Rail Baltica - Europe's New $6.3BN Transport Project

[@TheImpossibleBuild]

An insanely expensive project, are there any other rail projects like this we should cover?

[@joaquindiaz7818]

Its cheap ,860 km ,in England 100 km cost 100 bilions

[@ettoreatalan8303]

Hopefully you won't make any more videos that contain as many careless mistakes as this one.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Surprisingly cheap.

[@yourpalharvey]

Probably be more careful before you make your next video. Maybe it’s a good idea to think before using terms like insanely expensive. It makes you look completely unreliable

[@tuff_radiator]

@@ГригорийБедник-л4в who da fck cares about that shithole

[@MoonEurovision]

2:32 The needed budget now sits at around 23.8 billion euros

[@Wurstteufel]

If you have the chance to visit the Baltics - do it! Amazing countries with amazings landscapes, great food and a lot of nice people! Glad that they are part of the EU!

[@rodjarrow6575]

Most of the commenters on this video, you suckers, who swallowed a fishhook of false propaganda! Because you have no idea that there is such a thing as "economic logic": So, someone will earn money for the implementation of this project, but which product from the Baltic states will go to Europe on this expensive piece of iron ...? Obviously, it will be Baltic canned sprats? But, in Europe, sprats are bought only by Russia, which has its own railway network... 2) Having Russian railway standards and with favorable political relations between Russia and the Baltic States, the ports of the Baltic States can accept goods going to Europe from China, Japan and South Korea via Russian railways! This economic advantage for the Baltic States will be destroyed if the standard of the railway in the Baltic states changes (but not for Russia, because Russia has its own large port in the Baltic) So the conclusion is: For the Baltic States the "Rail Baltic" project deprive all three Baltic countries of their economic future. 3) This economic route, which connects Europe with China, Japan, South Korea, as well as Iran and India through the Baltic states, is an alternative to another route - a longer ocean route through the Suez Canal, which is controlled by Great Britain and the United States - which will make every effort to destroy the trade route through the countries The Baltic States - so, the Rail Baltica - the killer of the economic future for the Baltic states.

[@wellardme]

They're glad they're in the EU. We propped them up with our hard earned money while my country goes down the toilet.

[@berniekatzroy]

And cheap too compared to other countries using €

[@fidenemini111]

@@wellardme And your country is?

[@wellardme]

@@fidenemini111 UK 🇬🇧

[@trakaisirsis6233]

We as Latvians still managed to fuck it up

[@stenvau5180]

Not only you. In Estonia, we did mess this up as well. Eu is already demanding faster building, or they ask for all the money back.

[@runaway416]

Yep, some guys found infinite money cheat called Rail Baltica. Next generations will be paying for that.

[@mratp123]

Why the heck is the first clip a Russian intercity train💀💀😭

[@evgenyishchenko]

The only railways that are on time :D

[@fidenemini111]

@@evgenyishchenko Really? I highly doubt this.

[@evgenyishchenko]

@@fidenemini111 what underdevelopped country are you supposed to be from, Germany?

[@wanderingaengus1934]

Because Baltic trains are a joke.

[@janisvaskevics93]

​@@evgenyishchenkoeven here we have russian bots... Do you know that Sapsan trains are made by Siemens and that you communist country is having hard time getting parts for them now?

[@ShatNdd]

It looks Latvia have to cut significantly costs of their part of the project dropping dual-layer bridge to only-rail variant and building only single-track initial line for beginning and most probably they'll drop Riga-RigaAirport loop, hopefully converting it to speed tram (LRT) system.

[@MrCzech78]

And yet in Sydney Australia they only got 12kms worth of tram line for 3.6BN. This project is cheap as.

[@OwNeD05]

wtf, why so expensive?

[@argiargo3192]

6,3 bl?😂😂😂 Maybe 5 years ago.

[@kevinkull2072]

As an estonian i heard about this project like 15 years ago and didnt know it still existed

[@Latviavebrd]

The EU should have forced the Latvian government to arrest and imprison the Construction Cartel mafia before funding this project. When Latvia constructed the last bridge across the Daugava about 13 years ago, 80% of the budget was stolen and nobody was prosecuted.

[@kasutajanimi100]

Baltic countries have "modern" railways". Rail Baltica is not the only railway in those countries. Rail Baltica's purpose is to connect baltic states to other Europe countries more smoothly.

[@bkrider19]

Excellent project. Glad to see it is already underway.

