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ffr

(22,649 posts)
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 04:07 PM Jan 2017

FIXED: Vladimir Putin wins his last round against America - The Economist

Vladimir Putin wins his last round against Barack Obama

Russia shrugs off American sanctions, and Donald Trump applauds

IT WAS Vladimir Putin as we have come to know him: unpredictable, cynical and skilful at trumping real events with propaganda. On December 29th Barack Obama expelled 35 Russian diplomats involved in intelligence work (along with their families), ordered two Russian diplomatic compounds in America closed, and imposed fresh sanctions against Russian security agencies and a list of individuals. Mr Obama was retaliating for Russian interference in America’s elections, which included hacking the computers of high-level Democratic Party officials and leaking the embarrassing contents to the press. The White House expected Russia to eject an equal number of American diplomats. Instead, Mr Putin responded asymmetrically, parrying the American action and mocking Mr Obama as a bitter loser.
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In the second move, Mr Putin publicly overruled his foreign minister. While America’s actions were “unfriendly” and “provocative”, and merited the toughest response, Mr Putin said, he would not “resort to irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy” but would instead plan steps for improved relations with the incoming president, Donald Trump. Moreover, he would not punish the children of American diplomats for the tensions between the two countries. Instead, he invited them to a Christmas and New Year’s Day show at the Kremlin. He then wished Mr Obama and Mr Trump a happy new year.
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The media stunt earned an unctuous tweet from Mr Trump: “Great move on delay (by V. Putin)—I always knew he was very smart!”

Mr Trump’s tweet added to the mystery of his apparent infatuation with Mr Putin and fueled anxiety about Russia’s ability to undermine American democracy. - The Economist

And the Kremlin begins blackmailing tRump* in step two of their quest to undermine our democracy in 3 - 2 - 1.


* The (IC's) report also stated that Russia collected data “on some Republican-affiliated targets,” but did not disclose the contents of whatever it harvested.
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FIXED: Vladimir Putin wins his last round against America - The Economist (Original Post) ffr Jan 2017 OP
"Moreover, (Putin) would not punish the children of American diplomats ..... pangaia Jan 2017 #1
How long will it be before tRump usurps our laws with GOP's approval and does that? ffr Jan 2017 #2
About 13 days. pangaia Jan 2017 #3

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
1. "Moreover, (Putin) would not punish the children of American diplomats .....
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 04:16 PM
Jan 2017

...for the tensions between the two countries."

Which is what trump said he WILL do by telling American diplomats to get outta Dodge ASAP!

ffr

(22,649 posts)
2. How long will it be before tRump usurps our laws with GOP's approval and does that?
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 04:19 PM
Jan 2017


We are sooooo fcuked!!!
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