Russia to Help Palestine Become Independent State

[Agnosticsherbet]

Russia to Help Palestine Become Independent State

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia will help Palestine in achieving its goal of becoming an independent state with the capital in East Jerusalem, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday in his address to the Arab League summit participants.

“Russia will continue contributing to the attainment of this goal [Palestine’s independence], working through bilateral channels and through multilateral channels, including in the ‘Quartet’ of international mediators,” Putin said.

The Quartet comprising Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union, was established in 2002, aiming to reach a long-term peace agreement between Israel and Palastinians.

[oberliner]

1. Russian government propaganda piece?

Sputnik is an international multimedia news service launched on 10 November 2014 by Rossiya Segodnya, an agency wholly owned and operated by the Russian government, which was created by a Decree of the President of Russia on 9 December 2013.[1] Sputnik replaces the RIA Novosti news agency on an international stage (which remains active in Russia)[2] and Voice of Russia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_(news_agency)

[Purveyor]

2. Do you have information that proves this report wrong? eom

[oberliner]

3. No, I was only commenting on the source, not the content

Government-controlled media can tend to paint the government in a particular light.

[Purveyor]

4. In other words just 'flinging poo'... eom

[King_David]

5. Not really

i think we all know what an article from Sputnik is worth.
Nothing to refute.
Not worth the effort of reading it at all.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

9. Good for you. I would imagine that somebody that is a tireless supporter of Israel

might think twice about what you read WRT Russia and the Mid East.

But then I forget that It is you that I am writing to.

[King_David]

11. ....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=113572

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. So mature of you, king.

[oberliner]

6. People might not be aware that the source is Russian government controlled

I am sharing that information and asking folks to judge the article accordingly.

[leftynyc]

18. You don't think it's important

to know a source like this is government controlled? Or are you just embarrassed by using it?

[Agnosticsherbet]

14. you could be right, but this fits Putin's process.

He is returning Russia to a full blown imperial power. Setting up the Palastinians as a client state through which he can pros the US, and even use in proxy wars fits.

[6chars]

16. this is possible

http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=RSX

[Fozzledick]

7. Like they're "helping" the Ukraine?

[Agnosticsherbet]

15. Putin's Russia helps itself to expand its power.

They would happily use a Palastinian State as they have used others.

[geek tragedy]

8. he wants to screw with Israel, the US and the Sunni states.

he doesn't give a shit about the Palestinians

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. But if he sees it as advantageous then he can always screw with the UN as well.

[6chars]

10. He's all heart, that Putin

You can just tell from looking in his eyes that you can trust him.

[Little Tich]

17. The Palestinians should beware of Russians bearing gifts... n/t