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Europe Blinks - May Cancel Russian Sanctions
It appears the pain that Europe is already suffering post-Russian sanctions, is too much to bear (as we explained here). While NATO admits it saw Russian military forces cross the Ukraine border, European leaders, after discussions on widespread 'aid' for nations suffering from Russia's food ban, have said they are 'ready to review Russia sanctions' if the situation stabilizes. Furthermore, snubbing Washington, European leaders said they do not want to impose more sanctions on Russia. Obama alone again?
As Bloomberg notes,
EU ready to review Russia sanctions if situation in eastern Ukraine clearly stabilizes, although measures were in part imposed over annexation of Crimea, Interfax says, citing interview w/ EU envoy to Russia Vygaudas Usackas.
Sanctions not goal unto themselves
EU doesn’t want to impose more sanctions on Russia
EU hopes Russia will hand over humanitarian aid to Ukraine in compliance w/ intl law
EU hasn’t decided on suing Russia in WTO, ready to defend interests
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Perhaps they got a glimpse at this chart and realized just how bad things could get...
Russia is by far Europe's largest net export partner for food.. and that highlighted column is about to disappear through Russian sanctions, likely pressing Europe into a trade deficit.
Or read this on EU Energy independence...
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It appears Putin's chess kung fu beats Obama's checkers...
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So "Europe" just bent the knee to Moscow.
Good to know. That wedget between Berlin and Washington just got a little bit bigger.
"Obama alone again?"
Where's Reggie???????
Ukraine forces just engaged the Russian column reported on CNBS....time for the weekend big show
They're supposed to wait until the NEW YORK market closes, not the FRANKFURT market... Stupid Yukes.
William Banzai, that is you best work yet!!!
Hahahaha. Another victory for the grossly incompetent corrupt arrogant narcissistic illegal indonesian kenyan alien muslim sociopathic pathological lying fudge packer in chief,
Last time I saw a crack that big, my plumber was here.
Cue large scale international incident that makes Putin look like the devil in 3....2....
What Europe ought to do is quit fucking pretending they don't know the U.S. started this war and shout that fact from the rooftop. Maybe NATO would stop sucking up to Obama and actually attempt to resolve the problem that the majority of eastern ukrainians have with this illegal action of the U.S.
The first step is a cease fire by the illegal Kiev gov't against ukrainian citizens. Nato should call for that. They won't because it doesn't serve the narrative that it is all russias fault.
I think Putin is making a mistake sending in aid as it'll allow the Kiev gov't a target to shoot at that is clearly Russian and will draw him into further conflict.
Wrong reading of the situation. Read Ron Paul, the world is about commerce, circulation and goods and services. If Europe is not forcing Russia to accept EUROs, and if the two parties agree freely about the form of neutral form of payment (Gold for example), than nobody needs to bend the knee to the other, just get paid in Gold for your BMWs, Mercedes, Audi and pay back in Gold for your Gas. Everybody trades, make sure to balance its trade books, its budget and everyone stays in its own borders.
Oh, no, Barry is now getting very angry. When Barry gets angry, he does bad things. Ask Michael Hastings.
Putin 100%
Obama 0%
Major League Batting Avge.
I don't think the Russians will review their sanctions toward EU.
Oh, they might. Depends on what happens next; if the EU really cancels their sanctions and the US armtwisting and screeching reaches a shrill enough pitch, then Putin would start revoking those sanctions. Honey and vinegar, in alternate doses.
No the Russians want teach the political leadership of EU a lesson:
"Behave like a stupid spoiled brat and go against the hand which feeds you and there will be consequences."
Or in redneck:
"Fuck with us and the Russian bear will fuck you."
Priceless WB. Coffee on my Keyboard.
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care to post a qr code?
I go hot like Vladimir Putin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-yw27am0GE
Bah, someone shoot a missile already.
Vlad wins again? This is like the Globetrotters against the Generals.
Lol. That sure didn't take long.
Putin is playing chess while Obama is playing with himself.
I think I just heard Putin say "check."
Wait, so with winter coming soon, the Euros realized that they all might freeze to death without Russian gas? You don't say.
I don't think gas was on the table for any of the parties, except the Ukrainians of course. Besides, aren't US energy companies exploring and drilling in Russia as we speak? Even for the Americans any losses for energy companies is unacceptable.
When it comes right down to it, no one in the EU has a principled stance. In the end, it's all about "money". It's too bad the EU and the U.S had to go fucking around in Putin's back yard to begin with.
Yes! And Putin is cut from the same fricken' cloth ffs!
Obombing isn't alone. He's part of a foursome just teeing off on the back nine.
The US warmongers, the Rockefellers and the like, teamed up with them ISIS and they started the cold war with Russia. Also they are starting a war with the citizens of the United States of America. Them EuroQueens ain't necessarily in the same boat. So this is good. It shows that the NWO still does not exist. The time is perfect for breaking up the NWO.
And, replacing governments with opensource software. Keiser has an interesting presentation with MaidSafe. The concept is great if it works. Its about an anonymous internet that may soon take place.
