this post was submitted on 07 Feb 2024
42 points (93.8% liked)

Europe

8484 readers
1 users here now

News/Interesting Stories/Beautiful Pictures from Europe πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

(Current banner: Thunder mountain, Germany, πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ ) Feel free to post submissions for banner pictures

Rules

(This list is obviously incomplete, but it will get expanded when necessary)

  1. Be nice to each other (e.g. No direct insults against each other);
  2. No racism, antisemitism, dehumanisation of minorities or glorification of National Socialism allowed;
  3. No posts linking to mis-information funded by foreign states or billionaires.

Also check out !yurop@lemm.ee

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
poVoq@slrpnk.net
42
Why Russia Tried to Block This Canal (www.youtube.com)
submitted 9 months ago by H4rdStyl3z@lemmy.ml to c/europe@feddit.de
5 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

An informative video about the Vistula canal and its implications on Russia-Europe relationships and Kaliningrad.

top 5 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] PinkOwls@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's probably some bullshit like: "It's a threat to Russia because it strengthens Poland's independence and sovereignty."

[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago

I swear that’s an almost word for word quote from the video haha.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Russians used to bluster a lot like that. They also said that the EU project to build a standard-gauge railway through the Baltic States was an act of war. They probably still say things like that, but now everyone ignores them.

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 7 points 9 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/watch?v=ibdSCPhfxBo

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.