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[TempAcc]

How democratic of him :v

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I don't see how this is different from literally anything else Zhirinovsky has ever said or done. He's got to at least top "nuke the Black Sea to create a tsunami that will wipe out Istanbul" to get my attention.

[smjjames]

Apparently there's some minor controversy currently going on in Russian Duma, after Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, has called some of the "United Russia" (Putin's party) deputies as "sellouts" and said that after the results of Presidential elections he will "ride into Kremlin" and will "shoot and hang" the opponents.

Isn't that the same guy known to spout off crazy stuff every so often? Kind of the Russian version of Paul LePage, except nuttier?

*sees MSHs post*

Yep...

[Loud Whispers]

Apparently there's some minor controversy currently going on in Russian Duma, after Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, has called some of the "United Russia" (Putin's party) deputies as "sellouts" and said that after the results of Presidential elections he will "ride into Kremlin" and will "shoot and hang" the opponents.

In turn, the leadership of the lower house of parliament insists that Zhirinovsky himself apologizes for saying about plans to shoot his opponents. "Sometimes it is necessary to apologize for the reason that any politician can make any statements, but not in a boorish form", - quotes "Interfax" Duma Vice-Speaker Peter Tolstoy.
A statement from the LDPR faction's press service explains that Pushkin began to express dissatisfaction when Zhirinovsky from the rostrum paid attention to "some peculiarities of conducting elections in some districts of the Moscow region" (Pushkina was elected in a single-mandate district from Odintsovo district of the Moscow region - note "Lentee.ru" "). "Do you see what" United Russia "is doing? They are bribed deputies, "retorted the leader of the Liberal Democrats and added that he would" drive to the Kremlin "in the presidential elections and" shoot and hang "opponents.

Cas banter

[Egan_BW]

How democratic of him :v

And Liberal!

[muldrake]

Apparently there's some minor controversy currently going on in Russian Duma, after Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, has called some of the "United Russia" (Putin's party) deputies as "sellouts" and said that after the results of Presidential elections he will "ride into Kremlin" and will "shoot and hang" the opponents.

He's sort of a Russian version of Trump but marginally crazier and marginally less stupid.

[smjjames]

Apparently there's some minor controversy currently going on in Russian Duma, after Zhirinovsky, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, has called some of the "United Russia" (Putin's party) deputies as "sellouts" and said that after the results of Presidential elections he will "ride into Kremlin" and will "shoot and hang" the opponents.

He's sort of a Russian version of Trump but marginally crazier and marginally less stupid.

I wouldn't say marginally less stupid..... but yes, he's pretty much the Russian version of Trump.

[smjjames]

A former Russian lawmaker was shot dead in Kiev.

AP article with further info (and also with a pic including the dead body and some blood, don't know why they included that in the pic)

Well, there's extremely little info to go on other than 'Russian guy shot in Ukraine under unknown circumstances)'. The AP article does mention that one reason could have been a business dispute, but there's no proof one way or another. As would be expected, the Ukranian government is blaming it on Russia.

As for my own opinion, the fact that the Kremlin has engaged in these kind of killings before does make it come under suspicion, but to be honest here, there's no definite evidence one way or another.

[Loud Whispers]

There's a fair chance it was Kremlin. I imagine too, if Kremlin did it, there would be few links to Kremlin

It's a shame we don't have UR or someone to gauge the credibility of this shooting. I guess a simple thing to be asked would be what would Putin gain from killing this guy?

He said he had left Russia because security agencies were persecuting him and had given a number of interviews in which he was sharply critical of Vladimir Putin.

Oh, that. Yeah there's a fair chance this was an assassination

[smjjames]

There's a fair chance it was Kremlin. I imagine too, if Kremlin did it, there would be few links to Kremlin

It's a shame we don't have UR or someone to gauge the credibility of this shooting. I guess a simple thing to be asked would be what would Putin gain from killing this guy?

He said he had left Russia because security agencies were persecuting him and had given a number of interviews in which he was sharply critical of Vladimir Putin.

Oh, that. Yeah there's a fair chance this was an assassination

AP has a picture of the guys freaking dead body, not sure how much more credible you get than that.

But yes, given the Kremlins history of assassinating or otherwise removing anybody influential or potentially influential that is critical of Putin and that they can get at, it's pretty much auto-guilty until proven otherwise for Russia.

[Loud Whispers]

AP has a picture of the guys freaking dead body, not sure how much more credible you get than that.

But yes, given the Kremlins history of assassinating or otherwise removing anybody influential or potentially influential that is critical of Putin and that they can get at, it's pretty much auto-guilty until proven otherwise for Russia.

Eh what
If we assume Russia is auto-guilty based on a history of being guilty, then Russia will always have a history of assassinating people who may have died by coincidence

Just cos it's probably Russia doesn't mean we should swagger about giving auto-verdicts and shit, consensus has consequences. Has the danger of causing a situation similar to the boy who cried wolf

[Guardian G.I.]

Meanwhile in Ukraine, an ammunition depot near Kharkov has exploded the other day.

Ukrainian officials are blaming you-know-who for this disaster.

[misko27]

You laugh, but when the Russian weather-control machine becomes fully operational you will wish you had believed them.

[Jimmy]

Meanwhile in Ukraine, an ammunition depot near Kharkov has exploded the other day.

Ukrainian officials are blaming you-know-who for this disaster.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Dorsidwarf]

On the other hand, I don't see any reason why a huge ammo dump suddenly exploding in the middle of a war with a rebel group all but openly backed by the biggest regional power who've made it very clear that they think you should have stayed their satellite state isn't a reason to start pointing fingers.