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vapescaped t1_iycezpe wrote

Because Russia thought they had leverage over the EU with their natural gas supply. Waive a wand and threaten a cold Europe and they would be left alone, or so they thought.

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____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyckyom wrote

The winters barely bring snow any more. I'd be more worried about not having air conditioning in summer.

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santa_obis t1_iyclpge wrote

Tell that to Northern Europe. With that being said, invest the money oligarchs stole from the Russian people, use the profits to support Ukraine, and help the Russian people rebuild their country when they take it back from the criminals running it now.

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Important_Leather_84 t1_iyd7yi6 wrote

The problem being... while of fucking course we should help them rebuild because as of now its a clusterfuck with nuclear capabilities. But Ukraine is priority.

Russia has historically always well, shit the bed.

What was it? "Russia's history can be described in five words: " And then it got worse."

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saraphilipp t1_iyei8ph wrote

Russia gonna have to give up it's nukes if it wants help from the rest of the world once this is over.

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No_Zombie2021 t1_iyensbz wrote

Northern European here. We have insulation and fire wood. Keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine.

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____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyerrdb wrote

Northern Europe did pretty well before electricity and gas. I’m sure they will be fine.

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activator t1_iycp74v wrote

Fyi, ya don't need snow for it to be freezing cold

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EmotionalSuportPenis t1_iyem259 wrote

Doesn't get freezing cold how it used to, either. Skating on the canals to get places used to be so common it was a Dutch stereotype, now it's relatively rare.

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activator t1_iyev98n wrote

With temperatures just around 0°C and slight wind, it's gets plenty cold. Doesn't matter if ice/snow is more rare than before, it's still cold

Edit: Celcius

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CG3HH t1_iycwwgy wrote

Where are you that used to have snow and now has AC?? In Germany we get almost no snow and everyone is afraid AC will make you sick 🙄

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Important_Leather_84 t1_iyd83ur wrote

Dude, Germans and your fear of drafts and open windows. I'll never understand lol.

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CG3HH t1_iydwz0s wrote

Im not german and I fucking hate it too

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____DEAFPOOL____ t1_iyere9g wrote

Germans are afraid of airconditioning? Lmfao I have never heard that before.

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CG3HH t1_iyezjk8 wrote

It is nearly universal. There are 2 main reasons, fear of blowing germs around (I can kinda sorta understand this one) and the other one is that a big jump in temperature (my sister in law claims it is a difference of 8 degrees C) somehow makes your immune system unable to function. I dunno about that last one, some german should chime in.

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