Construction is underway for a Baltic railway that will further move the region away from Russia

#shorts

[@partizaans9597]

Drift? We are speed running that shit..

[@crokette8908]

And congratulation for that honestly.

[@prfwrx2497]

Glory to that, my friend.

[@genovayork2468]

Vulgar.

[@vic5015]

It's pretty much a full sprint now.

[@No_name_to_give]

Cue the speed running music

[@SpicySauce]

As a European, i fully support closer and more efficient transportation in all of Europe 🎉🎉🎉 Good luck to my Baltic Euro Friends :)

[@highqualityorangejuice420]

​@@taswitka6567how do you want to take Europe when you can't even take Ukraine?

[@taswitka6567]

@@highqualityorangejuice420 nice bait, I cannot reveal state secrets. Reminds me of that US noob that leaked docs to win an argument in some video game (war Thunder?)

[@orcho141]

@@taswitka6567 Can Russia try and not be imperialist, for like 10 seconds?

[@pinetriestofly]

​@@taswitka6567bro is NOT trying that hard for attention (Shut up)

[@highqualityorangejuice420]

@@taswitka6567 just try, please just try to come to Europe and stop crying

[@bb-6359]

Drifting away? Nah they've been speedboating away since their independence at full speed

[@user-co3uc8vt7e]

Independence ha

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

With a V8 Mercury 350 hooked up at just shy of 6200rpm😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@trollfake9578]

@@user-co3uc8vt7e Yes. ALL post-soviet states can compare the soviet enslavement to presence in the EU. Only ruZZian vatniks or fascists whine that "EU is occupation and 4th reich". ussr troops KILLED ppl during ussr when they disobeyed.

[@RACOONAFIED]

Now this is a good comment Latvia has been better than ever now that we have been independent (money wise we aren't that great but we are trying)

[@trollfake9578]

@@RACOONAFIED There is ONLY one nation that regrets fall of ussr and their living standard degrades since then. ruZZkies. Because they have lost productive colonies who now work for their own profit, not for muscovites' imperialistic wet dreams.

[@dutchmapping1]

When I was in Riga this summer there was already construction at the station for the RailBaltica. Always cool to see new infrastructure projects being built

[@notforgotten3685]

Now we just need the B1M to cover it in more detail.

[@sofijast]

I live in Latvia but not in Riga. But i wasat the Riga train station to ride back to my home town in Latvia and while i was waiting for the train i just looked at how the new station was being built for Rail Baltica. It's definitely going to look awsome when it's finished and it seems to be going pretty well. But i'm happy that you visited Latvia hope you enjoyed your time here!❤❤❤🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻

[@chairpersonofthecharlotteh5646]

Construction in Tallinn just started like a week ago

[@jammmy30]

Yeah, fantastic! Stations :)) We all know that with their insane level of corruption it is never gona be finished…

[@Atom224]

Niederlande mit NRW Logo?

[@Nictator42]

"Why don't you love me any more?" asks the country that gunned down Lithuanian border guards in 1990

[@AnalPro74]

Exactly, and some are saying that the Soviets we're "modernizing"and "helping" Baltic States. Most of them are Russians, and I don't blame them, they have been fed propaganda their whole lives, it would be difficult to believe anything else.

[@FUCKYOUTUBEANDITSIDIOTICHANDLE]

ахахахаха @@AnalPro74

[@ThereAndBenAgain]

Absolutely massive news!! Good luck to the Baltics and EU

[@hugoboss917]

Barely news. This project has been on going for 15 years at least

[@dux_bellorum]

​@hugoboss917 but still good news to hear none the less!

[@CountryLifestyle2023]

​@@hugoboss917good news is good news

[@Mitology]

Yes

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@hugoboss917it’s just one of many eu rail projects.

[@yarielrobles9003]

Given how train minded Europe is, I'm surprised this wasn't a thing already

[@McHallel]

"train minded Europe is" lol 😂😂😂

[@anymorrow]

Lool America was once leading in Railway... But they let their carmakers destroy their public service.. what a loss finacially and ecomomically

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

The thing is that while the internal train networks are usually pretty good (for a low enough value of good) internationally it's a lot harder to achieve and a lit less common. It's not standardized, so there are a lot of problem with intra-EU railway lines. But we're working on it, as you can see.