[@janisvaskevics93]

It is stupid corrupt project that will not be financially viable...ever...

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

Between Estonia and Finland, look like underwater rail way?

[@botanist3257]

yes, that is the plan.

[@boohytv4522]

4:38 Due to increased costs - no car traffic will be included. Also for some other places in the video some cheaper updates will be made

[@Emilya-A]

If the trains in Germany don't arrive or depart on time, what does this mean for trains in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania?

[@thedocslab]

I see the costs are spiralling, must have got our HS2 planners, procurement and QS's

[@ettoreatalan8303]

There are many careless mistakes in the video.

[@Swampy428]

I knew it’d be rough when the AI thumbnail showed what looks pipes being laid down instead of tracks.

[@martinkoitmae6655]

The project is AT LEAST 24B not 6B lmao

[@psy-lion]

The total costs are estimated to be higher, especially in Latvia!!

[@sretenstojanovic8533]

6.3bn??? Knowing the actual prices I would rather expect 16.3bn...

[@robertab929]

Currently, there is only one single track of 1435 mm rail track from Kaunas to Poland. Baltics waisted a lot of money and time in improving existing broad gauge railway system instead building faster 1435 mm railway network and connecting better with EU.

[@croosher1111]

Did they cancelled the project now or what??

[@filips7467]

РЖД в первую же секунду ролика 😂

[@kristapszs1]

Very badly researched video and not upto date info. Costs have ballooned already to 27bil. Also it is politicaly driven project, not developed by private companies. And atleast for now, it is failing to meet the milestones and have big problems. Latvia is fcking it up big time

[@wolfgangrenner4152]

A hot theme is the Tallinn - Helsinki Tunnel. China offered to build this tunnel. But Europe has to pay with all ore found in Finnland. Fortunately EU and Finnland has not supported this idea. But there are discussions to build a Spain - Marokko tunnel. If EU is willing to pay such an nonsence project, than EU should rather fund the Tallinn - Helsinki Tunnel. May be something around 20 Billion Euro. But the Spain - Marokko tunnel would cost at least the same, because the geology there is much more complecated.

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

Southern EU members connecting with the northern Africa gives natural gas and natural resources to the EU, that would be independent from BOTH the Russia and USA. What does rail Baltica gives to the EU? Waste of money?

[@wolfgangrenner4152]

@@Just_another_Euro_dude To transfer gas and electricity you need simply a undersea cable or pipe. This is much cheaper than a tunnel. And ore etc. can be brought by ship to European habours in Italy or the north, where some steel mills may still exist. But a traffic tunnel to Africa is complete nonsense !! Moreover it is a Green lie, that africa can solve european energy demands. Africa needs energy for its own purposes to develope Africa to an attractive space to live. So that migration can be stopped.

[@KingFinnch]

@@Just_another_Euro_dudeit's a massively important project for european security and border defense after it's finished, you could resupply troops and ship tanks and APCs without changing trains

[@KingFinnch]

the EU easily has enough money to build both the north africa link is very important, and so is the helsinki link

[@wolfgangrenner4152]

@@KingFinnch The EU even has not so much money. Since 2000, when China overtook world leadership in economics, Europe sucks heavily in industries and wealthiness. And as I mentioned above, the africa tunnel is bullshit. The Helsinki tunnel would be nice for the rail baltica. But it is not important. There are ferries and no real need for an tunnel. China was interested in this tunnel to deport all finish ore to China via the russian rail connection. This was the main reason, why China offered to build this tunnel. An unnecessary tunnel build from China to become owner of european ores. Same playbook like in Africa.

[@edgarasmeskauskas2367]

the cost is gonna be much bigger. in my country Lithuania alone at least 10 billion euros

[@u1zha]

Riga central station is not a "massive new central station", come on, why so crooked with facts. It's a massive overhaul of an existing central station.

[@zaneeglite5089]

What planet are you from?

[@lvpatriot3964]

You need to see what is currently going on in Latvia, regarding RAILBALTICA. Blows your vid. out of the ground. This project is heading to be the biggest screw-up of the century, in more respects than one.

[@klaiai371]

Now imagine the 1.5km 40m tall bridge if a war happens, a couple of bombs, and you have a terrible time repairing it fast

[@marekkuu5619]

6.3bn is now 8,8bn so every year the cap is higher! estimated cost is 15,7bn and every year cost to run the rail is estimated 150miljon per country

[@Şuayip-k2p]

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[@ZapachGaminG]

Когда сделают, я бы точно прокатился хотябы до Берлина на поезде, вместо того чтобы ехать на машине.

