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Chances For Diplomatic Solution To Ukraine Conflict "Slim", Soc Gen Says
Depending on which side of the story you believe, the crisis in Ukraine represents either an attempt by the Kremlin to realize territorial ambition and reassert Russian dominance in the Baltics by violating other countries’ sovereignty or it represents yet another attempt by Washington to prop up puppet governments with financial and military support in order to advance US foreign policy aims even if that means risking armed conflict. As is usually the case, the truth likely lies somewhere in the middle, although one has to admit that recent events seem to validate the Russian security council’s claims that “the armed forces are considered as the basis of US national security and military superiority is considered a major factor in the American world leadership.” NATO war games along the Russian border and the recent House vote to provide Kiev with lethal aid seem to support Moscow’s assessment, and the dramatic collapse of the Yemeni government is a vivid example of how things can go horribly awry when Washington hijacks the political process in order to install “friendly” leaders in countries The White House deems “strategic” for whatever reason.
That said, it’s in Russia’s best interest to keep geopolitical tensions just high enough to support oil prices (which works right up until other powerful nations decide to use energy prices as leverage in a bid to bring about regime change in Syria) and Moscow is itself famous for sabre rattling. Whatever the case, the conflict in Ukraine has made an impact on the lives of everyday Russians as Western sanctions squeeze the Russian economy. To let Soc Gen tell it however, the Russian people remain, for the most part, resolute in their support not only for President Putin, but for Russia’s position vis-a-vis the rebels in Ukraine.
Here’s Soc Gen on why economic sanctions may become a fixture of Russian life:
Western sanctions have exerted a broad-based negative impact on Russian businesses. The cost of borrowing has climbed considerably not just for sanctioned institutions, but also for other Russian entities. Risk management departments across global enterprises are likely to continue erring on the side of caution, continually assessing the risk of sanctions materializing for counterparties in Russia. Normalization of business practices may only reemerge long after the removal of sanctions. Although this does not mean completely avoiding interactions with Russian entities, businesses and investors are increasingly cautious and selective in their participation…
Western sanctions against Russia may persist indefinitely. Some locals believe in the likelihood of de-escalation later this year, pointing to the lack of political cohesion and unanimity among Europe’s political leaders, and increasing calls for easing of sanctions. Russian businesses believe that escalation of sanctions may be hard to implement, given that they will also hurt European counterparties. Some local asset managers are optimistic on the performance of Russian assets later this year, based on a perceived high likelihood of improvement in geopolitics. Although locals differ in their assessment of the timeline when sanctions may be lifted, they appear united in their support and admiration of President Putin. Few care to speculate on President Putin’s ultimate game plan, or whether one exists, citing the opacity of the situation. With that said, locals broadly concur that Russia would never (again) relinquish Crimea. In this light, Western sanctions against Russia based on its annexation of Crimea may persist indefinitely…
Unsurprisingly, Russians view the conflict in Ukraine in an entirely different light than observers in the West:
The local population’s interpretation of events unfolding in Ukraine and of Russia’s role in the current geopolitical turmoil differs incomprehensibly from the Western or US perspective, with virtually no middle ground. In the hotel where we stayed, over the three days of our visit, Russian state television played a continuous loop of repeated UK- and US negative stories, and those that reflected poorly on the Ukrainian administration. The vast majority of the Russian population believes the official state-sponsored story – that President Putin is pursuing the best possible course of action in defending the rights of Russian speakers everywhere, that the President is not an aggressor and has no territorial ambitions, that the US impinged upon Russia’s national security – and furthermore, that personal financial sacrifices during these difficult times are a source of honour in defence of the country’s national interests. Many locals express conviction that Europe and Russia’s interests are aligned, asserting that both sides desire de-escalation of injurious economic sanctions. Locals further highlight that the US and Ukraine are the sole parties insistent on aggravating the situation – the US by nature of its fundamental antipathy toward Russia, and Ukraine by virtue of its desperate reliance on funding from the international community. The logic goes that Ukrainians need to perpetuate havoc and chaos on the situation, as absent a crisis, funding will dry up for Ukraine.
