Russia's at it again

I've been reading Raoul's posts regarding Russia for years. I'm yet to see one with anything positive to say about the country/people.

Is there anything positive to be said for that country/people? Is there anything we could look up and say "hey, we don't have that here, I wish we did!".
 
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This obviously shows that Russia and Putin are paragons of virtue, damn fake news.

It shows that much of the media will print anything at all about Russia, and by doing this for months, much of the public will believe it without needing to pause.
 
What the feck happened? :lol:
 
Jesus, three days! Not one day!
 
It shows


It shows that much of the media will print anything at all about Russia, and by doing this for months, much of the public will believe it without needing to pause.

One ‘oh shit’ doesn’t negate one thousand ‘attaboys,’ as the quote goes. Media could have certainly jumped the gun on this one, doesn’t negate the evidence against Russia.

Besides flatly denying it prima facie as seems to be the typical retort, what will the Russian apologists say if the sting operation proves that Russia is behind it? More fake news that is patently unfair towards Russia, obvious media lies?
 


Seen a number of journalists also pointing out how Russia/Putin could milk the deception involved in this incident for years..
 


Seen a number of journalists also pointing out how Russia/Putin could milk the deception involved in this incident for years..


Suppose it depends if the sting operation yielded tangible results by catching the conspirators who wanted to murder him. If it did then its very difficult to criticize it since it will likely keep Arkady alive.
 
Russian response be like
"Look at how easy the west was fooled and quick to point the finger, of course we've never heard of the man captured, he certainly isn't one of our proud citizens"
 
So, the Ukrainian goverment officially accuses Russia of murdering a journalist.

Then admits it was all a “special operation” prank, and that the journalist is actually fine.

What the actual feck?
 
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Well this is brilliant news. The civilised world has reached the end of it’s tether with Russian agents killing it’s citizens on foreign soil and has finally decided to act.

The last straw was most likely Salisbury. From now on Russian agents need to be very, very careful abroad. Next time a hit squad venture out they may just be setting themselves up for a super sting.
 
So, the Ukrainian goverment officially accuses Russia of murdering a journalist.

Then admits it was all a “special operation” prank, and that the journalist is actually fine.

What the actual feck?

Before I respond to your ridiculous post, what is your definition of a ‘prank?’