[@sedatmehmed4371]

Well you shouldn't be surprised. Rail was often constructed by the states and often with priority of connecting cities in the country. International connections are few and aren't prioritised. That's why international trains in Europe are rare and also f*cking expensive. Brussel-Paris is around 25 bucks with bus and 80 by train

[@Oldass_Deadass_dumbass_channel]

​​@@anymorrowI mean, tbf, we were only ever as rail horny as we were because of big business. When big business' priorities changed, so did ours. A prime example is the public transit of LA. It was made for profit, it was destroyed for profit.

[@zaynkhan9147]

I’m excited for it to link with Finland

[@user-ib9pz6id5b]

Don't get too excited, that's not part of the initial project, just a proposal for the future

[@erikthehalfabee6234]

How would that even be possible? Across Russia? Just transfer to the boat

[@metawarp7446]

@@erikthehalfabee6234Pay close attention at the map at the beginning of the vid

[@No_name_to_give]

​@@erikthehalfabee6234 why not a ferry system?

[@No_name_to_give]

That could work to

[@jonsmith5058]

Lol the UK blames the EU for being a crappy bureaucratic mess, yet they fund initatives like this and the UK couldnt build highspeed rail HS2) halfway through a single country….

[@jamiedodger1235]

The UK doesn't blame the EU for that. Our politicians do. The people of this country were sold Brexit on an idealistic dream of trade independence and prosperity. What we got was corruption and economic regression. Most people in this country want to rejoin the EU

[@tylerclayton6081]

This isn’t high speed rail. And HS2 shouldn’t even be high speed rail anyways. Double the speed is not worth 10 times more cost to build. That just doesn’t make any economical sense

[@jonsmith5058]

@@tylerclayton6081 uhhh, if HS2 isn’t high speed rail then its not anything. The slow lines already exist. Its about capacity, not speed anyway.

[@skogenbassist]

HS2 opens up capacity by taking the high speed rail off the commuter and freight travel routes, so HS2 needs to be high speed to be meaningful.

[@jonsmith5058]

@@skogenbassist exactly, and this idiot acts like somehow a high speed rail is more complicated, its just a rail line dedicated to faster trains.

[@kevinpiip3427]

You dont even know how excited i am for this! Cant wait to travel from Tallinn to like germany or italy via a cheap and fast train!

[@imking1630]

It will be anything but cheap

[@imking1630]

And most probably not fast either

[@hanswurst6712]

If fast and cheap are your priorities obviously fyling is sadly still the way to go. But if u just like trains and seeing the landscape, then yeah, that will be a big improvement i guess.

[@tylerclayton6081]

Flying is far cheaper and much faster

[@Robertas919]

You clearly do not travel with trains... They are the most expensive way to travel...

[@BalkansMike]

As a Greek I support Lithuania,Latvia,Estonia. Proud of yall!!

[@koomike3404]

Rail Baltica is taking FOREVER, I wish they would build it faster.

[@nekkoskrilla6750]

Yeah, nevermind the war and all that other nonsense currently happening right now in Europe.... 😂😂

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@nekkoskrilla6750that was literally last year. How long do you think rail takes to build?

[@crazydragy4233]

​@@nekkoskrilla6750 Rail Baltics was lagging behind even before the war, mister expert

[@sir_whocampsalot2876]

The NIMBYs are trying to put the brakes on the project, kind of sad actually.

[@Rainaman-]

​@@sir_whocampsalot2876that was a given thing. Also the costs have bloated so funding from both the state and EU needs to be negotiated every time it changes

[@davidblair9877]

Putin: "Europe is intruding on former Russian satellite states. To stop this, we must use all military and economic assets to lay siege to said satellites." Satellites: aw hell naw *proceed towards economic independence from Russia* Putin: *shocked Pikachu face* Edit: ex-satellites

[@bolstein5636]

None of the Baltic countries are satellite states moron

[@dux_bellorum]

😂😂😂 this is the best way to put this+

[@tomtex9664]

Former satelite states*

[@CountryLifestyle2023]

​@@tomtex9664it's the internet, don't be that grammar nazi person. I had more colourful word for it...m

[@CountryLifestyle2023]

@kellynolen498 someone wants to use an improper term, that is on them. Can't force ppl to do what u want

[@uku4171]

The Baltic States are politically as far from Russia as any European state can

[@nicolaunionsspezialfiliall3962]

"European rail standards " Shows the Deutsche Bahn xD

[@miriamscheuch7356]

Well as a german i was wondering about that . Maybe it is because of the german "Pünktlichkeit" 😉 the deutsche Bahn is of course always on time 😏😏🤣🤣🤣😵‍💫

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

Could be worse. *I'm looking at you Arriva CrossCountry.*

[@Rainaman-]

Nothing wrong with DB.