Chances for a diplomatic solution to current geopolitical tensions appear slim. The irreconcilable characterizations inside and outside of Russia of current geopolitical stress lead us to believe that it is unlikely that understanding / compromise between political parties involved can be achieved via diplomacy. Too much has been invested in shaping the public’s perspective. In turn, this suggests that notwithstanding the lack of political unanimity / cohesion among squabbling European leaders, there is a risk that Western economic sanctions on Russia may remain in place for the foreseeable future.
And the President’s iron grip on the country isn’t likely to loosen any time soon:
President Putin personifies power in Russia. Notably, there are no clear successors to replace the president, as broadly agreed by local sources, with Russia arguably exposed to an over-concentration of power invested in one single individual. Indeed, President Putin is the personification of power in Russia. Not only is there a glaring deficit in checks and balances to President Putin’s political power, there is furthermore no succession plan. Strikingly, although locals are less than thrilled about President Putin’s personal consolidation of power, they are terrified of the prospect of his disappearance from Russian political life, and fear the worst for the country in such a scenario.
There is no obvious, credible challenger to the president thus far. An uprising of political opposition forces surged following the 2011 Duma (State Assembly) elections, amidst strong sentiment that the election results were heavily manipulated. Procedural irregularities persisted in the subsequent 2012 presidential election, in which Vladimir Putin won a third, non-consecutive term as President. However, since then, opposition forces have failed to gain traction with the public, presenting no credible alternative. Currently, President Putin enjoys a sky-high public approval rating of 88%, according to the latest polls.
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So, far from any "de-escalation," it appears a diplomatic solution is becoming increasingly unlikely as both Russia and the West are now pot committed in terms of the enormous effort expended to demonize the other side.
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Because they don't WANT to find a solution. They're more interested in destroying the country for geo-political and economic gain through warfare.
Welcome to Amerikka where we want to FREE THE FUCK out of everybody, if we think it's in our (the .001%) best interest
We only got a few years left till World War 3. Get out of the big cities while you still can, they will all be nuked.
Why a few years?
“friendly” leaders in countries The White House deems “strategic” for whatever reason.
I think there are already working on other planets, the earths Countries were so last Century.
They are back at it again:
http://fortruss.blogspot.ca/2015/03/breaking-kiev-junta-attacks-shirokino.html
And some background re. the US/Euro conflct re. Russia:
http://www.safehaven.com/article/37130/alleged-russian-coup-attempt-leading-to-breach-of-us-european-alliance-global-currency-market-turbulence
I have posted you a link to the latest Jim Willi radio interview. I think he explained better what is happening in Ukraine as regarding israeli backed human organ trafficking US backed Monsanto GMO, Willi also put forward a believable theory that it was infact Russia that was driving down the price of crude and LNG along with China and the saudi's to wreck the US Fracking Industry. 30,34, 37 mins into the broadcast Monsanto,Human Organs, US fracking. https://youtu.be/6IhPtAop cE ... Unfortunately the link I have posted doesn't work but you can access the link on http:www.goldenjackass.com at the bottom of the artical INTERVIEW WITHINVESTMENTRESEARCH DYNAMICS.
I hate it when monsanto fracks human organs.
The USSA and English Banksters tried to overthrow Putin with the killing of Nemtsov, and failed again to dislodge Putin.
The more they demonize Putin, the higher his popularity. The more they threaten Russia, the stronger Putin positions becomes. What western politician do you know that has an 87% approval rating?
It was the City of London Banksters who overthrew the Tzar and created the communist Russian State. 10's of millions Russians were murdered by the Bolshevik state. Subsequently after the raping of national assets during the 1990's, the people of Russia have had enough of the western criminals.
There will be no color revolution in Russia, and eventually the criminal USSA puppet Kiev Cabal will fall, due to financial implosion and social schisms. In the long run, Putin will win and the loss by the USSA will be regarded as a clear turning point in the decline of the USSA's ability to project power.
the killing of Nemtsov
Nemstsov was a self absorbed narcissist. Drunk of the celebrity he gained from being the so called brave western opponent to the Russian Government. His self worship was feed by western NGO's who supplied him with lots of money to enjoy playboy status. The morning of his death he had gone to the airport in Moscow to pick up his whore girl friend from Kiev. A Euro Maidan activist and slut.
