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Putin mocks the West and threatens to turn off gas supplies
The Telegraph ^ | 3-7-14 | Damien McElroy

Posted on 03/07/2014 1:55:18 PM PST by dynachrome

Vladimir Putin has mocked diplomatic efforts to end the Ukraine crisis as Russia threatened to disrupt European gas supplies by cutting off sales to Kiev over its unpaid debts.

The Russian president said through his official spokesman that, despite deep disagreements with the West, he did not want a confrontation over Ukraine to spiral into a “new cold war”.

Nevertheless Dmitry Peskov ridiculed Western demands for direct talks between the Kremlin and the new Kiev government, claiming that the loss of credibility involved “puts a smile on our face”.

The remarks were broadcast during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, where the Ukrainian athlete carrying her national flag was given a loud cheer.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: gazprom; mockery; obamaforeignpolicy; obamaukraine; putin; sanctions; ukraine; ukrainecrisis
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To: Jim Robinson

> Putin: FUBO!

American People that work hard for a living, buiness owners, are drug-free, and pay their taxes: FUBO

American leeches that are self-entitled, lazy, don’t pay any taxes, and are dependent on the government: Praise Obama and isn’t socialism, satanism and Islam exciting! I can’t wait! (screaming giddily having never experienced any of it and believing the hype its going to be great nd so much better than what they already have; I imagine a scenario similar to when the Germans opened the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark)


21 posted on 03/07/2014 2:26:13 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: Red White and Blue patriot
we wold be massing our forces in eastern Europe ready to kick the commies back to where they belong.

Did the CNA forget to administer your Aricept and Thorazine this morning?

22 posted on 03/07/2014 2:26:57 PM PST by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: Dallas59

You forgot homosexuals, the most important of all. /sarc


23 posted on 03/07/2014 2:28:42 PM PST by afsnco
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To: dynachrome
The Russian president said through his official spokesman that, despite deep disagreements with the West, he did not want a confrontation over Ukraine to spiral into a “new cold war”.

This probably upset Obama. I imagine Obama would salivate at the thought of reversing Ronald Reagan's accomplishments.

24 posted on 03/07/2014 2:29:18 PM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Someone asked “well what would Reagan have done” I said he would have had peace keeps at the airport waiting for the men in green.

Crosslink


25 posted on 03/07/2014 2:31:03 PM PST by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: dynachrome

Well the neo-nazi’s have installed oligarks with their own thug military into Governing positions in the cities....in order to prevent them from wanting to hold their own votes to ceceed to Russia.

What we aren’t seeing is the thugs threatening the citizens from even attempting any revolt in the Eastern Ukraine. Nasty stuff happening in those cities.

I wouldn’t blame Russia if they did “shoot” these thugs....if or not he’ll go that far remains to be seen...but people need to wake up and see what’s happening in Ukraine is not what our news agencies are reporting.


26 posted on 03/07/2014 2:42:08 PM PST by caww
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To: Chaguito

He could also cut of our access to the International Space Station.


27 posted on 03/07/2014 2:43:31 PM PST by BubbaBobTX ("The problem with socialism is you eventually run out of other peoples money." Margaret Thatcher)
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To: dynachrome
prompter malfunction???

28 posted on 03/07/2014 3:01:55 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: henkster

Of course, he respected Bush - he didn’t play paper tiger. Most Republican presidents don’t. The enemies of this country always want us to have Deomoncrat presidents because they know they are wimps when it comes to foreign policy and strength.


29 posted on 03/07/2014 3:02:02 PM PST by Catsrus (A)
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To: Chode
damn... wrong thread
30 posted on 03/07/2014 3:02:36 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Red White and Blue patriot
"If we had a real man as president, we would be supplying the Ukrainian freedom fighters with arms as well as training them, and we wold be massing our forces in eastern Europe ready to kick the commies back to where they belong."

I don't think that's possible. If both Bushs's and obama disarmed Ukraine, how could they arm them now? When disarming Ukraine, they promised that USA would protect her.

31 posted on 03/07/2014 3:21:03 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Chaguito

“We could set up “Berlin Airlift II” if Obama had taken a lesson from the Russian incursion into Georgia in 2008. As it is, if Putin closes the gas lines, we have no way to get ours to Europe.”

Good point. How do you airlift LNG that’s normally delivered by sea-going tankers?


32 posted on 03/07/2014 3:43:15 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: Red White and Blue patriot

“If we had a real president, he would have ...a pipeline built to get fuel to our European allies.”

Do you have any idea about the complexity of moving gas from the fields to the pipelines and ultimately to customers? I don’t think you do. In fact, I think you read too many comicbooks.

I occasionally do independent contract work for Israeli companies, and I can tell you that wealthy Russian, European and Israeli Jews are working together to bring gas to the European market. Both Netanyahu and Putin have been involved in long and complex negotiations to make it happen.

Incidentally, the Russians are working on pipelines to bypass Ukraine.


33 posted on 03/07/2014 4:01:44 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: dynachrome

Wonder how long it will take to turn off the USA access to the “international” space station.


34 posted on 03/07/2014 4:05:53 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag ("There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: dynachrome; Grampa Dave; thackney; NormsRevenge; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; Carry_Okie; ...

I hope he does shut off the gas! We’ve got more frackin natural gas over here to supply the world and pay off our national debt if the world can wait till we get a rational conservative Repub in the grey”hen”house on Pennsylvania Avenue!!!


35 posted on 03/07/2014 4:06:59 PM PST by SierraWasp (Democrats these days are the "Glitches" in America's way of life and culture!!!)
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Then we can sit around all day and MOCK ROOTIN TOOTIN BOOT SKOOTIN PUTIN!!!


36 posted on 03/07/2014 4:08:08 PM PST by SierraWasp (Democrats these days are the "Glitches" in America's way of life and culture!!!)
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To: Chode

“damn... wrong thread’

I dunno. still fits somewhat. Represents Obozo’s phone call to Putin.


37 posted on 03/07/2014 4:14:23 PM PST by dynachrome (Vertrou in God en die Mauser)
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To: dynachrome
i heard that
38 posted on 03/07/2014 4:16:52 PM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: dynachrome

Take back the color blue.
Blue Spring
Free Washington
Free Cuba
FUN (F* the UN)


39 posted on 03/07/2014 5:08:51 PM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (HELL, NO! BE UNGOVERNABLE!)
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To: sergeantdave

OK, I’m not sure if your post needs a sarcasm tag, or if you believe I’m really that dumb. If the latter, I’ll explain: “Berlin Airlift II” simply was a metaphor for the act helping allies whose daily necessities are being choked off by a hostile power.

In the original Berlin Airlift, it was done with aircraft, but as a principle it could be done by plane, trains, automobiles, space shuttles, or ocean-going tankers, depending on geography and/or the physical nature of the goods being shipped.


40 posted on 03/07/2014 5:17:32 PM PST by Chaguito
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