[@Mgameing123]

@@Danse_Macabre_125Transpennine Express: What’s a scheduled train service? We just pull up when we feel like to.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

@@Mgameing123 TransPennine and Avanti: Can't be delayed if we just cancel it instead!

[@onnihalme8819]

I'm from Finland but even if the track doesnt extend from Tallinn to Helsinki I'm still excited about being able to be much closer connected to the rest of Europe

[@glenncordova4027]

Tallinn to Helsinki is still the jewel in the crown of this project.

[@user-no6um2if9c]

❤to all my Baltic connections, soon we can visit one another on a faster way, this will make some businesses booming😉

[@sprites4ever482]

Glad to see European nations cooperating and tightening their relations! As a German, I believe that our ultimate European goal should be to become a new Superpower between the US and Russia, so I welcome every step in that direction. European self-sufficency and defense capability is also needed to keep russia from our our doorstep.

[@johnarmstrong472]

As a Canadian I agree with you, except don't equate the US with Russia - all they have is nukes. "My Europe" includes Russia. Hope one day Russia will realize it's just an important part of Europe. But yes, in the short run, Putin needs to be put in his place!

[@trollfake9578]

Exactly but it will need to take several decades. Old generations of western EU citizens still look down on the eastern EU as some kind of under-humans that "actually belong to ru"...

[@sprites4ever482]

@@trollfake9578 Yeah, that's the problem. It's easier said than done.

[@trollfake9578]

@@sprites4ever482 That's why we shouldn't hurry. This will happen eventually as new generations are seeing other EU nations as their own ppl rather than some "foreigners who beg for money".

[@sprites4ever482]

@@trollfake9578 I think with how rapidly geopolitics are changing, we need to hurry. The prospect of Trump pulling the US out of NATO is being seriously discussed in political science circles now. A "United States of Europe" would in part be a fix for that. If anything, NATO was never gonna work as a permanent solution for post-WWII european power-politics, at least not on its own. Imagine how much the world would change if the EU became a superpower.

[@sirstukov3069]

TBH travelling in the Baltics was always annoying. This project is long overdue and will improve quality of life. I doubt that this move was done in order to drift further away from Russia. But rather that taking a 4h bus to cross 250km was unacceptable.

[@sejozwak]

no idea how this improves quality of life

[@sirstukov3069]

@@sejozwak you mean not needing to spent 2x-3x the amount of time to travel a distance to your friends, family, tourism or business location is not an upgrade?

[@sejozwak]

It literally only connects capitals in a political effort, barely gonna help these countries @@sirstukov3069

[@trollfake9578]

@@sejozwak Then you're narrow-minded ... 250 km trip is NOT that big distance. And by Railways you can get it in 1-2h. Fast and comfortable. But in Bus? 4+h, over-crowded and stuck in traffic jams... It SUCKS.

[@daanstrik4293]

I’m just happy to see more big train projects. Trains are (generally speaking) incredibly beneficial to any economy able to utilise them.

[@MrFelblood]

Yeah. The fuel efficiency and different engine options on trains are going to keep them going, even as disruptions in the energy economy kick trucking and air-freight industries in the the face.They're just a solid, reliable infrastructure investment.

[@JustAGroundhog]

Let's be honest, that sort of project could be absolutely imperative to defending the Baltics and the event of a conflict.

[@patricknorton5788]

And also, the Russians can't use the EU rail gage.

[@andrebyche31]

@@patricknorton5788 do they need ?

[@patricknorton5788]

@andrebyche31 If they did invade (pretty unlikely at this point) they would need to advance their supply lins at least partially on rail.

[@andrebyche31]

@@patricknorton5788 of cause preatty unlikely

[@georgeousthegorgeous]

@@patricknorton5788Russia doesn’t have a conventional attack war plan against Europe or US. It means that in the event of war everything in Eastern Europe would be nuked immediately so there would really be no point in any supplies or conventional armies.