Thinking his celebrity in the US Media would make him safe, he carried on drinking, doing drugs and whoring. Indeed that celebrity did make him safe from Russian government actions. But the bloody fool was so into himself he could not see he had become the absolute perfect tool for a western false flag. To Washington Neocons and Zionists in Israel, a dead Nemstsov was worth ever so much more than a live Nemstsov. Utter fool that he was, he could not believe that his masters in Washington would actually sell him out. But in fact, he was a dead man walking. As Washington's absolute most valuable dead body on the streets of Moscow. To discredit Russia, he was highly valuable as a corpse. Alive, he was now useless to the Neocons. Only 10% of Russians even knew who he was, even less supported his American agenda in moscow. So yes, he was a dead man walking, too proud of himself to realize how important he was dead to the Neocons in Washington.
In the Eyes of the Nudelmanites, Nemtsov was the perfect sacrifice to advance their fantasy of a spring colored revolution in Russia.
Notice, for example, how he was murdered 2 days before the March 1 anti putin march, how full color t-shirts, english placards, hundreds of Ukie maidanite stooges 'happened' to be there. Notice Nemstov was murdered, in a place calculated to create the highest embarassment for Putin. Even assuming Putin paid attention to this clown, Putin was and is far too smart to remove Nemstov in a dramatic fashion. There are dozens of ways Putin could have quietly taken out Nemstov without creating a martyr.
The good news is that even the Russian Liberals did not buy the anti Putin story. The Nemstov false flag strengthened Putins position, giving him the opportunity to remove real thorns in his side, instead of wasting time on a debauched, drunken whoremonger has-been.
Moreover, trying to initiate a hard coup against Putin, and initiating assasination attempts against Putin, as supposed revenge for 'removing' Nemtsov, has scared off most of the EU allies They do not want a thermonuclear war on their doorstep and now realize that the USSA is out of control.
It is no co-incidence that most of Washingtons closest allies are joining the Chinese AIIB, in direct defiance of the USSA. This is a sea change in sentiment, and the full result may not manifest for years, but is an key marker for the inevitable decline in US global and financial prestige.
Nothing in the Ukraine will change however, until Nudelman and crew are removed for incompetence. This will not happen until the USSA Kiev Puppets lose again against the Novorossiyans, and they will. 100 Abrams tanks, 500 Abrams tanks will not matter against Russian Koronets. In a direct conflict, the USSA proxies will lose, just like they lost in Yemen.
Listen to Stephen F Cohen. He is of the opinion that Minsk 2 is not being given an opportunity to work because The US/Kiev is reneging on the agreed terms by requiring the Donbas region to "Surrender" before new political structures for Ukraine are even discussed. Of course, you won't hear this discussed in "Polite copmapny" or the Western media. Easier just to ratchet up the anti-Putin rhetoric. It's time for some real leadership in Europe which, alas, seems to be sadly lacking. We need a Churchill....
The USSA is throwing a 'Hail Mary' by inciting war against Russia. The Banksters are getting desperate since the Ukraine project has gone off the rails, with the loss of the crown jewel of Crimea, and Donbass. With both regions lost, the Ukraine is a non viable, bankrupt, deeply corrupt rump state, requiring endless subsidies and offering minor strategic value against Russia. It is a black hole, sucking capital into oblivion. Or perhaps an alimentary tract, taking in valuable nutrition, and outputting shit.
In time, the Ukrainians will be fed up with war, austerity, fascist gangs and europes worst standard of living. With indirect help from Russia, the Kiev Coup Criminals will inevitably be permanently retired by the Ukrainian people, some to Israel, others to nameless graves.
Despite Germany and France brokering Minsk 2, Nudelman is determined to fuck the EU and foment a war. She and her kind must be fired and permanently removed from public office if there is any hope of peace between Russia and the USSA.
Neocons were after the Crimea, the absolute key military platform to attack Russia. Once this was lost, the Washington DC folks went crazy with rage!