I don't think that Putin will cancel his anti-sanctions quickly.
While big Russian cities are rich, provinces have been neglected.
Polish apples can be cheaper and better labeled, but apples can grow even in Siberia. Russian farmers will get some boost and investments.
"Buy Russian and don't give money to imperialist pigs" will work.
Interestingly, look up Russian famine of 1921/1922. Dig deep and you'll find that evil USA provided the grain to keep them alive, after losing ~6mil. No doubt to this day some of that heirloom seed gives Russia this capability, to export. It's a fact, bitchez!
p.s. Your Grandpa, fellow Americans, used gold backed dollars/real wealth to pay those taxes/contributions and save those Russian lives. Carry on.
If you dig even deeper, the famine was caused by commies who killed and jailed Russian farmers when they refused to work at socialist farms.
Now, commies rule in the USA.
Obviously my down voter does not feel like digging. So be it.
Well, you will run off at the mouth with all of these facts. Look at the Ebola comments, and the Putin comments, your facts are not welcome here, take your facts somewhere else.
Current groupthink rules are as follows:
USA bad = upvotes
Putin fellatio = upvotes
Anything contrary = downvotes.
Hope this helps.
More Putin worship? Keep in mind that ZH is still waiting to be right about a stock market crash that's going to happen any day now. Don't worry, you'll be right about something someday.
Says the troll who has been here 18 weeks
I'm pretty sure that a meme on ZH has been BTFD and BTATFH for a while now. I'm also pretty sure that most know that playing in the "markets" with anything that you cannot afford to lose is foolish, because those memes will work very well. Until they don't. It's timing the "until they don't" part that is a fool's errand, but none the less, it will come.
The winter is coming, folks!!!!
And the european economies aren´t growing
Euro trash is now in fear of economic growth projections, who would of thought?
Bauhaus - In Fear of Fear
Is Putin going to win this one? That would be a laugh.
So much for EU unity...
Finland will impose no new sanctions on Russia – Finnish PMEU 'Shot Itself in Foot' with Russia Sanctions, Hungarian Prime Minister Says
Slovak president, PM differ on Russian sanctions
Cyprus parliament tells UN “up yours” over Russia sanctionsWho is calling the shots if so many countries disgaree on Russian sanctions?
When will EU implode? It is about time....
EU is a political union of 28 member states, all of whom have differing ambitions, with no fiscal unity, no cultural similarity, dissimilar productivity levels, most are high debt nations combined with very few low debt nations yet they use the same unit of product i.e. their currency: EUR.
Just because they are next to each other does not mean they are similar. Try convincing a German that he is same like a Greek!
Unless EUR currency is broken down and sent to the dustbin of history and all countries allowed to do what they wish to, instead of some grand and frivilous aim to be united, they will keep failing in all their 'united' efforts, of which the Russian sanctions' withdrawal shortly will be another example in the long list of EU's failures.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/15/uk-ukraine-crisis-valio-idUKKBN...
And it is better than what we normally get.
I am amazed the Finns were dumb enough to go along with this. Finland was one country seriously talking about dumping the Euro and EU.
U Zero Libertarians are so fucking stupid.
Its EUR trying to entice Putin to back off.
This is a planned maneuver. With USA advice.
Its not Europe blinking. Its a bribe.
MORONS!
Hey Tyler start thinking for once, not hoping Putin wins, Obama loses.
So europe tells the dog:
If you don't stop, I'll take away our mutually beneficial bone!
dog continues as it pleases
If you stop, I'll give back our mutually beneficial bone!
Totally reasonable argument... to an obamanaut.
Ooor they're shitting their pants about their impending economic meltdown as they freeze to death over the next several months.
It is like a soap-opera for people following geo-political / macro-economic news. Putin is like J.R. Ewing and Obama like, hmm what was his name.. he didn't leave a strong enough impression for me to remember... was it Peter or Pam?
US leadership has shown that it lacks brains, like jellyfish. The sanctions have only strengthened Russia. Question: why did European leaders agree to go along with sanctions to begin with?
I would LOVE to know the answer to that question. Talk about a total no-brainer, everything to lose, nothing to gain. America has almost nothing to lose arising from sanctions, yet the EU goes ahead. Just crazy.
"Europe Blinks - May Cancel Russian Sanctions"
lol. European political elites are frightened in case their farmers, fruit growers and food producers turn on them and bring out the rope and piano wire.
In America, the peasants can bring out precision firearms by the millions, but rope and wire will certainly do in a pinch.
The next great idea from Brussels - Eat the food that didn't get exported to Russia. The extra calories will help keep them warm this winter when the gas gets shut off.
"You know,FUCK THE EU!"Victoria Nuland said as she sounded off a typical line from right-wing neocons in Washington who don't give a literal "FLYING FUCK" about anybody or anything unless it serves their own giant ponzi agenda.Europe got scammed.
EU ready to review Russia sanctions if situation in eastern Ukraine clearly stabilizes
Barry to Porky, dont let it stabilize! Blow something up quick.
P- but we cant hit shit, we suck.
B- well just invent something, i do it all the time.
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