[@kristians2704]

It costs 25billion, over 4x what’s claimed in this video

[@janisvaskevics93]

And it is not the final number as we see. At the and it will be over 30.

[@dainiusm5436]

Lithuania 👍👍👍

[@laurisdemons]

old information,the costs are like 25billion now

[@orys]

2:26 Why you are using proper letters for languages like German, Lithianian, Latvia or Estonia but not for Białystok in Poland? ;-)

[@joaquindiaz7818]

Its cheap ,england 100 km cost 100 bilions

[@KingFinnch]

that's because of the far higher price of land, also the fact that rail baltica requires almost no tunnels or viaducts

[@AndrewKusk]

до Риги из Таллинна 38 евро, дешевле на автобусе доехать, или заранее купить билет на самолёт.

[@joeperkowski]

Would love to go on this train set

[@Hexotin]

$6.3 BN ? Please do the research... How about $24.5 BN. The Latvias part alone now is $10 BN. CBA analysis shows that this project is useless at these price levels.

[@1111unamed]

100% correct.

[@jakob7116]

Idk I searched and baltics have a very high amount of inflation but the new estimate from only a week or so ago was 15,3 billion euros = 16,4 billion dollars. Significantly lower than the number you posted

[@1111unamed]

@@jakob7116 as a local... I can confirm. The price tag is closing up to 25BN.

[@darthmaul216]

Source?

[@kristians2704]

@@jakob7116that’s for the first phase. They had to divide it into phases because it got so expensive

[@markvorobjov6185]

It no longer costs 6bln, current estimates are at 15bln.

[@tonguepiercing]

Please dont mix up millions and billions, adding 3 zeros on some of the given investments would be nice. 10:40

[@infatum9]

One politician here in LV says they will tap into citizen's taxes due to project increasing costs and not all are happy since they are not planning to use it anyway.

[@AlexSursky]

1:13 Kaliningrad has disappeared

[@fidenemini111]

Kind of prediction.

[@imantsjansons5009]

Cutting edge train stations, yes. The big fault from EU CEF was giving money to building stations before the main track is being built. E.g. Latvia till now managed to spent 796 millions EUR from CEF money and 227 mil. from the country's budget. Without one meter from the railway itself being built.

[@AndzejsDar]

6.3BN.??? More like 30 BN. :D And please check ur facts. Or this looks like you just copied other video that came out 2 years ago!!!

[@СлаваМуравьев-щ6т]

Baltic States..?? You have got to be kidding...😂

[@ufuk100000]

The map 10.18 is wrong. The European part of Türkiye is European part of Türkiye , and not a part of EU!

[@жительевросоюза]

price tag is so big because of the corruption involved. Not just local LV, LT, EE politicians, but EU bigshot politicians are using this project as backgarden out of the eyes retirment fundriser :(

[@philjanowski1368]

This is great for 🌎🌍🌏 world commerce ! Nice engineering. This could also set the stage for a tunnel bored under the Bering straights for connection to north America and eventually a connection through the Darian straits to south America. Also this could set the stage for a world 🌎🌍🌏 electrical grid connection along with this type of infrastructure built

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

A Bering Strait tunnel would connect Middle of Nowhere, Sibiria, with Middle of Nowhere, Alaska. Connecting the tunnel to the rail or road network on either side would be a gargantuan project.

[@sol90981]

If this project happened in india our wise activist will swarm the construction site and protest without solutions/alternatives

[@jh5kl]

it's happening the same everywhere 😐

[@mrutens]

6 billions? 8 billions? Are you kidding? The today's estimate is up to 25 billion Euros fot the whole project (about 8 billion EUR in Latvia alone).

[@aivisgrinbergs8711]

If only Latvian executors wouldn't openly steel huge chunk of EU money, then, possibly, wouldn't be delayed for 10y and there could be a possibility to build all planned phases. It is a disgrace that EU higher courts just keep on ignoring things like that.

[@gentledolphin]

Funny (or awkward) to see on the first second Russian train. I understand that the video creator does not speak Russian, but better to double-check the videos for the video.

[@robertkosko1317]

tourism will definitely be a big benefactor in this project….