[@Harikusa]

Regardless of all the good it may bring, prices of everything will keep on rising in Latvia and other two. In Latvia prices of everything been risen for a reason and without. On food, they rise prices by weekly and on some foods price can be raised every other day. Economics doesn't work in Baltic States, only greed, discrimination of minorities (everyone but Latvians) and corruption.

[@awesomebydefault3877]

One of the main reasons for latvias current inflation is overdependence on Russian fossil fuels... a railway which better connects Latvia to the EU is a releave to some of the dependency. Prices may still rise but the railway itself is an absolute win

[@marcothebarber764]

From Portugal big up Baltics

[@jammmy30]

Yeah! Sure! Another insane project that is an economic failure to begin with… Are you ready to pay East European corrupt politicians?

[@Kait_260]

Love 🇪🇪🇱🇻 🇱🇹 from 🇺🇲

[@Kenruli]

Ahh, finally the underwater railway trough the Gulf of Finland

[@patybropl9525]

Now Germany just needs to electrify its rail crossings to Poland and we are finally set for good East-West Connections… like 40 years ago. THE FUTURE

[@loremastervoidless1026]

Honestly this is good. Baltic states have always been the most successful of the post-Soviet era states and honestly I'm looking forward to going to them one day

[@markushaahr9194]

And justifiably so, We all know what the Russians did to the Baltics. They deserve neighbors that appreciate their existence, not half heartedly begrudgingly accepts it.

[@johnbarker8305]

Long live the free Baltic States!

[@danijelv.2018]

Nice dream 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrFelblood]

Honestly, if I was a country anywhere close to Russia, I'd be phasing out Russian gauge rails ASAP, too. Russia doesn't just move consumer goods by train, but military logistics, and needing something that makes you easier to invade to run your economy is not a good position. Notice that nobody is afraid of NATO using EU gage rails to invade the Baltic states. That's not their MO.

[@ej_22]

They aren't invading the balltics

[@vastpiano5552]

Putin is shaking at a thought of you coming to power!

[@trollfake9578]

@@ej_22 Not now. They are busy in Ukraine. But they say it clear inside ru-infosphere that after UA next step is attack on Baltic States.

[@gabrieleguerrisi4335]

they are already inside NATO. plus, nobody uses to say NATO invades someone, even russian don't say so. russians argue, rightly, that NATO its a threat on them as long as they want to include every ex buffer state as Finalnd and Ukraine. to be honest, the last join in NATO should have been Polan. what the hell are Georgia or finland related to north Atlantic?

[@trollfake9578]

@@gabrieleguerrisi4335 Finnland - large fleet that operates on Atlantic via Baltic sea... NATO is NOT a threat to ru in western mindset. For them "threat' = anything that stops them in invading and killing neighbours. And according to Unated Nations Charter - EVERY contry can chose it's allies.

[@portcybertryx222]

Nice job. We need rail to progress towards a sustainable future and this will be a great uniting feature in the baltics. Good job EU!

[@Mortablunt]

Baltics are already united by two things: love of Nazis, and crushing poverty! Should have stuck with Russia.

[@marcosramos4596]

This new rail line will be nice to visit!

[@rickygillett1932]

The fact that Belarus is the only one not distancing themselves from Russia is a telling sign.

[@MikeBrin96]

Theyre the only ones who fell for a puppet

[@davidblair9877]

Lukashenko knows who signs his checks.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Transport is lifeblood of any civilization. Roads, rails, ports - all of it is literally keeping Europe together. More!

[@madaradrukalska4115]

It's not a drift, it's a sprinted marathon.

[@Independantfellow]

Railway politics, love it.

[@tonkasergej65]

Long live EU 🇨🇿❤🇵🇱🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇮 🇪🇺😊, can’t wait to use it

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

May we stand united 🇪🇺 -from Germany

[@olanordmann2743]

@@justarandomgothamite5466 Germania delenda est

[@justarandomgothamite5466]

@@olanordmann2743 that's just like, your opinion man 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@viveka2994]

​​@@justarandomgothamite5466germania delenda est in memoriam teuteburg

[@Auresaus]

​@@olanordmann2743Germany is one of the best countries in the world. They have already disconnected themselves from their past

[@onothankyou]

How is it getting to Helsinki? As a gas pipeline recently showed, strong recommends against making that too close to the surface when Russian ships are allowed nearby...

