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EU spokesperson says referendum on joining the bloc happened with ‘unprecedented interference’ by Russia or its proxies.

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[–] StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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They weren’t kidding about the narrowly

Yes, really. I even saw an earlier news article showing that the referendum was expected to fail!

Thank goodness that they made it, even after all the Russian disinformation and interference. Democracy won again today.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

As an American, the parallels between Shor and Trump and Putin pulling strings on both his puppets are intense.

[–] Suffa@lemmy.wtf 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Congratz. What sort of time frame are we expecting here?

[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Earliest possible entry is likely 2030, so, given the history of EU enlargement, the membership isn't save from eurosceptic governments being elected.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Fuck the Kremlin.

Many Russians are good people who, after a long history of brutal oppression, have been brainwashed. Blaming all of them just pushes those on the fence into the arms of the Kremlin