Wed Jun 28, 2017, 04:39 PM

Moscow prepares retaliation for U.S. seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds

Source: Reuters

Moscow is preparing retaliatory measures to Washington's decision to seize two Russian diplomatic compounds in the United States in 2016, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

In December, U.S. seized two Russian diplomatic compounds as then President Barack Obama ordered the expulsion of 35 Russians over what he said was their involvement in hacking to interfere in the U.S. presidential election campaign.

Moscow, which denies such allegations, did not retaliate immediately, saying it would wait to see if relations improved under President Donald Trump.

"Retaliatory measures are being prepared. As you understand, such a decision on the issue won't be made only by the foreign ministry," ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-idUSKBN19J2LP?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=595412f704d301601074cb6e&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

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Moscow prepares retaliation for U.S. seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds (Original post)	Shell_Seas	Jun 2017	OP
Dogs and ponies. How very interesting. n/t	rzemanfl	Jun 2017	#1
What are they going to do hack voter rolls?	gordianot	Jun 2017	#2
Well, at this point they could do anything	Shell_Seas	Jun 2017	#3
Last paragraph of article:	janx	Jun 2017	#6
Oh heavens to Betsy, not the school! In that case, we give up!!	flibbitygiblets	Jun 2017	#7
Agreed...	janx	Jun 2017	#8
Totally beat me to it.	DK504	Jun 2017	#11
"Donald, I'm going to pretend we don't like each other, ok?"	dalton99a	Jun 2017	#4
A gentle reminder, perhaps?	janx	Jun 2017	#5
looks like Putin might go Low and make life difficult for kids.....	riversedge	Jun 2017	#9
Trump will save the children. n/t	janx	Jun 2017	#10
For a while they played mind games.	Igel	Jun 2017	#12
Kick--because I'm surprised that	janx	Jun 2017	#13
Putin will cut off Jared's secure phone line	Bayard	Jun 2017	#14

Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 04:46 PM

rzemanfl (29,141 posts)

1. Dogs and ponies. How very interesting. n/t

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 04:51 PM

gordianot (15,001 posts)

2. What are they going to do hack voter rolls?

...or they could help fund Republican candidates.

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Response to gordianot (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 04:53 PM

Shell_Seas (3,104 posts)

3. Well, at this point they could do anything

Our Government will probably help them.

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Response to gordianot (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:22 PM

janx (24,128 posts)

6. Last paragraph of article:

"Russian Kommersant newspaper reported in June that Russia may seize U.S. diplomatic property in Moscow and complicate life for an Anglo-American school unless Washington hands back the two diplomatic compounds in the United States before July."

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Response to janx (Reply #6)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:28 PM

flibbitygiblets (7,220 posts)

7. Oh heavens to Betsy, not the school! In that case, we give up!!

Just feel free to hack away, change our election results, insert fake social media, whatever you say,,,just PLEASE don't close those schools!!!

Yeesus.

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Response to flibbitygiblets (Reply #7)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:35 PM

janx (24,128 posts)

8. Agreed...

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Response to gordianot (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 06:10 PM

DK504 (3,847 posts)

11. Totally beat me to it.

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:05 PM

dalton99a (74,395 posts)

4. "Donald, I'm going to pretend we don't like each other, ok?"

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:09 PM

janx (24,128 posts)

5. A gentle reminder, perhaps?

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:38 PM

riversedge (65,468 posts)

9. looks like Putin might go Low and make life difficult for kids.....

What a snake. Stick to the adults Putin, you weasel!!

....Russian Kommersant newspaper reported in June that Russia may seize U.S. diplomatic property in Moscow and complicate life for an Anglo-American school unless Washington hands back the two diplomatic compounds in the United States before July.

(Writing by Andrey Ostroukh; Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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Response to riversedge (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 05:49 PM

janx (24,128 posts)

10. Trump will save the children. n/t

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Response to riversedge (Reply #9)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 06:35 PM

Igel (33,528 posts)

12. For a while they played mind games.

You're there to represent the US.

Your kid's education is messed with.

On a field trip they go missing for hours. They're safe, but suddenly stopped at the last minute for something unannounced.

You go home. Everything's as it should be but for a pile of human excrement in the middle of the living room.

Or you are a woman and in the morning realize your underwear's been moved to a different drawer.

Then you get to still focus on your job.

They barely got a mildly worded letter. The kids are tools and the school serves kids from numerous counties. Be the cause of Russia's screwing with them and those countries get miffed.

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:30 PM

janx (24,128 posts)

13. Kick--because I'm surprised that

there hasn't been more interest in this.

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Response to Shell_Seas (Original post)

Thu Jun 29, 2017, 10:52 AM

Bayard (18,186 posts)

14. Putin will cut off Jared's secure phone line

This is just cover to say--See deplorables, we're not working with Putin.

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