[@Stopsstalkingbro]

*Transportation of illicit cargos more freely* Thats exactly what this is for surely

[@joule5244]

😂😂😂😂 das trägt zur Spaltung bei 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@viliussmproductions]

Why use a fugly AI thumbnail? Surely, you have plenty of pictures to choose from, considering all the footage used in the video itself. it leaves a bad first impression and that's a lot on KZbin.

[@toomasargel8503]

Estoninän täx päiers päy ät thät summäry 1,9 B USD /1,7 Miljärd euro ..... 2200 euro eäch

[@1111unamed]

Misleading title. The total cost is almost 25BN now....

[@darthmaul216]

Source?

[@janisjaunslavietis983]

@@darthmaul216 Ministry of Transportation of Latvia

[@Harryset1]

@@janisjaunslavietis983 The project has evolved significantly since its 2017 cost-benefit analysis due to various factors. The first phase, aiming to establish an operational Rail Baltica line across the Baltic states connecting to Poland by 2030, is estimated to cost 15.3 billion EUR. According to Cost-Benefit Analysis (2024) Rail Baltica’s economic benefits, both direct and induced, are expected to surpass costs and amount in total to 48 billion EUR for the Baltic states. Maybe 10Bn for the "unamed" ones? Source RB official website, and a bit more info: Costs of Rail Baltica have more than doubled from the initial 2017 estimation (EUR 5.8 billion), reaching EUR 15.3 billion, the updated cost-benefit analysis presented on June 10, 2024 says. This new estimation considers the costs of Rail Baltica for the first phase, which aims to build an operational railway corridor across the three Baltic states connecting to Poland by 2030. The findings of the updated cost-benefit analysis suggest that Rail Baltica is economically viable and expected to generate GDP growth from 0,5 to 0,7% contributing EUR 15.5 billion to EUR 23.5 billion to GDP of the Baltic states, which is considered indirect benefits, and it will also additionally have a direct economic net benefits value of EUR 6.6 billion. The related broader economic benefits include military mobility, environmental sustainability, social equality, corridor synergies, and supply chain impacts. The analysis values from 2017 were adjusted for inflation between 2017 and 2022, considering an inflation rate of 40% in the Baltic States during this period. The rise in cost is also attributed to the following factors: 31% of the increase resulted from higher cost predictions due to scope project increase between 2017 and 2023, which included additional regional mobility connections, changes in technical standards according to unified design guidelines, and enhancements in safety and performance; 51% of the increase was due to more accurate data for costs due to design advancement from value engineering level to master design; 18% was due to additional external requirements and factors such as third-party requirements, various institutional technical regulations, interoperability technical specifications, and other changes. Taking 40% inflation into account, the cost drivers would respectively add 19% for scope changes, 30% for contingencies and design advancement, and 11% for additional external requirements. According to the cost-benefit analysis study, Rail Baltica’s cost is estimated at EUR 26 million per kilometer. Studies have shown that for similar high-speed rail projects in Europe, the average cost per kilometer is EUR 24 million and might reach up to EUR 35 million per kilometer. Source: The Railway Pro Website -- again 10BN missing ------ lol.

[@toxiconproductions1623]

How about just buying stadler flirts? It could be much cheaper and they can use all guages?

[@Dimmiano]

РЖД train in first seconds of video?! Really? In 2024?!😮

[@wellardme]

Maybe because this new line will see Russians trains on it if these chihuahua baltic countries keep running their mouths off.

[@ExodentalCADAcademyofNorth]

It's not new! It started 20 years ago.

[@davidwebb4904]

One tenth the price of HS-2

[@1111unamed]

The title is misleading. Its almost 25BN !!!!!

[@davidwebb4904]

@@1111unamed plus Rail Baltica is 5x the length of HS2. HS2 is €500 million per KM.

[@anishapoorwakispotta7754]

​@@davidwebb4904 UK can afford to lose billions in projects I don't know how Baltics will be able to handle such losses with declining population and subsidized funding lol

[@dominico3468]

So many new villas and expensive vehicles will be bought! Can i get a job there

[@Scumbo14]

Not sure what you mean with "Ulames". I don't know what you mean, is that a geographical name in Estonia?

[@patrickbateman213]

it's how German and English people say Ülemiste 🤪

[@vineshcivil9559]

870 km is monumental?? Welcome to India...

[@ProtectusCZ]

870 km of modern secure high speed rail where people don't ride on a train roof

[@anishapoorwakispotta7754]

​@@ProtectusCZthe baltics barely able to have a profitable rail lol

[@toomasargel8503]

Finäly 8 yeärs ägo wäs säme project 3,9 billion euro änd now 5,7 billion euro but BUT ws two räil träcks now only ONE !!!!

