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90K bottles of Russian vodka believed to be for Kim Jong Un seized by Dutch customs
Fox News ^ | 26 Feb 2019 | Katerine Lam

Posted on 02/26/2019 9:21:22 PM PST by blueplum

Looks like Kim Jong Un will need to toast the success of his summit with Donald Trump with something other than vodka.

Dutch customs officers seized 3,000 cases of the Russian-made vodka Stolbovaya believed to be heading to North Korea for Kim Jong Un and his top generals on Friday, officials announced on Tuesday. The cargo of 90,000 bottles was discovered in ...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chat; lilkim; localnews; russia; stolbovaya; vodka
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90,000 bottles. That's a lot of generals.
1 posted on 02/26/2019 9:21:22 PM PST by blueplum
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I heard that when he was alive, L’il Kim was so fond of Hennessey, drinking it and giving it out as favors, that he accounted for a pretty good % of their sales.

He was a yuuuuuuge account before the West started really clamping down on it.


2 posted on 02/26/2019 9:23:12 PM PST by gaijin
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To: blueplum

Rocket fuel?


3 posted on 02/26/2019 9:33:23 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: blueplum

I haven’t had a drink in decades but

90,000 half liter bottles of Russian vodka, that is solid cool.


4 posted on 02/26/2019 9:37:08 PM PST by coaster123 (Bring back the curtsy. - If one is alive one is privileged.)
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To: blueplum

Ah, sanctions.


5 posted on 02/26/2019 9:50:56 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: blueplum

I believe it should be stolovaya. Stolbovaya is a suburb of Moscow.

CC


6 posted on 02/26/2019 9:57:34 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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You mean Stolichnaya?


7 posted on 02/26/2019 10:01:03 PM PST by Berosus (I wish I had as much faith in God as liberals have in government.)
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To: blueplum

Vodka: The better it is, the less it tastes.


8 posted on 02/26/2019 10:11:04 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (We are in the midst of a Cold Civil War.)
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To: blueplum

How does a shipment of goods from Russia to North Korea end up in the Netherlands?


9 posted on 02/26/2019 10:11:46 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (May Jesus Christ be praised.)
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“discovered in a Chinese container ship”


Can’t type “duh” fast enough...


10 posted on 02/26/2019 10:35:52 PM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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They share a border. They should have driven it across there.


11 posted on 02/26/2019 11:08:42 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Berosus

Stolichnaya

That’s the crap they send here. They keep the good stuff.


12 posted on 02/26/2019 11:08:47 PM PST by o-n-money (We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
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Russian vodka sucks.

Polish Wódka, rules!
13 posted on 02/26/2019 11:19:12 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Bull$hit..

Only Hillary drinks that much!!!


14 posted on 02/26/2019 11:40:33 PM PST by pacificus
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To: dfwgator

There are poor and nice brands from both Poland and Russia.


15 posted on 02/26/2019 11:52:54 PM PST by NorseViking
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[#LIVE] 2019 NORTH KOREA-U.S. SUMMIT

This one is live news in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FwWGMwMkfM&feature=youtu.be


16 posted on 02/26/2019 11:55:07 PM PST by missthethunder
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‘’90,000 bottles of vodka on the wall, 90,000 bottles of vodka/You take one down and pass it around/89,000 bottles of vodka on the wall...’’


17 posted on 02/27/2019 12:21:14 AM PST by jmacusa ("The more numerous the laws the more corrupt the government''.)
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To: Berosus

No, stolonaya. It’s a brand. I looked it up.

CC


18 posted on 02/27/2019 12:27:59 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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It’s kra-ZAPPY!!!


19 posted on 02/27/2019 12:39:11 AM PST by VideoPaul
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To: Celtic Conservative

Correct would be ‘Stolbovaya’ an obscure brand below Stoli which is lower middle class. Mostly belongs to budget retail chains. Kim has a poor taste.


20 posted on 02/27/2019 12:48:24 AM PST by NorseViking
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