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[โ€“] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I cannot think of anything else the EU could have done to damage it's own brand image as this has. It's clear the EU has it's own oligarch problem.

[โ€“] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it's clear the EU has it's own oligarch problem

That is quite the claim to make and calling it "clear"

To quote Wikipedia:

[โ€“] TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I cannot describe how utterly simple and bountiful it is to search for citations and find them, so for the benefit of avoiding arguing against your complete and utter ignorance, I'll just assume you and the gang upvoting you are just being the most blatantly facetious people here.