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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFIXED: 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 Americas 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 Americas 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 Years 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 Trumps tweet added to the mystery of his apparent infatuation with Mr Putin and fueled anxiety about Russias ability to undermine American democracy. - The Economist
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 Americas 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 Americas 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 Years 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 Trumps tweet added to the mystery of his apparent infatuation with Mr Putin and fueled anxiety about Russias 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)
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Jan 2017
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(24,324 posts)1. "Moreover, (Putin) would not punish the children of American diplomats .....
...for the tensions between the two countries."
Which is what trump said he WILL do by telling American diplomats to get outta Dodge ASAP!
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(22,649 posts)2. How long will it be before tRump usurps our laws with GOP's approval and does that?
We are sooooo fcuked!!!