pouring of support these guys have been giving to the Ukrainian people.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6duwep wrote

A lot of people see it as the Baltics being pragmatic, which it most definitely partially is, but it is mostly they all just really hate Russia and have a lot of empathy for other former Bloc countries

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Cuddle_Pls t1_j6e0m5j wrote

> mostly they all just really hate Russia and have a lot of empathy for other former Bloc countries

Am from the Baltics. Can confirm.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6e2ft1 wrote

I thought my Lithuanian Grandpa was being overdramatic in 2014 when he said Crimea was just the beginning of Putin trying to rebuild the ussr, I should have taken him more seriously.

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ToughQuestions9465 t1_j6eavhp wrote

Always assume worst about russia and then you will be only somewhat surprised when they still exceed expectations.

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paklaikes t1_j6eiqdp wrote

I saw the barricades in Kyiv. They looked the same as the ones I saw in Vilnius, 1991.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6ejcem wrote

I’m sure, a lot has changed in the last 30 years, but Russian tyranny remains very much the same

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TheChoonk t1_j6eoi8q wrote

Russian tanks haven't changed at all.

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rosesandpiglets t1_j6erm8n wrote

True. If the stakes weren’t so terrible I’d say it’d be a fascinating demonstration watching them go up against Leopards and Abrams

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pomo t1_j6hjctf wrote

Russia wouldn't strike a NATO country directly. Putin knows his time would end the very next day if Z moved over the Lithuanian border.

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