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riversedge

(70,197 posts)
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 10:43 AM Jul 2017

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Source: CNN




Russia rejects any US conditions for return of seized compounds

By Mary Ilyushina and Hilary Clarke

Updated 1224 GMT (2024 HKT) July 17, 2017
Russia wants compounds in US returned

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Russia wants compounds in US returned 03:06

Moscow (CNN)Russia has described any possible conditions set by Washington to return two of the country's diplomatic compounds in the US that were closed down late last year as "unacceptable."

"We have repeatedly said that we think any conditions are unacceptable. We think that the diplomatic property must be returned without any conditions and talks," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told CNN Monday.

"What is happening is -- de facto and de jure -- a violation of international law," he said. "Contacts are happening between the foreign policy departments. Kremlin, as it is, does not really participate but as you know this issue was raised by President [Vladimir] Putin during his G20 meeting with President Trump in a quite straightforward manner."

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Asked what the Kremlin would do if nothing comes out of Monday's meeting, Peskov said: "Let's not jump ahead, the situation is quite sensitive and -- let's be straight -- it's quite difficult. And, you know, some excessive words can only do harm. We still hope that our American colleagues express some sort of political wisdom and political will.".....................




Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/17/politics/russia-us-diplomatic-compounds/index.html?sr=twCNN071717russia-us-diplomatic-compounds0223PMVODtop



Trump is such a Putin pushover, that Russia makes threats against the US expecting us to comply. damn.



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Article title (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2017 OP
Burn them to the ground and quick-Lime the earth around them... Moostache Jul 2017 #1
Would you please edit thread title to article title? Thank you uppityperson Jul 2017 #2
"Article Title" is hilarious... Whiskeytide Jul 2017 #3
Who pays Scarsdale Jul 2017 #4
That's not the point - Trump is laundering money for the mobsters FakeNoose Jul 2017 #5
They certainly do have a lot of nerve PatSeg Jul 2017 #6
Is it a protest, riverside? Doug the Dem Jul 2017 #7
Locking... DonViejo Jul 2017 #8

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
1. Burn them to the ground and quick-Lime the earth around them...
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 10:48 AM
Jul 2017

Shorts in the electrical wiring happen all the time you know...

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
2. Would you please edit thread title to article title? Thank you
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 10:55 AM
Jul 2017

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)
3. "Article Title" is hilarious...
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:01 AM
Jul 2017

... well done!

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
4. Who pays
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:16 AM
Jul 2017

taxes and insurance on these mansions? Wasn't tRump Tower good enough for them?

FakeNoose

(32,634 posts)
5. That's not the point - Trump is laundering money for the mobsters
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:28 AM
Jul 2017

He takes their "dirty" millions and sells them property. Then they sell the property and they have legitimate US dollars, get it?



PatSeg

(47,415 posts)
6. They certainly do have a lot of nerve
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:28 AM
Jul 2017

I guess that's what happens when they own another country's leader.

 

Doug the Dem

(1,297 posts)
7. Is it a protest, riverside?
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:47 AM
Jul 2017

I occasionally have that "Article title" problem, too.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
8. Locking...
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 12:00 PM
Jul 2017

No title for the article.

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