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I'm more surprised that Russia voted Yes
Russia doesn't care because they're big as fuck on any projection.
So is the US, but we voted no because we're contrarian little pissbabies.
Russia's been cozying up to Africa for a long time. And it was the AU which spearheaded this initiative.
Since Russia is actually very large, they're probably thinking they'll look even bigger than they already do!