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Russian Humanitarian Aid? Past Recipients Say There's No Such Thing
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL ^ | Wednesday, August 13, 2014 | Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty RFE/RL

Posted on 08/13/2014 2:03:42 PM PDT by WhiskeyX

Nearly 300 Russian trucks are headed for the Ukrainian border. Moscow says they're filled with humanitarian aid. But many others are deeply skeptical, particularly countries in the former Soviet bloc with their own bitter memories of Russian "assistance" in the form of military invasions.

Georgia, 1993...Czechoslovakia, 1968...Hungary, 1956...Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia, 1940....

(Excerpt) Read more at rferl.org ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: humanitarianaid; russia; ukraine
See the photographs....

With friendly humanitarian help like that, who needs enemies.

1 posted on 08/13/2014 2:03:42 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

From Russia with love.


2 posted on 08/13/2014 2:08:47 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!!)
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To: WhiskeyX

It’s all those strings —


3 posted on 08/13/2014 2:20:37 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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Mother of God, chase Putin away!

4 posted on 08/13/2014 2:47:03 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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5 posted on 08/13/2014 2:48:04 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Leo Carpathian

bump


6 posted on 08/13/2014 2:54:50 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: WhiskeyX

In Russia, they liberate you by killing you. I remember there is some stupid poem by some “acclaimed” author that accused Bush of something like that. “We free you by bombing you,” riffing him over Iraq. The poem should have been written for Russia instead.


7 posted on 08/13/2014 4:20:33 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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