[@Hession0Drasha]

The polish border to Talinn, is about the same distance, as southampton to edinburgh.

[@timmeyer9191]

Good for the Baltics and the EU

[@tayikolla6205]

Wokistan

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

​@@tayikolla6205aww, did the woke hurt you?

[@tayikolla6205]

@@absentmindedshirokuma8539 It's hurting Europe not me

[@absentmindedshirokuma8539]

@@tayikolla6205 hurting in what way?

[@tayikolla6205]

@@absentmindedshirokuma8539 Calling a man dressed as a woman a woman will hurt your children

[@Smartness_itself]

Nice! 🇪🇺

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

God I love our beautiful Baltic friends!!!❤❤❤❤

[@jackcade68]

I can't believe this hasn't been done already.

[@kasvos9292]

More rails!!! YEAAH!!

[@Europeancitizen]

Railway tickets are more expensive than airways tickets in EU , can you do a video abiut this issue

[@gillianberman6902]

As someone who has spent a significant amount of time in Latvia due to my dad residing there. Latvia and the other Baltic nations are sick of Russia. Just search for the Russian embassy building in Latvia which is, ofcourse, as you expect giant and gorgeous looking, completely surrounded by anti Russian messages and 24/7 police to guard the embassy from people trying to vandalize the building. It’s a lovely sight to see and it symbolizes their transfer of the old Soviet mentality towards something more beneficial for themselves after the struggles they were put through.

[@viljamikakkuri2500]

As a Finn, I see this as an absolute win. Now we can combine our Tallinn alcohol ship trips with a weekend trip to Poland. 👍 -Can't wait to experience the lovely Polish people and culture (also you Lithuania and Latvia. I would also add Estonia here, but they are basically already our brothers)

[@hdufort]

I suppose this railway also brings some strategic advantages to NATO, as it crosses the Suwałki Gap, a weak point in European defenses.

[@ej_22]

The suwalki gap isn't a problem anymore due to Finland being in NATO

[@ggeronimo4412]

​@@ej_22 how does that help? I mean Finland has water between it and baltics

[@ej_22]

@@ggeronimo4412 like you said Finland was water between it to the balltics, which NATO can used to reinforce Baltic

[@MFODelta-3]

Link with Finland? I am happy here in Poland for sure gonna use it and go check Finland out.

[@a.s.h.a118]

Me too!

[@Lawh]

This is going to be pretty awesome for us Finnish people too. We'll come and visit more for sure with a railroad going directly through.

[@dsludge8217]

They should also make the section between the Estonian and Finnish coasts a railway bank rather than a tunnel.

[@isnitjustkit]

I wouldnt be surprised in Ukraine follows suit after the war and reguages to 1435mm

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Absolutely. Better connection with the other EU nations, worse connection with ruzzia, what's not to like?

[@HonestMan112]

​@@DavidOfWhitehillsamerican propaganda worked on you then. Theyre just as bad as russia

[@user-fn9gz7ri9x]

who told you that such a state will remain at all?ahahaha

[@isnitjustkit]

@@user-fn9gz7ri9x The fact they’re winning…

[@netwraith8215]

With the amount of corruption in Ukraine, that country is done. Even if Russia withdraws troops this very moment, Ukraine will only descend into a downward spiral with different government entities stealing all the funds meant to rebuild the country.

[@breaddatisbread]

the baltics are definitely underrated

[@dolorian_dollar]

ye, like this comment

[@warcrimeconnoisseur5238]

In what way?

[@natalyaakselaleksander4502]

So happy to hear this! I lived in Lithuania back when I was in college and I loved exploring other European countries by flying which was so much cheaper than flying from Los Angeles to San Francisco 😏😏. I would’ve loved taking this train to explore more! Hope to be able to ride it in the future with my husband and kids 😻 Love from California🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bikeman9899]

This is fantastic! Bravo Baltic states, and the EU for providing infrastructure support.

[@sebastiangruber2004]

shows Deutsche Bahn "European Standards"

[@adamradford3480]

Fantastic scheme. Looking forward to similar projects getting the green light! We need to move away from a reliance on Russia too - particularly their oil and gas.

[@trollfake9578]

It's already done. Currently ru is providing EU with only ca. 4-8% of natural gas. Similar scale with oil. Majority EU gas comes from Norway and a LOT of different countries which makes EU less dependant on one supplier and gives better negotiation position.

