Zoran Milanović also pledges to lower EU and NATO flags in his office because they shouldn’t be on the same level as the Croatian one.

Croatian President Zoran Milanović said he doesn’t sympathize with Israel because of its reprisal actions in Gaza after last weekend’s Hamas attacks, and criticized displays of the Israeli flag in his country.

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    Why did Israel have your sympathy before?

    Social Democrat

    Oh, yes, that makes perfect sense. Still, I have to give him credit for this being a much better opinion than I expected from a European Social Democrat.

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    Damn, an EU president that’s not a complete psycho. I didn’t think I would see that in my lifetime.

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      Putin has the power to retroactively change historical records into Russian propaganda, anywhere in the world. Putin doesn’t pay me to write this; I pay him not to change the past so that my friends, family and workplace will still recognize me tomorrow. That’s why I need you all to vote

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    Perhaps someone convinced him to read about what some of his countrymen did to Jews about 80-90 years ago. Still waiting on the German leadership to figure out what they’re supporting… again. Unfortunately the American and British leaders already know and they like it (but they’ll pretend to care afterwards… a little bit).