absolute cope, Ukraine is the only former Soviet state that still hasn't caught up to 1990. It took a long time for the others but Ukraine never made it, and now with this war it's gonna be 2030 or 2040 before they get back up to their 1990 level economy.
I'm reminded of the hype around microfinance and the ensuing revelations that it was all pretty much a scam.
Kansas has a higher GDP, i guess it and every state above it is a superpower. Neat!
The Republic of Ukraine(tm), brought to you by BlackRock(tm) by 2030
Yeah, if this was in a movie to showcase some weird dystopia, people would say it was too on the nose
Ukraine literally just expects the west to shower them with money with no strings attached. Feels like the entire country has lead poisoning.
They're not getting a Marshall plan, they're getting a Taliplan.
Feels like the entire country has lead poisoning.
Don't forget the radiation poisoning from that depleted uranium.
Yeah but that would require it to be built up in the first place
Anyone have a link to this post that doesn't use a host-site that my job has blocked for being a porn-host?