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There is an opposition party that does somewhat well against Putin's Unity party.
It's the Communist party, but of course, in the Western media, they're blacked out completely and never to be mentioned.
Because Rome is not built in a day.
I got away from big shitties, years ago. Cockroach infested hell holes.
I wish you were correct in your estimation of the time left before open direct warfare breaks out.
However the window for success for Pax Americana is much smaller than that IMO, and pretty
much is closed by this years end.
I hope I;m wrong, but it sure isn't looking that way.
Isn't this the special Zionist (Jewish calendar) year where they're supposed to make something big happen.
Coincidently yes.
Its all the other things coming to fruition this year in regards to the GRC thats setting the
timetable though.The RoW has had it with USD supremacy, the cornerstone of the empire,
and will bypass it.The pace is picking up, so its now or never for the deep state or very
existence relies upon it.
https://consortiumnews.com/2014/08/08/tallying-israeli-war-crimes/
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/26/the-tangle-of-us-israeli-double-st...
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http://electronicintifada.net/content/netanyahu-government-knew-teens-we...
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go to youtube and search 'netanyahu messiah'
the nice fellow he's chatting with loved to talk about the differences between jewish and nonjewish souls, and the like.
But of course, when a Jewish religious leader says something racist and fucked up - *YOU* are a hate filled nazi if you call him on it.
cute.
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http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/04/07/why-is-the-us-honoring-a-racist-r...
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Mister Delicious
Thanks for pointing out an inconvenient truth. It seems the hasbara task force is at it again down voting you.
The choice is to stay in the big cities and die quickly or get out and die anyway. Some choice.
The banksters need a war to paper over the bad Western economies. See WW2. It appears to be a similar game plan. This time, "fortified with nukes", to completely ruin the West and reset the financial system toward the East.
The bankster, oligarchs and eilites killing the best and brightest in Europe, USA, et al for at least 400 years or more.
Rome did it too. Send em off to die somewhere for the empire while the Roman Senators lotted Rome.
I wonder if any of them got the shit punch out of em like mormon Harry Reid may have gotten recently.
I'm making over $7k a month working part time. I kept hearing other people tell me how much money they can make online so I decided to look into it. Well, it was all true and has totally changed my life. This is what I do... www.jobs-review.com
They're cleansing the land for a second homeland for the khazars as the world is waking up to the holohoax narrative that led to the abomination called israel.
...A Khazarian (tm) theatrical production....starring The Goyim Boys (tm)
Infinite QE
+1000
summary of everyZero Hedge headline and article: the sky is falling this stuff is overvalued talking my book, this stuff should be sold, Waah Waaigh Waaw it's very scary very very very scary.
oops forgot to include that spymaster cheating wife chaser Putin is 0hedge hero and tyler want to suck his Oleg arch
fag
oops forgot to include that spymaster cheating wife chaser Putin is 0hedge hero and tyler want to suck his Oleg arch
oops forgot to include that spymaster cheating wife chaser Putin is 0hedge hero and tyler want to suck his Oleg arch
You can say that three times.....if you're a DUMBASS!
you forgot the mention:
Putin is a billionare.
Putin has terminal cancer
Putin has Assberger's
Putin wants to recreate the Soviet Empire.
and so on and so on.
As a troll, you get a negative 10.
May karma bite you in the ass.
sorry buddy ol pal, my karma hit your dogma.
If your English was worse, I'd say you were Latvian, or a potato...
Oi, he must be a turd, but im a latvian, and im not a potato :)) its like putting 1.7 millin people in oe bag. watchit dude :)
Go buy at the high then, what are you waiting for?
What's the Obama approval rating, 28%? How about the American prospects for succession? Would you have confidence under Hitlery? Biden? Lurch? Or that new oily creep Cruz?
Soc Gen writers need to talk to real Ukrainians in E. Ukraine and get real facts on the ground. It's a whole nuther story once you get away from the Banderans in Kiev.
Is there a successor to the NEO conmasters who run the USA?? How about WE THE PEOPLE?
anybody got an idea, whats goin on?