[@zombiasnow15]

Solidarity to them all❤🎉🎉🎉

[@user-sk1jj6zg5w]

I would really like to see Rail Baltica include the proposed underwater tunnel connecting Helsinki with Tallinn, which would have significant benefits not only for the Baltic republics, but for Finland, which would have better transport links to the EU.

[@trollfake9578]

It would be risky. ru WILL try to detonate sth and collapse it. It would be impossible to repair it. Bridges would be easier to repair.

[@sasin2715]

Russia when the countries that it treated like shit for 50 years are suddenly running away to the opposite side

[@andrewklang809]

Is that map showing a underwater rail link under the Gulf of Finland? Or is Rail Baltica just given credit for what i assume is a pre-existing ferry system?

[@gethinblake4826]

There are plans to make a rail link from Estonia to Finland but it is a separate project that rail baltica will link to. Its like showing NPR on a nap of HS2

[@user-ib9pz6id5b]

It's a proposal for the future of RB, but not part of the initial project

[@pacificostudios]

How low can they build the bridge? (tee hee)

[@user-ib9pz6id5b]

@@pacificostudios *tunnel

[@Iaitreadinallat]

Damn it going from the baltics to poland to escape the mutants is going to be hard.

[@xtc2v]

The drift the Baltics need is south to somewhere warmer

[@michamcv.1846]

Ich mag Züge.😅

[@AB-zl4nh]

TEAM EUROPE! 🇪🇺

[@user-vf3vv8xg9w]

Let's gooooo

[@kaarlimakela3413]

Finland should have a branch.

[@danielefabbro822]

Well done to the Baltic Republics. They will grow stronger with the rest of EU. And the rest of us Europeans will make sure that no one will ever think of messing with these peaceful countries. 🫡👍

[@danieloehler2494]

EU? Growing stronger? Are you living in a dream world? Germany, the EU's mayor paymaster is in economic decline and people are unwilling to finance all these fancy EU projects while their personal wealth is dwindling

[@danielefabbro822]

@@danieloehler2494 Not only Germany, but also France. But now that these two major countries are in decline, there's more room for development for the rest of the Union.

[@danieloehler2494]

@@danielefabbro822 Yes and no! France under the wannabe-Napoleon and Germany with it's green lunatics trying to lecture all of Europe to follow this green ideology are in my opinion the biggest threat to all EU nations. An EU leadership keen on centralism and control of the smaller states is dangerous, too. The best defense for the Baltics would be realism. China and India are growing. These are the nations one have to be in business contacts. Russia is more or less China's junior partner. The Baltics should try to become the est end of the new Silk Road. Isolationism towards any neighbor is fatal. This made China weak some centuries ago and enabled colonization.

[@trollfake9578]

@@danielefabbro822 Exactly. And DE is actually in decline because of the Merkel mistakes. Turning off nuclear power was REALLY bad idea. France has problems but neither France nor Germany are alone. PS. And the decline in quality of life WOULD happen anyway. Because the living standard in countries from where EU shipped cheap products are increasing and so the prices of imports. 30 years ago Chinese ppl earned scraps. Now they earn salaries similar to those in many EU countries. Remember "fair trade" stuff? It is happening anyway because ppl everywhere want to live better and earn more. So they are paid better.

[@trollfake9578]

@@danieloehler2494 EU is much more than Germany. And Germany can easily solve their problems by... turning on nuclear power plants.

[@KP-kg2ky]

Can anyone even give one reason why countries formerly colonized by the USSR should stick to Russia? What advantage did they get apart from poverty economics and many secret police officers?

[@PigMaster007]

Honestly there is NO reason for them to stick to Russia, but of course sooner or later you some dude will come to thos comment section and tell us differently

[@purpleblastoise]

The Baltic sisters deserved to be annexed by the Soviets for collaborating with the Germans.

[@PigMaster007]

@@purpleblastoise If you think of countries as being suppoused to be punished or rewarded, you don't get the most important thing about geopolitics

[@MikeBrin96]

​@@purpleblastoiserussia signed a treaty with nazis dumbfu ck

[@docteroh]

​​​@@purpleblastoise The soviets invaded before the german occupation you clown

[@XIIchiron78]

Hold up are they putting a tunnel to Finland?

