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OldSweatyGiraffe t1_jeax560 wrote

>Officially classed as "purplish pink" in color, it is the most valuable diamond of its shade ever to appear at auction, according to Sotheby's. The auction house's head of jewelry for the Americas, Quig Bruning, said in a statement that the stone was "joining the ranks of the most important diamonds in history."

It's a fucking diamond and not important to history in any way.

The only diamond important to history IMO is the Koh-i-Noor (at the moment anyways) given the political turmoil around it.

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burrito-disciple t1_jeawq10 wrote

Armenia was/is a member of the CSTO, Russia's answer to NATO. When Armenia was threatened by Azerbaijan recently, Armenia tried to activate the CSTOs equivalent of NATOs Article 5 collective defense clause. No one was willing to help, including Russia.

If anyone needs to see a demonstration of the importance of such a clause, and why it's credibility is so important to all parties involved, this is it.

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