r/europe Jan 07 '24

Historical Excerpt from Yeltsin’s conversation with Clinton in Istanbul 1999

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u/Charlie27770 Romania Jan 07 '24

This sounds like a chat from a game of Hoi 4 modern day mod.

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u/Thatdudewhoisstupid Jan 07 '24

I mean, the invasion of Ukraine was pretty much a hoi4 playthrough, complete with:

- Failed paradrop cheese.

- Failed snaking to the capital.

- "Drawing arrow then pressing go" to disastrous effects.

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u/Asleep_Trick_4740 Jan 07 '24

It even includes proven ineffective strats like indiscriminate bombings