[@glenncordova4027]

It is planned but for the future. There is no date for construction to start.😊

[@lynxoflight72]

An important step in implementing the baltic states and finland more into the european economy and furthering the political and social relations between west and northern europe

[@Hereford1642]

The only downside being that these small states are now only regions of a superstate called the EU. They have very limited autonomy any more after dreaming of it for so long. All for a few quid.

[@DOT_Z]

Good to hear!!!! I’m happy for the baltics

[@Dreju78]

Now we just need the potato furher to fo away and we can build a leg of that line via Minsk to Kyiv and Odessa

[@testiclegaming1250]

It'd be a shame if that underwater tunnel were to have an explosion.

[@chrissafteruk2103]

Great idea. I experienced many trips from Denmark to Stockholm in Sveden. You travel from city center to city center. You do not have to show up 2 or 3 hours before departure - 1 minute is enough. You do not go through this annoying security check. And in train the comfort is at least like business class in a plain. Still Arlanda, airport in Stockholm, is far away from the city - this generates additional noticeable cost.

[@Bacegun]

Rumors say that this DB Train hasn't arrived yet

[@jodygrottino8257]

Let's go EU brothers 🇪🇺❤️🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪 And let's hope that more countries will be able to catch on the ride soon 🇺🇦🇲🇩🇬🇪🤜🇷🇺

[@The1stImmortal]

This sounds like a military transport link under the cover of a commercial project.

[@techreside2985]

It is

[@davidblair9877]

Good. In the event that Putin decides to “special military operation” the Baltics, Europe is going to need all the transportation links it can get.

[@angusmuir6180]

It's a train line, dude. They've always had military application, doesn't make it any less sincerely civilian, no cover needed.

[@The1stImmortal]

@@angusmuir6180 I meant more "why are they building it to begin with". The commercial justification alone seems thin

[@angusmuir6180]

​@@The1stImmortal... did you miss the part about lowered freight costs and sixteen *billion* Euros in socioeconomic benefits? Not to mention it helps bind the Baltics into a more cohesive bloc that can get better leverage and links them more closely with their most important neighbors. Why in the name of Father Christmas *wouldn't* they want all that? I mean come on, it's a train. Trains are great!

[@techreside2985]

I'm from Latvia and they are having financial issues already - running out of money.

[@glenncordova4027]

These projects are always running out of money, until they are finished.

[@harfenspieler]

As a side effect, truckloads of highly trained technicians can later fix the worn-out infrastructure in central Europe. I haven't seen any fibre optic worker in Germany that wasn't from the Baltics. Very good to have them around.

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

Nice nice nice!!! I love how the Baltic Sisters stand strong together and give a triple middle finger to Putin! Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦 Long live the EU 🇪🇺 Long live democracy ✊️

[@McHallel]

😂😂😂😂but supporting Ukraine (anti democratic country)

[@borisbaran]

@@McHallel No, that'd be Russia, McGandon

[@McHallel]

@@borisbaran yes russia isnt a democrazy but the fact russia doesn't sell as a democrazy unlike ukropReich talking about democrazy and shit but doing anti democratic stuff like baning churches and parties. Freedom of speech one of the main things in democrazy

[@borisbaran]

@@McHallel That's, OFC, all a lie, Russia pretends to be a democracy and a state of law, and Ukraine is actually one (only collaborator organizations were banned, and compared to what other countries do in wartime, Ukraine is very, very tame in that regard).

[@McHallel]

@@borisbaran yea lol. You know that grandma that got arrested because she said Ukraine started the war or the 9 people who filmed and published the failed Patriot system in kiev. Banned "collaborator organization" funny word for the opposition parties. So Ukraine only allows the "true" partie means Ukraine is a one party state. Nice democrazy 🤣🤣. Ahhh keep in the language ban for russian doesn't exists in russia

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

Down with Russia

[@abdulloxsharipov8197]

Even Central Asian republics trying hard to distance from Russia

[@tinkz2009]

Bless their souls!

[@uplink-on-yt]

"Sell outs. You're only going with the EU because they give you money and improve you quality of life. What was wrong with starvation and freezing?" - Russia, probably

[@MeesNukk]

Before you run your mouth check what’s happening with cost of utilities in the Baltics since the separation from said “starvation and freezing”.