Europe, since 1h hour nonstop heavy airplanes flying deep by night direction east. unusual.
Chances of U.S. leadership pulling their heads out of their asses = slim to none.
Chances that making Russia into the bogeyman to account for our own failures is a generational mistake of tragic proportions = 100%.
Where Albanians in Kosovo just "Albanian speakers"?
911
the dancing israelites
the planes and explosions hitting computer rooms
full of lovely information.
exploding computer rooms from perfect plane hits into twin towers Marsh & McLennan and the Fuji Bank and pentagon
Christopher Bollyn 2015 “Solving 911 Ends the War”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP_Ezjm7xDg
Well, Soc Gen adhers to the USA propaganda in at least one thing: There is freedom of speech in Russia and Russians can watch Western media. Do you know than CNN broadcasts in Russia? Anyone can watch it in Russia. Yet Western propaganda always seems to forget to mention that. How convenient. But glad to see they at least admit that a great majority of Russian people do support Putin, was it so hard to admit it? Does it mean that the USA is giving up their silly idea of color revolution in Russia then? lols
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/24/ukraines-oligarchs-turn-on-each-ot...
https://consortiumnews.com/2015/03/22/crimeans-keep-saying-no-to-ukraine/
They don't have to demonize Washington. Everybody knows they are a bunch of cut throat psychopaths.
For sure they know something we do not..
So here are two Bankers playing in Politics, showing they are actors:
- Society General
- PIMCO Germany
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/11501280/Eurozone-cant-surv...
"The lesson from history is that the status quo we have now is not a tenable structure," said Mr Bosomworth, PIMCO. "There's no historical precedent that this sort of structure, which is centralised monetary policy, decentralised fiscal policy, can last over multiple decades."
I have grave misgivings to Banks that want to design new Governments like United States of Europe or who have inside INFO on Treaties and Negotiations Concerning Borders, and Sovereign Claims.
The Soc Gen report is one-sided. It fails to mention the significant cost of the Russian sanctions incurred by the EU countries. As soon as the full cost come to light I believe it will become extremely difficult to maintain the sanction against Russia because public pressure will rise to get rid of them. The very signficant cost of the sanctions which I estimate at about EURO 50 billion per year for the EU (based upon the EURO 21 billion for 2014 admitted by Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo) are met by an equal amount that would be needed annually to finance the broken country and to permit it to wage a limited war against the separatists in the east Ukraine.
excuse me but after 2 decades of proven West/USA/NATO lies nobody but nobody with 2 working brain cels will believe ANYTHIGN the West/USA/NATO says. More West/USA/NATO lies about Russia dn and Ukrane. Frankly, Im sick of it.
West just too arrogant to admit the lost and leave.
russians "know" its all america's fault
"Why Iran Wants Russia in OPEC" mar/09
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/03/why-iran-wants-russia-in-opec.html
"The Great Uncertainty: 'Russia -- Central Asian Energy Relations'"
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/events/?fa=eventDetail&id=1013
"Operation Enduring Pipeline" june/08
http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig9/bacon6.html
some things never change when the only two[2] world mega trillionair 'family's'[?] have 'never, ever'... have gotten`enough!?!
"It's Standard's Procedures" oct/08
http://www.spingola.com/Standards_Procedures.htm
Now... wtf has this got to do with Ukraine, today? Check out the geography and you'll see that geopolitics is getting very, very tired. There's only so much space, and to keep Russia landlocked is strategically important to the 19th/ 20th century braindead meatheads in the situation-room bunker foreign strategist?
jmo
ps. go vlad
I want to see the Useless Snakes attack Russia so I can see jarhead brains splattered all over Russian soil.
It's nothing new: America wants free access to the world's natural resouces, and as it can't get it and never will in Russia, it goes bonkers.
The whole of the Cold war was about that. Nothing has changed.
By free access I assume you mean at the cost of 'printing' a few more dollars.
it's means a FREE or negative
"solution slim"
Hey things are looking up.
If the chance for a diplomatic solution is slim,
the chance for us all to die in a nuclear war is capacious.
Work in progress for Averting War.
