Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agoClarence Thomas Took Free Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin’s Hometown: Demswww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1909arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1891arrow-down1external-linkClarence Thomas Took Free Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin’s Hometown: Demswww.thedailybeast.comRapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square114fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareours@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoIt was a big tourist destination for anyone visiting Russia when that was a desirable thing.
minus-square46_and_2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoAlso it is just next-door to the Baltic states, so it makes sense to book a short trip to there (for whoever was bribing Thomas with trips back then)
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoNot as close as to Finland, but close enough.
It was a big tourist destination for anyone visiting Russia when that was a desirable thing.
Yes. Also it is former capital.
Also it is just next-door to the Baltic states, so it makes sense to book a short trip to there (for whoever was bribing Thomas with trips back then)
Not as close as to Finland, but close enough.