[@uplink-on-yt]

@@MeesNukk - Is this one of those "we had money in the golden age of communism, everything was cheap, but there was nothing to buy" vs "there's a lot to buy these days, but we have no money" arguments?

[@MeesNukk]

@@uplink-on-yt it’s one of those “check actual economic stats before you get triggered and go straight to your default cheap propaganda talking points”.

[@uplink-on-yt]

@@MeesNukk I take that as a yes

[@MeesNukk]

@@uplink-on-yt whatever shields your brain from the pain of thinking, hun

[@fotticelli]

Thank you Putin. He provided the push to expand NATO and now sped up integration of the Baltic States with the EU. Ukraine is next and then Belarus.

[@georgeousthegorgeous]

Belarus and Ukraine will soon become part of our core territory. Then we could enjoy peace of mind for the first time in 32 years.

[@btdtalso]

​@@georgeousthegorgeousRussia is the orphaned child of the Soviet Union, borne of two drunken parents and suffering from fetal alcohol syndrome. It's literally dying. Putin's Ukrainian Folly has simply accelerated that death. On the bright side, the only people who fear Russia now are Russians.

[@davidblair9877]

@@georgeousthegorgeous really? What's keeping you from enjoying peace of mind now? How will annexing Ukraine and Belarusia solve those problems?

[@georgeousthegorgeous]

@@davidblair9877 We will have 200m of population and all our core territory in our borders so we can finally go full autarky mode.

[@davidblair9877]

@@georgeousthegorgeous and that improves your peace of mind how, precisely? Explain to me how that makes you safer, or richer, or healthier.

[@delta7554]

I think we should thank herr putin for not only expanding NATO but also strengthing the ties the baltic states have to each other 😂😂

[@TomHartill]

Meanwhile in Britain, we struggling to build a raleway a fraction of the size for many many times as much 😂

[@T-h-e_K-a-y]

based

[@trevormartin5249]

Having close ties to Russia is like giving an unstable rottweiler as a family pet.

[@awesomebydefault3877]

Bein over dependent on any country sucks ass.

[@davidblair9877]

hey, let's not insult Rottweilers.

[@edmundlively8137]

Talgo is the best railway, rides smooth as silk

[@roo72]

Csnt wait to trsvel on it

[@buni2196]

"European rail standards" *Shows DB*

[@Finckelstein]

Yeah? The german railway network is by far the largest in Europe and most of the continent uses the same standard of a 1.435mm gauge.

[@oculusvision558]

@@Finckelstein I think he meant the infamous reputation of DB as being one of the worse railway operators in Europe lmao

[@bigmackinlittleengland]

​@@oculusvision558 The worst ones in Europe are not in the EU if you catch my drift 🙃🇬🇧

[@almightybogza]

Long live the Union ! Europe stands together

[@johnstewartBr3X1T]

So that is where all the British Pounds were going to.... 🤔

[@SwissCheese34]

More railsss! We love to see 'em

[@KamiKitsuneVA]

I was wondering whether they still had the old Soviet track gauge or not. This is great!!! I hope they can do this with Ukraine one day

[@Red-Check-Mark]

Ukraine will belong to Russia again.

[@dom337700]

Russia is finished

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Any pics or vids on this project??

[@pashazzubuntu]

Disconnection from Russia LOL. This line makes sense from Polish-Lithuanian perspective and will be the lone line in EU gauge in the Baltics. And it's been postponed many times. As for now, only small sections in Lithuania around Kaunas are built. In Riga there is a reconstruction of the main railway terminal but that's it. This project is huge mess riddled with corruption schemes all over it. Don't expect it to be commissioned next 10 years AT LEAST. It will be faster for Russia to change its regime than for Rail Baltica to be built (except for Kaunas - Bialystok line). Moreover, this line is only needed to connect to Poland. Baltic countries as a whole employ Russian gauge and Finland does it too, so there is absolutely NO sense in making a tunnel in EU gauge and it could be done in Russian gauge instead as Finland has no interest in rebuilding its whole railway network into EU gauge. Baltic countries won't do it either. There is only one country around them that uses standard gauge (Poland) and Belarus, Russia and Finland all use Russian gauge. Assuming Russian political changes railway lines will be revitalized again. Source: I have a friend working at the Latvian Railways R&D.

[@Kalafior2001]

Cry more 🤡