Their army should have no offensive capabilities.

I think you underestimate the Russians...maybe even overestimate the Germans.

So, this means you want to pay for breathening air also.

The region was so poor because it had poor management under Bismarck.

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As a Prussian province, Silesia became part of the German Empire during the Prussian-led unification of Germany in 1871. There was considerable industrialization in Silesia, and many people moved there at that time...

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Silesia, a region of rich soils and prosperous manufacturing towns, greatly increased the area, population, and wealth of Prussia....

Do you have freedom in West or not?

you said nothing for free. and, now, you enjoy your freedom?

If nothing is for free, enjoy non-freedom then.

You want free hospitalization, free health care or not?

hopefully the rest of the world will follow their example! :D

Then, West is doing the worse. Do it better than Turkmenistan.

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According to the 2007 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, Turkmenistan had the third-worst restrictions on the freedom of the press in the world.
Former president Saparmurat Niyazov enforced a ban on satellite dishes[14] and also banned beards, long hair, ballet, opera and recorded music in Turkmenistan.[15] These restrictions are now being gradually relaxed by the new president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. Although there were modest improvements, the government continued to commit serious abuses, and its human rights record remained poor.[16]

Do you not think that our E.U. should be unified on it's over dependency on Russian energy, we are all having the same problem, why are you against solving it together?

I am for a European Union doing business together showing a united front.

It is not about Germany being independent but about the E.U. being a bigger stronger force in the world.

Well, Germany is one of the biggest pushers to block nuclear energy as a source of power in many countries...

Come on people we are part of a union for a reason and energy is a good start :)

Put a pipe through Lithuania?

Sure, why not. Or we can just trade gas for Leopards ;)

Not quite sure what you meant there?

EU arranges anti-gas crisis loan for Ukraine

The European Commission has helped Ukraine to secure international loans to prevent a repetition of last winter's gas cut-off.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank and the World Bank will together put forward $1.7 billion (€1.2 billion).