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Putin clarifies Trump comment and says America is the world's 'only superpower'
The Guardian ^ | 18 June 2016 | Alan Yuhas

Posted on 06/18/2016 8:52:30 PM PDT by Cronos

Vladimir Putin downplayed past comments about Donald Trump and spoke about the presidential election on Friday, adding that he accepted the US is probably the world’s sole superpower.

“America is a great power. Today, probably, the only superpower. We accept that,” the Russian president said at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. “We want to and are ready to work with the United States.”

Alluding to US-EU sanctions on Russia in response to its military actions in Ukraine, he continued: “The world needs such strong nations, like the US. And we need them. But we don’t need them constantly getting mixed up in our affairs, instructing us how to live, preventing Europe from building a relationship with us.”

Asked about the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Putin again described Trump as a “flamboyant” or “colorful” man, using a Russian word – “яркий” – that can be translated with ambiguous connotations, from gaudy to striking to dazzling.

“You see, it’s like I said,” Putin told his questioner. “Trump’s a colorful person. And well, isn’t he colorful? Colorful. I didn’t make any other kind of characterization about him.

“But here’s where I will pay close attention, and where I exactly welcome and where on the contrary I don’t see anything bad: Mr Trump has declared that he’s ready for the full restoration of Russian-American relations. Is there anything bad there? We all welcome this, don’t you?”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Russia; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; astroturf; election2016; newyork; ny; paidrussiantrolls; putinsbuttboys; russia; russianstooge; russianstooges; trump; vladtheimploder
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Putin never says anything without a reason...
1 posted on 06/18/2016 8:52:30 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Putin doesn’t want to deal with the sociopathic clown b*tch Crinton...


2 posted on 06/18/2016 8:55:21 PM PDT by kiryandil (To the GOPee: "Giving the Democrats the Supreme Court means you ARE the Democrats.")
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To: Cronos
“The world needs such strong nations, like the US. And we need them. But we don’t need them constantly getting mixed up in our affairs, instructing us how to live, preventing Europe from building a relationship with us.”

Translation: "The Muslims in the American White House need to back off."

3 posted on 06/18/2016 8:57:40 PM PDT by kiryandil (To the GOPee: "Giving the Democrats the Supreme Court means you ARE the Democrats.")
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To: Cronos
Mr Trump has declared that he’s ready for the full restoration of Russian-American relations. Is there anything bad there? We all welcome this, don’t you?”

I agree with Putin. I'd like to see the U.S. become good friends with Russia. See how it goes, one step at a time. He knows as well as Trump that relationship could end in one second if need be. And that wouldn't bode well for anyone.

4 posted on 06/18/2016 9:03:42 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: kiryandil
I'm sure Putin is looking forward to enjoying a few glasses and some good conversation with an actual man. Hell, an actual human.
5 posted on 06/18/2016 9:05:48 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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To: dragnet2

We are at the point where the civilized Western world must repel the Muslim invasion. Of course the US and USSR must be allies in this. Putin and Trump would be near-perfect partners in saving civilization.


6 posted on 06/18/2016 9:10:01 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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To: kiryandil

That could well be the poison that Russia fears. A US gone mad under Muslim influence.


7 posted on 06/18/2016 9:10:48 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: JennysCool

Oops! Meant “the Russians” rather than “USSR” ... Old habits die hard!


8 posted on 06/18/2016 9:11:31 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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To: JennysCool

Trump won’t care where Putin’s soul is — just his brain.


9 posted on 06/18/2016 9:11:35 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I would pay money to listen in on a conversation between those two. I would be hearing an assessment of the world in actual reality.


10 posted on 06/18/2016 9:14:22 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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To: JennysCool

Yep.


11 posted on 06/18/2016 9:18:44 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Cronos

Bishop to Knight’s....


12 posted on 06/18/2016 9:24:31 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: kiryandil

He wants SO BAD or Trump to win. Did the russians release those documents on hillary yet?

Putin is what he is, but there is no reason the US and Russia can’t at the leas, be neutral towards each other.

Putin squeezing ISIS in Syria changed everything about the war for the better.

Is he a good man? No. But he understands the evil of islam, has halted gay propaganda in his country, is trying to get people to have more kids, and has backed their church. He is a patriot.

Our guy is a traitor.

Trump HAS TO WIN.


13 posted on 06/18/2016 9:26:27 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Cronos

He wants to avert everybody’s away from the fact that Putin has been rebuilding his military for the past twenty years.


14 posted on 06/18/2016 9:30:37 PM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
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>> I’d like to see the U.S. become good friends with Russia

I’d like to hear Russia produce more romantic composers.


15 posted on 06/18/2016 9:37:58 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: JennysCool

I think that both men understand each other...Putin is not an enemy but he is no a close ally.


16 posted on 06/18/2016 9:42:03 PM PDT by PCPOET7
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To: Cronos

Russia is far better led than America.

I’ll take Putin one thousand times before the Democrat/GOPe government we have today. I don’t care who it is he’s supposed to have killed, he isn’t drawing a paycheck from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain or Iran.


17 posted on 06/18/2016 9:42:31 PM PDT by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: Cronos

The EU/US just played hard ball. NATO is recommending placing cyber attacks into the NATO common defense determination doctrine. So Russia’s hacking of Clintons emails, if released and if the NATO doctrine change is made, could invoke a combined NATO attack. All to protect the NeoConvict queen Hillary the Great. Germany apparently is having issues with that doctrine change. Hopefully you all have bug out plans set. No way Putin can allow Hillary to be president


18 posted on 06/18/2016 9:54:11 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: JennysCool

Trump doesn’t drink (alcohol).


19 posted on 06/18/2016 9:57:54 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: aquila48

I thought of that just after I posted. A little ginger ale, perhaps!


20 posted on 06/18/2016 9:59:28 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far.)
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