- I guess I just have one main idea so far
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- Teeth's War Responsiblitity Resolution -
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World War Resolution from People to the Funders of War, Weapon Funders, Our US & EU Leaders (Congress & Parliament), Central Bankers, Diplomats, Negotiators, State Department Executives, and those that take Political Contributions from War Profiteers:
- Make State Leaders, Diplomats, and Banking Executives & their Families stay outside of Bomb Shelters, Underground Bunkers, and lose their seats as Leaders (Public Leaders or Private Banking Executives)... in the Event of Massive Invasion or Nuclear War.
- Banking is power, Secret Banking is power, Shadow Banking is power, Foreign Investors are power, we all know this, and we know Political Figures have a Hidden Agenda they take from the Very Wealthy & Powerful
This is the only way to make big money people Responsible for going to war.
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- Teeth's War Responsiblitity Resolution -
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" an attempt by the Kremlin to realize territorial ambition and reassert Russian dominance in the Baltics by violating other countries’ sovereignty"
Anyone so fucking stupid they do not know the difference between the Ukraine, Russian since before 900AD, and the Baltic states along the Baltic Sea, with mixed native, Germanic , scandinavian populations, and russian ethnic minorities, is just too stupid for words.
Ukraine is different in every way. The Baltics have nothing to do with Ukraine. They are independent, EU members and protected by NATO treaty. Fully independent and able to elect their leaders. Nobody in Russia is going to invade them. Nobody in Russia has any use for them.
The coup in Kiev was an American affair. Russia never acted other than as a support to Ukraine's economy UNTIL the USA carried out it's Coup. Did Russia react THEN. Yes. Crimea is Russia now and was Russia before. So if you don't like it, you will have to expunge the population there and conquer it. Donbass is Russian, but administered from Kiev since Soviet times. They rebelled when the USA took over Kiev and installed an American President who attempted to invade Crimea the day after the Madian revolution. He was stopped.
Facts are facts. This talk about threats to teh Baltics is a lie. Designed to cause a war in Europe. The lie comes from Washington.
Goaded by Baltic Catholic bigotry against Russian Orthodox. Dozens of Orthodox churches have been burnt to the ground by the Uki junta
Jack Burton, all the USSA does nearly all the time is lie. Our history is replete with lies, false flags and illegal coups.
Remember when a skyscraper was burning in Moscow? During a video, someone asked a fire fighter if the building could collapse similar to the twin towers. His reply was that the Russian government has no reason to destroy this building and blame it on the arabs, so we are safe, LOL>
"The lie comes from Washington"
Why not simply - from americans? Trying to "isolate" an enemy? We all know russians hate americans - not just Washington
"We all know russians hate americans - not just Washington"
Who's "we all"? You mean, the whole of your family?
yes, ruskie
get your head out of your fat *ss, will you.
who's the we you got a rat in your pocket?
get your head out of your fat *ss, will you.
Baltic states, with exception of Lithuania are an artificial creations as German protectorates which have been established around German Hanseatic league sea ports and trade cities of early medieval times. They traded fur,amber, lumber, minerals etc. Later were tolerated by Lithuanian,Polish, Russian, Scandinavian and German rulers. Nothing to do with Ukraine.
Crimea was annexed by Ukraine from Russia in 1954 but without military port city of Sevastopol which was annexed illegally from Russia into territory of Ukraine in 1993, as special zone with tacit approval by drunken Yeltzin.
Without Crimea Russia is loosing ability to defend southern flank of the country. The only other way ( than from Poland and Baltic States) the west already did attack and can attack Russia effectively. This is matter on national survival and Russia would never back down.
Very good take on history of Ukraine and Ukrainians in context of current conflict can be found:
https://contrarianopinion.wordpress.com/2015/01/18/ukraine-no-country-fo...
A lot of Ukrainians and NATO Conscript-Dumb Fucks are gonna Die in Ukraine. And for what??? NOTHING...
by NOTHING you mean protecting a right to being independent from ruskies? You guys are so funny
More likely the US protecting its right to fabricate a coup in a country bordering a rival and then bully the world down the brutal road to war, closely followed by its lickspittle allies.
get your head out of your fat *ss
All this crap is a prelude for anexing Alaska, mark my words
Marked as retarded.
