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🤣🤣🤣 joke of the year! 
If russia can just go ahead and withdraw from Earth, it'll be far more effective. 👌
LOL and when were they in?? >

To show an example on why corruption is bad >

I think their depleted, impotent military that's being embarrassed by Ukraine is a better example of what happens when corrupt officials siphon off public money for private use. >

Golden toilets are not going to pay for themselves, you know. >

Was Ruzzia fighting for or against corruption? >

Neither. Russia is fighting nazis.
(note: fighting is an adjective in that sentence, not a verb) >

Do you mean adjective? >

Fuck. Ya, that one. Grade school was a long time ago. >

You used poor sentence structure that doesn't make sense by itself. If you were trying to say "Russians are Nazis who fight" or "Russia is a Nazi country that fights", say that. Russia [singular noun] is [singular verb] fighting [adjective?] Nazis [plural noun] doesn't make sense because it equates a singular noun to a plural noun. You are the one who needs an English lesson, kid. >

Blessed are the grammar nazis, for they shall inherit nothing of significant value. >

I'm just calling you out for trying to call someone else out when you were actually wrong. Also, you replied to the comment twice with 2 fairly different replies which leads me to believe that you were intending to swap to your alternate account for one of them to pretend that others thought you were correct. Which is a douche move. >

You called me out on a comment admitting that grade school was a long time ago. In your opinion was that not a douche move?
Also, calling out a douche for having two accounts when that douche only has one account is supercalifragilisticexpealidouchoius. Downvote this one and crawl back under your rock. >

Whoops, I misread your initial comment as you saying it has been a while since they went to grade school. That's on me. Also, double commenting on something usually means that one it trying to make a false narrative of public support. If that was not your purpose, that is also my misinterpretation. I was also going to apologize for calling you a douche but telling me to "crawl back under your rock" just confirmed that I was right. Have a good day. >

I appreciate your honesty. 
I also appreciate the work that you do in removing that 'not so fresh feeling.' I apologize for telling you to crawl back under your rock, as it's abundantly clear you spend most of your time dribbling down a leg and into a shoe. 
You have a great day as well! >

Country That Has Never Done Something Threatens To Stop Doing It. >

I don’t know why Russia bothers with any convention, they literally respect no rules. I think it’s just a show for the idiotic domestic audience that eat whatever shit Putin feeds them. >

I'm sure it also pleased Putin to think he was actually a part of international affairs; that Russia was palling around with the big boys, riding their coattails to avoid being called a third-world country.
Every group they're kicked out of or quit is another blow to his ego.
"I didn't want to be in your stupid group anyway! *sobs*" >

I mean four years ago he was openly pulling the US's strings, regardless of how, Trump was bending the knee to him.  Now Russia has been crippled, humiliated, and its only real leverage is its supposedly functional nuclear arsenal. >

Countries like Russia is why they have a European Convention on Fighting Corruption. >

Eeehhhh....Even with Russia, I think I can think of a few countries that are worse in that particular regard. >

That kinda sounds like you don’t understand just how ingrained corruption is within Russia.
A columbian cartel almost managed to buy a Foxtrot-class submarine from Russia, after buying military helicopters that were delivered on a Russian military cargo plane. The only reason the sale didn’t complete is because the Russian middleman pocketed the money and disappeared. >

Is there a link for that story? I’d love to read up on this >

Thanks! >

Withdraw from the entire world you cunts. >

Count down to some moron that says something to the effect of "No, we need to keep Russia involved in international relations and can't let them be humiliated or they will become isolated and dangerous." >

No, we need to keep Russia involved in international relations and can't let them be humiliated or they will become isolated and dangerous. >

The fact that you have the same profile picture as the person you responded to made me think they just responded to themselves 🤣🤣🤣 >


Russia is gearing up to end its participation in the European Convention on fighting corruption in response to the decision to restrict Moscow’s participation in the Council of Europe (CoE).
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted a bill to the State Duma — the lower house of the Russian Parliament — to denounce the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption signed in the city of Strasbourg on January 27, 1999.

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Russia ceased to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.

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The Council of Europe brings together 47 European countries and was created to promote democracy, protect human rights and strengthen the rule of law in Europe. Russia was a member of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 2022. >

Russia is getting ready to steal some major shit. >

Because land and children don't count as major yet? >

They decided to stop fighting corruption because corruption won. >

Ha, what? Russia was part of a fighting corruption convention. Fuck me. Is this a joke. >

Maybe this Benjamin will convince you to not withdraw >

God damn it, you fucking genius. >

Why would they want to fight their primary activity? >

Fair enough. Their membership has clearly not helped them fight corruption. >

Does this feel a little bit like my teenager threatening to not clean up his room, normally at the end of a fight he is loosing just before he slams the door with a petulant "Fine, but if you think I am cleaning MY room, think again". My teenager has never cleaned their own room willingly without the shotgun of no internet being held to their head. Kind of like Russia has never actually cleaned up corruption without some leverage being applied. >

