Posted on 03/21/2014 11:07:32 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Vladimir Putin has mocked US sanctions imposed on Russia, saying he will open an account at US-sanctioned Rossiya Bank. During a meeting with the country's senior security officials he added that he won’t introduce a visa regime with Ukraine.
Putin treated with irony the recent sanctions imposed on certain Russian lawmakers.
“Yes, these are those so-called ‘polite people in camouflage with guns’,” ironically said Putin hinting at Western accusations that Russian soldiers have taken bases in Crimea.
“Look at them, typical Moskals [pejorative term for Russians – ED.],” he added, pointing at US sanctioned prominent businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, Gennady Timchenko, head of the Volga Group and Yury Kovalchuk, the owner of Rossiya Bank. “I need to avoid these citizens as they are ‘compromising the country’.”
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Putin trying to ratchet down the rhetoric by simply ignoring Obama? Crimea is a fait accompli now.
McCain can give him some tips on how it's done.
It reminds me of when FDR asked Hitler what countries he was not going to invade and then went on to name some. Hitler thought that was a real hoot. He turned it around and wanted FDR to tell the world which ones he wasn’t going to invade. I mean when these dictator/funny men get going they’ve some real knee slapping humor for us! That Putin. Man, he could have been a standup comic. “Hey, did you hear the one about the Ukrainian who though he’d one day not be under Russia’s boot?”
This mini-sanction tit-for-tat is silly. Someone has to say, “We’re better than that.” Not suprised it was Putin.
Wild applause and guffaws from Putinistas.
Obama Care at work. Duck and cover.
Need the next Ronald Reagan . . .
Who’s the strongest leader in the world . . . Putin.
Who’s the weakest leader in the world . . . ?
Not one bit of worry in this mans mind over what this lame and useless POTUS will do. None at all. He does not have to think about his actions at all.
Beaches are nice in Hawaii. Not bad retirement for a Chicago community organizer.
That went well
I hear they are pretty nice in Cuba also.
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