I'll save a screenshot and through it in your face when it happens, ruskie turd
if Soc Gen is correct and
then it is not Russia that longs for the cold war days of the USSR, but Washington that longs for the cold war days of total control of global trade with the Russian Federation.
It can not be much longer (e.g., when the MH17 report is issued this summer) that Russia wants to pretend that all is well in LEO.
And raises the price of a seat on Soyuz to ISS to -- oh, let's say, $100 mil.
what did you loose there in space that you are so keen on bying those "seats"? If you cant make your own rockets, you have no bussiness in space
Tell that to NASA
You do know that a space station is a terriffic platform for nuclear weapons, conventional weapons and anti-satellite weapons. And there is always at least one Russian or one American on the ISS at all times.
Then there's Tiangong. But let's save that for when we meet again.
Laters
For those who don't worship at the altar of homsexul marriage, black supremecy, illegal alien elitism, radical islamic denial and money changer first class treatment under the totalitarian control of some half breed, closet fascist (and worst), Russia and Putin are the least bad case. In fact, I am 100% positive that Russia will be the last bastian of Christianity, capaitalism, and freedom in the 21st century - by freedom i mean a place where the Federal Goverment doesn't care what you do except as long as you don't try to overthrow the government, be a radical islamist or not pay your 10% flat income tax!
For those who want to be the retards shouting "USA, USA, USA" and think that today's US Federal Government represents the dreams and aspirations of real Amerians, all I can say that is you will probably have your day in the sun. Literally, because when cans of sunshine flow across the sky, Russia will be the place to be due to its large land mass, S400/S500 Missile Defense and self sufficiency (food, water, oil, metals).
And if it turns into an old fashioned shooting war, Russia will still be the place to be and I fully expect Russia to kick the US Federal Government's ass up and down the steppes. They will send back some many body bags full of GIs that most Americans will lose stomach in about 12 months would be my guess.
Imagine a battle of Kursk between these and the M1?
http://rt.com/news/243725-armata-tank-russia-video/
"Here’s Soc Gen on why economic sanctions may become a fixture of Russian life:"
sanctions work both ways.
the EU is getting whacked.
financial sanctions are getting to be a joke with the new chinese initiatives.
foodstuffs exist in many corners of the world - unsanctioned.
and above all, where have sanctions really worked?
i think Soc Gen is sucking wind and promoting a dead horse.
The Russians killed 2.3 million Germans in WWII - about 70 years ago, so a reminder is probably due.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_casualties_in_World_War_II
The Germans killed almost 27 million Soviets in WWII - about 70 years ago, so a reminder is probably due.
http://www.veteranstoday.com/2014/04/28/raping-german-women-and-children...
Only problem left now for the crumbling, bankrupt Anglozionazi Empire of Chaos is whether the Germans will be dumb enough to start another suicidal war to save their Washing town masters once again as Anglozionazi financed Uncle Adolf did the last time round?
Will Mutti Merkel oblige Janitor O Bomber and his neocohen psychopaths?
Nah...Germany has already done the EURASIAN PIVOT.
Merca is going down alone this time round!
Actually, I would argue that Stalin killed 27 million Soviets through his psychotic purges of seasoned officers, press-up battallions, and political intriques while ignoring basic military tactics.
That Russia was able to survive Stalin AND Germany is a testament to their tenacity.
If you (or Angela Merkel) think the Russians have forgotten the Seige of Leningrad were the Germans intentionally starved a city to death, you and the rest of the world will be in for a surprise.
Big Victory Parade coming up in Russia. It will be just like the old days with the CIA and DIA being the biggest foreign spectators.
Tick tock, tick tock. I suppose a war with Russia will save detroit though I reckon the Mexican illegals and Syrian Muslim Refugees will be given immediate citizenship if they join the production lines and war effort while all the white American kids get taken like lambs to slaughter.
Nice Work Obama! Asshole.
Cankle Hillary got her $10 mill. time for innocent people to die now. Insurrection was bought and paid for.