• Fazoo
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    52 years ago

    You’re almost right. The match was the attempt to take the Russian deal and, knowing full well what that meant, people took to the streets.

    That $15 billion would be an investment in a puppet state at Putin’s beck and call. Belarus is all the evidence you need, but you can also see how well the CSTO is going for Armenia. Utterly worthless deals.

    • culpritus [any]
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      There’s data available here if you want to see the numbers yourself:
      https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/UKR/ukraine/gdp-gross-domestic-product

      1992 was the start of CSTO.

      Ukraine GDP per capita 1992 = $1418
      Ukraine GDP per capita 2021 = $4828

      Armenia GDP per capita 1992 = $356
      Armenia GDP per capita 2021 = $4967

      Belarus GDP per capita 1992 = $1668
      Belarus GDP per capita 2021 = $7490

      Care to elaborate on your comment in light of this data?

      • LordR
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        42 years ago

        Cherrypicking data after a huge economic crisis and showing growth. Wow. Incredible. Just as a comparison:

        Poland GDP per Capita 1992: $2459
        Poland GDP per Capita 2021: $17999

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        The fact CSTO has a defense clause which Russia has failed to follow through on multiple times? You talk economic growth, cherry picking stats you like, when I’m talking about the core foundation of a defense pact. The defense. Not once has the group actually defended a member state during an armed conflict, specifically the ongoing fight between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

        It is a toothless pact. I’ll let Lord handle your stat nonsense, since that wasn’t the point of me mentioning CSTO.