Dear friends,

There is a lot going on and I think that it would make sense to open a thread for various discussions of the current events (with moderation rules still applying).  To launch the discussion, I offer two photos:

Russian peacekeeper in Nagorno-Karabakh

and this

Enjoy!

The Saker

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