Putin is known for wanting to bend history to his will. And he also has his own interpretation about the origins of our country.
The Russian president also briefly talked about our country during a youth festival in Sochi. “Belgium, by the way – you probably know this – appeared as an independent state on the world map, not least thanks to Russia and its position.”
But once again he gives a big twist to history with this statement. In reality, the role that the Russians are said to have played in our independence looks very different.
When the Belgian revolt broke out in 1830, the Russian Tsar Nicholas I wanted to send troops to help William I put down the uprising. But at that time the Poles revolted against the Russian Empire. And the Tsar had his hands more than full with that and had to abandon his plan to send troops to the Low Countries.
In other news: *”Skolloc753: “It was largely thanks to Germany that Russia became an industrialized country”*
What is it with that stupid fixation on “creatively re-interpreted” history? No one is impressed by what happened or not happened hundreds of years ago. Impress me with your average life expectancy. Your child mortality rate. The coverage of your healthcare system. In how many countries your passport can travel without a visa. The amount of peaceful culture exchange you host around the world. The drinking quality of your toilet water.
SYL
Belgium prepare to he liberated. Please do not resist.
In addition Putin also confirmed he is behind the sun shining so bright, the success of the Ipod and he personally approved plants request to use the colour green!
Bow peasants!
Russia -Trabant
Germany -Mercedess
Putin’s history classes are confusing 😭
For anyone wondering why he’s taking aim at Belgium right now, discussions are heating up in Belgium on what to do with the huge amount of frozen Russian assets.
Belgium has frozen €190 billion in Russian assets and has received 100 lawsuits from Russians so far trying to recover their assets. Because this is the largest amount of any country in the world, Belgium needs G7 (and EU) backing to decide its next moves.
If that’s true then sanction the shit out of Russia 😠
Yet another proof that sanctions work, Putin demonstrates that the school system in Russia does not work anymore
This dude is become more brain dead by the week. Sniffing to much of their own propaganda.
It’s 6d chess by a master strategist people, he’s cunningly trying to take responsibility for Belgian statehood in another attempt to provoke the Dutch!
No it wasn’t lol.
I freed Belgium from the Chileans. I will be flying there shortly to claim my land.
Vlad knows he’s despised.
Oh yes, poor Belgium…
My running theory is that there’s a semi-permeable membrane running between Flanders and Wallonia. The areas themselves are diffusion layers of The Netherlands and France. These two could decide to ‘protect’ the language speakers. But we all know Belgium is a symbiosis that’s more than its parts, and a beautiful thing would be lost when it ceases to exist. This kind of osmotic tension and diffusion that’s so clear in Belgium is symbolic for the whole EU. And that’s why Brussels is practically the capitol of the EU. But that’s my theory.
Strange that he doesn’t boast about the Holodomor, which… well if The Ukrainian has never been an independent state, the Russians inflicted on themselves.
Russia is so stuck in the past, a true sign of a nation in decline.
I’m glad someone is finally taking responsibility for the existance of Belgium. /s
Fella does waffle a bit, no?
Fuck off ancient botox wartface.
Suck on my.. wait no, nobody wants that.
Choke on a fucking pickle.
This guy is rewriting history, 1 talk at a time lmao …
As a token of thanks, Belgium will present Putin with a handsome gift — Brussels Midi station, for him to use and enjoy as he sees fit
If he is trying to increase the public support for boots-on-ground in Ukraine among France and the Netherlands, let him cook. His work on NATO expansion was amazing.
Well, he’s short. It can be hard to see the horizon of history from his vantage point.
Man had enough of this psychopath guy… 🤦♂️, Italy 🇮🇹
The Belgian Revolution of 1830 happened at a time when the Russian Empire was regarded as the gendarme of Europe.
Putler’s inability to accept that Russia isn’t as important as he wants it to be is what’s driving him to spew such idiotic drivel.
There’s just one teeny tiny, but ever so crucial detail: NATO’s headquarter’s in Belgium. They will put Russia through an industrial shredder if any military actions are taken against them.
This reminds me of Erdogan talking about discovering South Americas.
Ehm that credit goes to the then king of The Netherlands
And it was largely thanks to France in the late 1600s that Russia got civilized when Peter 1 imitated literally A to Z of what France did at that time
wow another reason to hate putler
It was largely thanks the Western Allies in 1918 that the Russian border didn’t start at Brest Litovsk
Wait no, it was thanks to me!
bitch please, its largely due to england and america that russia remained a country. what is his point?
The bullshit spewing from this moron knows no bounds.
He won Belgian hearts and minds with this comment. XD
I’m so sick of this dumb fucking amateur historian.
russia will bend and misrepresent history however suits them.
They would like us all to forget about the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and about how they invaded Poland jointly with the nazis.
In any case… it’s not history that matters so much, but the fact that russia is a fascist, imperialist power threatening all of Europe, and invading Ukraine, this very moment.
Thanks Putin.