My daughter, starting around age 9 or so, latched onto the KonMarie ethos like she was born for it.  She's since maintained her room in a minimalist and tidier state than I ever kept any living space of my own my entire life.  She also started doing her own laundry starting at age 11, with no prompting from anyone. >


Russia Ready to Withdraw from European Convention on Fighting Corruption

Corruption won the battle in Russia. >

(...), surprising nobody >

So yeah anyways... >

Well... I would say this means Russia is just condoning corruption now. But in Oppositeland, every action should be passed through a logical NOT filter before interpretation... >

Were they ever really there? >

HA HA HAHAHHAAAAA...
Russian officials should put together a comedy tour. >

Withdraw your attitude >

Buh bye. >

Cool! - everyone else >

But then the convention won't have a lab rate. >

They also withdrew from the convention on high ranking officials falling off balconies as well ,Im sensing  a pattern >

Corrupt country leaves thing against corruption >

How much would they stand to lose if they did this?
Edit. How much personally would the individuals who are on this committee lose by not being on it anymore? >

This is kinda like when I keep losing so I throw the Playstation controller on the ground and quit. >

Don't fight the problem, be the problem! >

Headline: Putin Pulls Out >

"We'll be more corrupt than ever! That'll show them!" >

Well since corruption = governance in Russia, its a survival move >

Fox threatens to withdraw from henhouse security commission. >

Man those first half of the headline got me excited. What a rollercoaster of emotions that headline brought me. >

The move won‘t change anything. Status quo before move equals status quo past the move. >

To be fair, few countries have better exemplified the need to fight government corruption, if only to have a functioning army. 
Then there's Russia encouraging  investment in alternative energy sources, incentivizing a better coordinated EU, illustrating the strength of democracy and open societies, proving the need to diversify sources of fertilizers to prevent famines...
Only the US is close, with it's successful decades long PR campaign in defense of universal health care. >

"You clearly don't know who you're talking to, so let me clue you in. I am not corrupt, Scholz. I am the corruption! A guy opens his door and is bribed and you think that of me? No. I am the one who bribes!" >

Probably tired of being the show and tell example. >

Conflict of interests >

No surprise their. Russia has always been more on the “supply” side of corruption. >

The Story Of The Wolf In Sheep's Clothing >

Let them go, Europe. >

Random small European nation " maybe only steal 50% of your people's money"
Russia "REEEEEEE!!!!" >

I guess they felt that they were corrupt enough already. >

“I’d like to congratulate corruption for their victory in the war against corruption.” - pootin, probably >

And in other news, House Republicans want to undermine the Office of Congressional Ethics.  By their deeds you will know them. >

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 74%. (I'm a bot)


Russia is gearing up to end its participation in the European Convention on fighting corruption in response to the decision to restrict Moscow's participation in the Council of Europe.
The Council of Europe, an international organization that focuses on the promotion of democracy and human rights, suspended Russia's participation in March, 2022, shortly after Russia launched what it calls a "Special military operation" in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Russia ceased to be a Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.


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Oh no, it was so effective.
Actually, given release like the Panama Papers, Russia was probably the only voice at the table pointing out blatant western corruption. The Swiss didn't earn their reputation by refusing to hide money for warlords and criminals after all. >

Well the organisations success rate is going to jump massively. Im not even sure Russia understands what isnt corrupt anymore. The whole country is cancer. >

Because he doesn’t have trump anymore to do his bidding >

I wouldn't be surprised if they were members just to get tips and tip-offs. >

What a joke ,Russia is corrupt.Should never have been a member >

Well yeah, if there was a convention on fighting balding white Dutch guys, I wouldn't show up either. >

Well, they have no business being there in the first place... >

Gotta love all these conventions and councils that provide daily dosage of irony. And here come some Redditors defending it in the name of "soft power, opportunity for dialogue, constructivism, etc.". These are nothing but PR ...human rights council with Saudi Arabia and Women's council with Iran. Laughable. >

That's like saying you're happy to pull out after your wife's in labour. >

But who will stand up ~~to~~ for corruption once they're gone?! >

Given how corruption has impacted the war in Ukraine,  perhaps this is not a bad thing... ;p >

OK. Bye now. Don't come back ya hear? >

I can almost hear a voice going, "Yes, let your anger flow through you... embrace the Dark Side!" >

It's getting really hard to pretend Russia is interested in fighting corruption.  By this point everyone knows Russia bribes every extreme right wing political party in the world. >

Yea, i mean, why punch yourself in the face, that makes no sense. >

That is the wrong withdrawal you silly Russians. >

It's the least corrupt thing to do. >

When you realize you are not fooling anybody. >

So they are finally going to stop pretending that corruption is something they want to get rid of? >

Russia is a nation built on corruption, Mafia hits and cronyism.  They were never fooling anyone. >

WTF are they doing in it other than as an example why corruption is a bad thing? >

ahahaha, ya don't say?