[@martinkoitmae6655]

It’s 20B or more not 6 lol

[@j7ndominica051]

This project is an embarassment showing greed, corruption and incompetence. People in the baltics are good at siphoning money off big projects because of Russian culture. If all rail got destroyed in disaster or war, and this was the only option - digital tools and astronomically tall bridges -, nothing would ever be built. There has to be a more economical way of building a railroad, like it was done in the past.

[@Eurobazz]

Not a good opening shot showing modern Russian rolling stock.

[@evgenyishchenko]

Let's see if it will be built by 2050...

[@mysoneffa2417]

WTF??? EU Map is WRONG UK is no longer in EU!!!

[@fidenemini111]

May be it;s a prediction UK will be back when the Rail Baltica is finished.

[@mysoneffa2417]

@@fidenemini111 lol 😆 😂 🤣 😅 😄

[@jh5kl]

​@@fidenemini111let's hope not

[@Alexandr-ss5hy]

Не бойся! Британия из твоих налогов не будет оплачивать этот глупый проект

[@tadasbacenas5816]

yes your country left euro union

[@domasa732]

It's more like 25 to 30 billion now, the initial estimate was never realistic, it was just a way for our countries to obtain the necessary political will and EU funds.

[@СафинРустам-б6в]

Да Китай такие железные дороги тысячами киллометров у себя строит, а тут весь Евросоюз почти 30 лет не может построить не так большую железную дорогу.

[@Bo-Ris-Yel-Xin]

Так ведь строительство начался несколько лет назад, какие 30 лет? Да и строительством и проектированием в Китае занимаются в основном Европейские и Американские корпорации по заказам Китая.

[@andreb6204]

Budget went into 15b or something close to it, but still cheaper than London to Birmingham HS line. I’m from Latvia originally Vsem Privet, Sveiki ❤

[@janisvaskevics93]

Sveiki... 😂 Over 20billion and will be about 30 when this circus ends. Those who support that nonsense must be made to pay for it. Dumb people in EU...

[@americanninny4918]

Noone no need this

[@lkrnpk]

Great way to start video about Rail Baltica… by showing Russian Railways train 😂😃

[@toomasargel8503]

turning Estoniä procject täke down 1 million qubcicmeters forrest + high seäson ticket ät Tällinn to Rigä cosct 60 euro/ 65 USD (325 km/ 201 miles ) änd full trip 870 km cä 160 euro / 172 USD (ävereäge sälry of month is Estoniä 1900 euro / 2020 USD....

[@RobertBarestrand]

Its not ned.

[@toomasargel8503]

Mx speed whät thät räils cärry is 250km/h ..Why .Reäson is on cärgo träins whät too stärt use this räils = äveräge trip speed go 185 km/h = no speed träin but express träin becuse äll reädy we häve in Estoniä reäching mäx speed 175 km/h änd exo express träin with 130- 160 km/h ..but 3 time sheäper ticket /km priceses

[@confederatelv]

nobody needs this rail baltic, who gonna use it?

[@peterjaniceforan3080]

🚄🇪🇺👍

[@jh5kl]

🇪🇺😃👍💪🤝

[@borisso.2070]

Thieves' scam

[@TinLeadHammer]

The very first five seconds: "Ever wondered, what happens when three countries come together to make a railway?" showing Russian train. Huh. If not for Russian invasion of Ukraine, I would have thought these three countries were Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Then, "the rest of Europe zips around on sleek high-speed trains" shows a Russian Lastochka trainset as an example. If this video was supposed to serve as a subliminal pro-Russian message, it works just fine.

[@ЦзинКэ-ы5х]

>Russian Lastochka trainset Which is Siemens Desiro, lol.

[@TinLeadHammer]

@@ЦзинКэ-ы5х Built in Russia, painted in Russian Railways livery. Is this what one wants to show for a project that links Baltic states to the rest of Europe? In 2024 no less?

[@serjnikolay1495]

вы хотя бы потяните ...шпроты? kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIO8d3Wfpax-n5Isi=56shO3foiQk70t-N

[@fidenemini111]

And you expect anybody bothers to google a translation? Weirdo.

[@purpplekushh]

shproti eto Königsberg ?

