Russian state TV wants Moscow to conquer three US states
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Political scientist Sergey Mikheyev also suggested annexing two NATO member nations in Europe.

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In a recent appearance on Russia’s state-run television, Russian political scientist Sergey Mikheyev suggested that the country’s “empire” should grow to encompass three American states.

“I want the Russian empire with Alaska, Hawaii, California, Finland, and Poland,” he said, as translated by Gerashchenko for the clip he shared. “Although Poland and Finland are so stinky, I’m not sure, to be honest. We’ll clean them.”

  • morphballganon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    9 months ago

    I could absolutely see Turnip Dump willingly “trade” those states to Russia to get something else in return, if he won a 2nd term as President.

    That is to say, he would float the idea to see the response, then say he wouldn’t do it, then turn around and do it anyway.

    People who are saying “that would never happen,” answer me this: what happened on 1/6/21? Specifically what happened with a confederate flag in the Capitol building? Something you thought would never happen?

    • kboy101222@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      16·
      9 months ago

      Can someone help me find this out -

      Is selling an entire state something that literally anyone can do? Like, can the president do it? Congress? Secretary of State? Library of Congress?

      Is this something that’s even possible?

      I assume the answer is a hard no, but the only source I could find online is quora and I have a negative amount of trust in that site

      • morphballganon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        20·
        9 months ago

        There are institutions that are designed to prevent it, but as we saw in 45’s first term, he has absolutely no qualms about dismantling meddlesome institutions.

      • bradinutah@thelemmy.clubEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        SCOTUS has said no. Also, the Confederacy lost the whole war over their state members trying to leave. There is no legal means of seceding from the Union aside from persuading three quarters of the other states to let you leave by amending the constitution.

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I don’t think there’s any real mechanism for it, but they could certainly do it regardless, and ultimately I’m sure it would end up in front of the Supreme Court.

      • eyvind@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        9 months ago

        Well… maybe if he tried being nicer and didn’t smell quite so fecal, people wouldn’t describe him like that?

    • Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      what happened on 1/6/21?

      Not what t-dump wanted to happen. If that loser-in-chief couldn’t pull off 1,000 guys storming capital hill, what makes you think that he could pull off selling states with a combined population of about 44 million to our sworn enemy?

      Even his best “allies” and his own vp left him out to dry after 1/6.