opposition to sanctions does not imply pro-Russia stance.
slovakia also doesnt support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. you made that up.
its crazy that such a lie is a top comment.
slovakia also doesnt support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. you made that up.
its crazy that such a lie is a top comment.
Tell me how it’s not advantageous for Russia to enable trade with them.
but it still doesnt imply that slovakia is therefore politically pro-russian.
they might care about pro-slovak advantages it brings. or they might think that sanction dont work as intendet. or they might think that sanction paradoxically cause too many problems in EU. or that it is not the right approach to resolve the conflict.
Short term, they may benefit by getting access to cheaper resources.
Long term, there will be Russian tanks in Bratislava.
That makes you "pro Russian" apparently
Just look at how officials in positions of power in the the British state reacted, especially people like Ben Wallace.
They’re clearly, shamelessly happy that this war is going on. They love it! The fact Ukraine is getting destroyed as a viable nation is neither here nor there, they don’t care at all.
To them it’s still 1880 and they’re playing the Great Game again, never mind the fact Britain would struggle to fight its way out of a wet paper bag in 2026
The complicated start of the war is that the circumstances of the Soviet breakup created a Ukraine entangled with Russia, and when the Ukrainians wanted to join the EU and attain the associated prosperity and reforms, Russia responded in the ways familiar to it, and to Putin.
well technically, existence of some private messaging network can help predators. i dont know if there is a way around that.
but saying that the actions of the activist are "pro CP" is not fair IMO. its often a manipulative labeling. it might be what it motivates the activist or it might not be. they might have completely different reasons to advocate for digital privacy.
And yes, digital privacy is obviously advantageous to the child pornographer, unfortunately.
I know plenty of Slovaks, and you can divide them into 2 groups:
First group are disgusted that their government is pro-Russia.
Second group claims the Ukrainian government was "bombing the Donbas", and finds it normal that "Russia went to defend the Russian speaking population".
But sure, the second group probably consider themselves "neutral" and not "pro-Russia". That doesn't mean we all have to consider them as neutral, since they are deep into the Russian disinfo.