[@xipaki]

If I had a euro every time I read or watch smth about this monumental construction I’d have enough money to actually finish it They’ve turned Balkan 😂

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

In fact Chinese already finished fast rail in Serbia in 2022, from Belgrade to Novi Sad, connected two biggest cities of Serbia. And now they are buisy building the fast rail from Novi Sad to Subotica, right to the border of Serbia with Hungary. Later the fast rail will continue all the way to Hungarian capital Budapest. So parts of Balkans ALREADY got modern, beautiful fast rail, unlike any part of the Baltics. 😊 Let's not even talk about the highways. There's many perverted beautiful highways and HUGE bridges now in Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, southern Serbia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, southern Croatia... It's all either done or being built.

[@briliantobruno]

Наебалово

[@evanpaju8500]

The Tallinn station is very ugly, too modern and minimalist. Should be more traditional

[@sugraf]

Seriously, if u wanna say the names of places in other countries, at least check how google translate pronounces them in the correct language... Its not that difficult.

[@electron1264]

New? Nahhh dont think so

[@MCEdziits]

Ah yes - the project that will probably never be built 😅 at least in Latvia 😅

[@Brightshine777]

😂😂 lithuania is properly ,,investing” rail baltic money for the decades already😂😂 and now we r still short of 10bn at least and nothing has been done yet

[@lvpatriot3964]

Latvia hasn't yet even completed land acquisition for a good part of the intended track.

[@americanninny4918]

Actually this is big bullshitt

[@edfx]

Pretty pathetic how in 2024 baltic states cannot afford to build rails.

[@MrMigueldelaO]

Why did Hitler build the Autobahn??? To move troops quickly. This is NATO's defense line against Russia. It's not to move pineapples from Sicily to Estonia easily, tho this is a benefit. It's always about power.

[@98TrueRocker98]

The same Autobahn that was built literally in the centre of the country? What use is moving troops inside the centre of your own country? It would have made more sense (from warfare point of view) to build Autobahn in the Prussian regions, yet he didnt, because Autobahn wasnt primarily for warfare but economy

[@MrMigueldelaO]

@@98TrueRocker98 The German ports are in the north. In those days there were no hiways. Just roads that went from one village to another. Very slow and time consuming.To move troops and equipment - tanks, trucks -- from occupied Norway, France, Belgium, Netherlands, To the eastern front or the southern front - by ship thru the English Channel was too dangerous - they could send them to the northern ports - and a very safe route, down the middle of Germany therefore east to the eastern front or south to the southern front - Italy, Greece. Also the munitions factories had to send their weapons east, west, north, south - Also FOOD for the troops. This rapid north to south allowed munitions to be sent safely to the various fronts.

[@98TrueRocker98]

@@MrMigueldelaO The reason for the highway that you claim sounds extremely reaching. "They built infrastructure BUT FOR WAR" is like saying they built industry for war, they made trade agreements for war, they made technological breakthroughs for war, increased birthrate for war etc... Its all a terrible reach, especially since Germany was focusing east, not west

[@MrMigueldelaO]

@@98TrueRocker98 Ten years later the Americans said - Duh - Those Germans are smart - and introduced the Interstate hiway system for the same reason - if ever there is a conflict they can move the military. But the people who originated this concept were the romans.

[@98TrueRocker98]

@@MrMigueldelaO You completely ignored what I wrote Just because some things can be repurposed for war doesnt mean they were primarily made for war. I know, shocking

[@Origen17]

I see a significant problem here. A lack of DEI iniatives. WAY too many white guys involved.

[@drerri]

Wtf are you yapping about. 99.9% of the population of the baltic states are white

[@Hexotin]

Have you been to eastern europe? What are you talking about?

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Hopefully, DEI, ESG and CRT will eventually be banned worldwide!

[@98TrueRocker98]

Cry more BIPOC, our time is coming and you'll see even more of us

[@crabLT]

There only are white people in these countries. They also don't want ant "diversity".

[@Андрей-д8к9и]

A multibillion-dollar road to nowhere. Absolutely unprofitable. Fewer than 6 million people live in these three countries and the population is constantly decreasing, industry has stopped and closed, ports are inactive. Russia is gone, Europe has not come. What and whom will this "ultramodern", sometimes single-track road carry? There is no connection to Helsinki and there will not be, ferries are interesting and funny.

[@kzinas1]

Russian propaganda for the people, so they dont have to worry about thier own country

[@anishapoorwakispotta7754]

​@@kzinas1 Russians don't care about baltics, they are fine

[@purpplekushh]

poor Russian, turn off TV.