Pro Russians are gonna eat this up
POV: When you’ve reached the maximum levels of based
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Putin is known for wanting to bend history to his will. And he also has his own interpretation about the origins of our country.
The Russian president also briefly talked about our country during a youth festival in Sochi. “Belgium, by the way – you probably know this – appeared as an independent state on the world map, not least thanks to Russia and its position.”
But once again he gives a big twist to history with this statement. In reality, the role that the Russians are said to have played in our independence looks very different.
When the Belgian revolt broke out in 1830, the Russian Tsar Nicholas I wanted to send troops to help William I put down the uprising. But at that time the Poles revolted against the Russian Empire. And the Tsar had his hands more than full with that and had to abandon his plan to send troops to the Low Countries.
In other news: *”Skolloc753: “It was largely thanks to Germany that Russia became an industrialized country”*
What is it with that stupid fixation on “creatively re-interpreted” history? No one is impressed by what happened or not happened hundreds of years ago. Impress me with your average life expectancy. Your child mortality rate. The coverage of your healthcare system. In how many countries your passport can travel without a visa. The amount of peaceful culture exchange you host around the world. The drinking quality of your toilet water.
SYL
Belgium prepare to he liberated. Please do not resist.
In addition Putin also confirmed he is behind the sun shining so bright, the success of the Ipod and he personally approved plants request to use the colour green!
Bow peasants!
Russia -Trabant
Germany -Mercedess
Putin’s history classes are confusing 😭
For anyone wondering why he’s taking aim at Belgium right now, discussions are heating up in Belgium on what to do with the huge amount of frozen Russian assets.
Belgium has frozen €190 billion in Russian assets and has received 100 lawsuits from Russians so far trying to recover their assets. Because this is the largest amount of any country in the world, Belgium needs G7 (and EU) backing to decide its next moves.
If that’s true then sanction the shit out of Russia 😠
Yet another proof that sanctions work, Putin demonstrates that the school system in Russia does not work anymore
This dude is become more brain dead by the week. Sniffing to much of their own propaganda.
It’s 6d chess by a master strategist people, he’s cunningly trying to take responsibility for Belgian statehood in another attempt to provoke the Dutch!
No it wasn’t lol.
I freed Belgium from the Chileans. I will be flying there shortly to claim my land.
Vlad knows he’s despised.
Oh yes, poor Belgium…
My running theory is that there’s a semi-permeable membrane running between Flanders and Wallonia. The areas themselves are diffusion layers of The Netherlands and France. These two could decide to ‘protect’ the language speakers. But we all know Belgium is a symbiosis that’s more than its parts, and a beautiful thing would be lost when it ceases to exist. This kind of osmotic tension and diffusion that’s so clear in Belgium is symbolic for the whole EU. And that’s why Brussels is practically the capitol of the EU. But that’s my theory.
Strange that he doesn’t boast about the Holodomor, which… well if The Ukrainian has never been an independent state, the Russians inflicted on themselves.
Russia is so stuck in the past, a true sign of a nation in decline.
I’m glad someone is finally taking responsibility for the existance of Belgium. /s
Fella does waffle a bit, no?
Fuck off ancient botox wartface.
Suck on my.. wait no, nobody wants that.
Choke on a fucking pickle.
This guy is rewriting history, 1 talk at a time lmao …
As a token of thanks, Belgium will present Putin with a handsome gift — Brussels Midi station, for him to use and enjoy as he sees fit
If he is trying to increase the public support for boots-on-ground in Ukraine among France and the Netherlands, let him cook. His work on NATO expansion was amazing.
Well, he’s short. It can be hard to see the horizon of history from his vantage point.
Man had enough of this psychopath guy… 🤦♂️, Italy 🇮🇹
The Belgian Revolution of 1830 happened at a time when the Russian Empire was regarded as the gendarme of Europe.
Putler’s inability to accept that Russia isn’t as important as he wants it to be is what’s driving him to spew such idiotic drivel.
There’s just one teeny tiny, but ever so crucial detail: NATO’s headquarter’s in Belgium. They will put Russia through an industrial shredder if any military actions are taken against them.
This reminds me of Erdogan talking about discovering South Americas.
Ehm that credit goes to the then king of The Netherlands
And it was largely thanks to France in the late 1600s that Russia got civilized when Peter 1 imitated literally A to Z of what France did at that time
wow another reason to hate putler
It was largely thanks the Western Allies in 1918 that the Russian border didn’t start at Brest Litovsk
Wait no, it was thanks to me!
bitch please, its largely due to england and america that russia remained a country. what is his point?
The bullshit spewing from this moron knows no bounds.
He won Belgian hearts and minds with this comment. XD
I’m so sick of this dumb fucking amateur historian.
russia will bend and misrepresent history however suits them.
They would like us all to forget about the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact and about how they invaded Poland jointly with the nazis.
In any case… it’s not history that matters so much, but the fact that russia is a fascist, imperialist power threatening all of Europe, and invading Ukraine, this very moment.
Thanks Putin.
Pro Russians are gonna eat this up
POV: When you’ve reached the maximum levels of based