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The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.

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[โ€“] DarkGamer@kbin.social 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The brain drain and pointless bloody war will continue until morale improves.

[โ€“] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or the nation fucking implodes into a power vacuum ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

[โ€“] DarkGamer@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder what the world will do if that happens again. UN peacekeepers to oversee elections?

Whatever form Russia takes next should not have a seat on the security council.

[โ€“] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

UN peace keepers are only gonna be an option if they don't do "Fall of the Union 2: putins boogaloo" and go full civil war

[โ€“] FluffyToaster621@lemm.ee 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fitting news site for this article

[โ€“] CIWS-30@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true. And if you stop and think about it, 2033's only 10 years away. Maybe Metro.co.uk could post a followup to this story then. Just for that "Yo dawg, I herd u like 2033" meme potential.

[โ€“] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

And if you stop and think about it, 2033's only 10 years away.

yo wtf

[โ€“] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

I'm sure he wasn't planning on returning anyway.

Glad he's okay and not in Russia anymore. Makes playing his games a lot more enjoyable.

He's a great storyteller

[โ€“] vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] godless@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

2033, yes.

2034 felt disjointed to a point I wasn't even sure it was written by the same person. Gave up reading eventually, about 1/3 in.

[โ€“] docwriter@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 1 year ago

I had the exact same experience. I love 2033, but I couldn't finish 2034.