Posted on 08/05/2014 4:47:34 PM PDT by tcrlaf
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his government to come up with countermeasures to Western sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukrainian conflict.
Putin stressed that Moscow’s response should be “cautious.”
“Obviously we need to do it cautiously in order to support domestic manufacturers, but not hurt consumers,” he said on Tuesday.
The president expects the government to present a response to the sanctions as soon as possible.
Putin said that the political tools of pressure being used against the Russian economy are unacceptable, stressing that they go against international rules and norms.
Putin’s comments come on the same day Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow will consider possible responses to EU sanctions against Russian airlines.
On Tuesday, Vedomosti daily reported Russia was considering limiting, or even completely blocking European flights to Asia that cross Siberia, in response to EU sanctions that caused Aeroflot subsidiary, Dobrolet, to suspend flights on Monday.
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It wouldn't directly harm us, but it would cause a major problem for Europe, especially the smaller nations, forcing sea transport of the large quantity of goods that now go from Asia to Europe across Russia.
There is plenty of sea lift sitting empty and available, but that takes TIME, costs a lot more, and requires already tight dockage space.
FIFA should threaten the loss of the next world cup in Russia. It would cost them millions.
“FIFA should threaten the loss of the next world cup in Russia. It would cost them millions.”
By the time the next WC rolls around this will all long be forgotten.
Besides, the bribes to the FIFA officials have already been paid. It would take years for them to arrange all of that graft again.
Why isn’t anyone concentrating on oil prices? Cheaper crude oil would hurt Russia. Getting oil out of the ground is more expensive in Russia than anywhere else.
“Why isn’t anyone concentrating on oil prices? Cheaper crude oil would hurt Russia.”
Because that would harm the international academic socialist agenda.
How many windmills do you think we would need, and how many Dems crony’s couldn’t get payoffs if oil was a dollar a gallon?
How are big oil-owning Dem Cronies like Soros or Buffet supposed to make a living a $1 gas? They might actually have to travel commercial!!
How is Joe Biden’s son, and John Kerry’s nephew, supposed to get his payoff for his Ukraine Gas company gig if energy prices drop?
How could Dems justify all of those alternative energy grants and handouts to their cronies? The Global Warmng scam payouts?
Why, lowering energy prices could destroy the whole crony Dem/liberal institution!!
(Which is why this administration will NEVER consider it.)
Pretty funny coming from the biggest thief, gangster, and international thug in the world.
Putin should be tried and executed for his unprovoked wars of aggression against Georgia and Ukraine. The blood of thousands upon thousands of innocent people is on the hands of the terrorist KGB Putin.
Putin has disgraced Russia and made them an international pariah. No nation in the world wants anything to do with the Russian rouge state except Putin's genocidal Communist comrades around the world from Pyongyang to Havana.
“Why isn’t anyone concentrating on oil prices? Cheaper crude oil would hurt Russia. Getting oil out of the ground is more expensive in Russia than anywhere else.”
You have to understand European fascism in order to understand European energy.
For example, the English are sitting on 100 to 400 years of natural gas reserves, depending on which report you read. That doesn’t matter, though. The English morons are more concerned about offending Gaia than they are of keeping their senior citizens warm and comfortable.
In 2012, the Gaia murderers killed 40,000 seniors in England to placate the global warming gods. They denied seniors heat and they froze to death.
Gee, why haven’t seen that reported in the media? Well, it was, in the Brit media, but you’ll never see it reported in the Nazi American press.
Anyway, this sh* t is coming to America. If you have elderly parents, be ready to defend them. That means demanding heat for vulnerable seniors and be ready to kill Obama Nazis if they deny it.
“Putin should be tried and executed for his unprovoked wars of aggression against Georgia and Ukraine. The blood of thousands upon thousands of innocent people is on the hands of the terrorist KGB Putin.”
So, should Obama should be tried and executed for Libya and Egypt, as well???
The UN voted to impose a no fly zone on Libya, remember? Russia could have prevented that but they chose not to. Obama had nothing to do with Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt.
“The UN voted to impose a no fly zone on Libya, remember? Russia could have prevented that but they chose not to. “
Obama LIED to Putin about his intentions in Libya, which is why he blocked the attack on Syria.
“Obama had nothing to do with Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt.”
Only a raging Obamabot could possibly say that. I’d suggest you put those poorly-fitting conservative clothes on again. This is FR.
If you think Obama was behind the uprising against Mubarak, then please present your evidence. Obama did nothing to support our ally Mubarak, but he did nothing to overthrow him either. Our Saudi allies helped overthrow Morsi and Obama refused to call it a coup.
If you think Obama is guilty of some war crimes against Egypt then go ahead and make your case. You'll only prove what a clueless ignorant fool you are.
I am not even going to justify that Bovine excrement with an answer.
Crawl back in your hole, Obamabot.
In other words, you have no evidence to support your completely BS crap, as always.
Go to Russia and stop stinking up the USA with your filthy Russky lies, you stupid piece of Putinista garbage.
Childish insults, lies and strawmen.
You are a real winner dude.
I’m done with your BS.
I am not done with you. I will answer your filthy Russky lies with the truth now and always as long as you are allowed to continue stinking up FR with your damned lies.
You will be banned eventually just like all dirty Putinista traitor scum.
Blah, blah, blah. Go to bed, child.
Go to Russia, comrade. Lick your KGB master’s boots like the dog you are.
The muslim brotherhood, Mohammed Morsi are you serious? Yes he supported Mubarak’s ouster and supported Morsi. And condemned Al-Sisi, you seem to have a very short memory.
I thought you of all people should have known about Obama’s muslim brotherhood connections, oh my oh my.
Okay, if you think Obama was behind the protests that ousted Mubarak, then present your evidence, please.
And if he is against al-Sisi, then why did he refuse to say al-Sisi’s government came to power through a coup d’etat? Why has he not suspended foreign aid to the al-Sisi government?
“I thought you of all people should have known about Obama’s muslim brotherhood connections, oh my oh my.”
Anybody that has spent any time at all on FR should know those connection’s, they have been WELL documented here.
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