It’s almost as if the threat of long range missiles is scaring the shit out of Russia.

I hope NATO reply that if Russia turns Kiev into a melted spot, Moscow will follow. But to be fair it’s all ego saber rattling.

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    I doubt that would help, unless you told Ukrainians to switch from bombing refineries to bombing distilleries at the same time.

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      2 months ago

      Genuinely, though, I wonder how centralized their vodka industry is. A few bombs could cause a fairly major crisis if as many people are alcoholic as rumoured.

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        2 months ago

        It’s probably better for Ukraine if alcoholism is still a societal problem in Russia. You don’t want to have to fight sober frontline soldiers.

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          True, though it might be a temporary advantage to create an acute crisis at a key time. Something to keep in the back pocket maybe. NCD stuff.

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      2 months ago

      But the high officials and oligarchs don’t want to drink vodka for commoners, they want wine, cognac & whisky from the west.

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        2 months ago

        And they’ll still be able to source that no matter what. If Kim Jong Un can still get his Cognac, the elites in Russia would have no problem getting some crates through China.