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Putin blames Trump’s political opponents for poor U.S.-Russian relations
The Washington Compost ^ | December 14, 2017 | Andrew Roth and David Filipov

Posted on 12/14/2017 12:10:29 PM PST by Navy Patriot

Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on Thursday said that he doubted President Trump would be able to improve relations between their two countries because Trump was being held back by his political opposition.

Trump undoubtedly has had some successes as president, including a booming U.S. stock market, Putin said. But, he asserted, reports about Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were being invented to create questions about his U.S. counterpart’s legitimacy.

“There are things that he would want to do but hasn’t been able to so far, like reforming health care or other goals. For instance, he spoke about improving relations with Russia,” Putin said in remarks carried on national television. “It’s clear that, even if he wanted to, he’s not in a condition to do that because of some clear restrictions” created by his opponents.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fbi; jamescomey; peterstrzok; robertmueller; russia; waronterror
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1 posted on 12/14/2017 12:10:29 PM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Putin could clear this Russia nonsense all up by releasing the details of meetings his government had with Democrats in that time frame. We both know that won’t be happening.


2 posted on 12/14/2017 12:11:28 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Navy Patriot

Stay close to your friends, but stay even closer to your enemies....strange ‘bedfellows’.....


3 posted on 12/14/2017 12:13:30 PM PST by EagleUSA
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To: Navy Patriot

You know things are really off kilter when Putin can assess the situation more accurately than the MSM.


4 posted on 12/14/2017 12:18:57 PM PST by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: Navy Patriot

Putin loves the fact that Democrats launched a hysterical campaign to destabilize Trump based on Russia lies, and he loves that Trump is fighting the Deep State.

Anything which keeps the US divided is good for Russia. He just has to sit back and watch the show.


5 posted on 12/14/2017 12:21:04 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

The rats are willing to start a war.


6 posted on 12/14/2017 12:26:09 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Russia is still a gangster nation, but it is becoming Christian and nationalistic.

There is really no telling what good things might be possible if Presidents Trump and Putin were allowed to negotiate freely.

The neocons (like McCain & Rubio)and Dims have established an unholy alliance.


7 posted on 12/14/2017 12:30:52 PM PST by Disestablishmentarian
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To: lodi90
Putin could clear this Russia nonsense all up by releasing the details of meetings his government had with Democrats in that time frame.

And the Fake News Western Globalist MSM would suddenly sit up and say: "Oh my God, it was the Democrats, Trump is innocent".

We both know that won’t be happening.

Yes we do, because the FSB is on Russia's side and the MSM is on ....

8 posted on 12/14/2017 12:36:18 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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Anything which keeps the US divided is good for Russia. He just has to sit back and watch the show.

But then, The rats are willing to start a war, so all he's gotta do is avoid that little complication.

9 posted on 12/14/2017 12:41:48 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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“Russia is still a gangster nation...”

Don’t knock our cooperation. We negotiated with the mafia to help us win Italy during WWII. The mob greased the skids for us and no doubt saved many lives.


10 posted on 12/14/2017 12:42:19 PM PST by ryderann
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To: Navy Patriot

I have no doubt if Putin started dishing dirt on Democrats their media arm would move at warp speed away from anything Russia related.


11 posted on 12/14/2017 12:49:15 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Navy Patriot

[Putin said in remarks carried on national television. “It’s clear that, even if he wanted to, he’s not in a condition to do that because of some clear restrictions” created by his opponents.]

It’s a sad day when Putin just told more truth in that one sentence than has been seen in CNN/ABC/CBS/MSNBC/Yahoo, etc. for 9 years or so.


12 posted on 12/14/2017 12:49:25 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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Yes we do, because the FSB GRU is on Russia's side and the MSM is on ....
13 posted on 12/14/2017 12:59:34 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: lodi90
I have no doubt if Putin started dishing dirt on Democrats their media arm would move at warp speed away from anything Russia related.

Like they did with Assange's Wikileaks of Horllary's emails, server, NSA's Snowden leaks, and Steele's proved Fake Dossier?

Nah, they would only double down claiming FSB Fake Intel and Disinformation, and triple down on "MORE COLLUSION".

14 posted on 12/14/2017 1:03:55 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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Democrats have loved The Kremlin for 100 years. Putin has a motherload there of intel if he chose to use it.


15 posted on 12/14/2017 1:08:59 PM PST by lodi90
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To: lodi90

His involvement in our election was to stir up trouble, get Americans to squabble among themselves-and the stupid liberal Dems basically gave him what he wanted.


16 posted on 12/14/2017 1:10:19 PM PST by Jacob Kell (Ryan Sawyer is a putzhead who makes homeschooling look attractive.)
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To: Navy Patriot

There is an opportunity of historic proportions available here.

The two great powersof this world are finally both pro-Christ, pro- sovereignty and anti-Marxism for the first time in history.

If this opportunity is not seized upon to wipe upon Satanism for once and for all we will all lose.


17 posted on 12/14/2017 1:13:51 PM PST by WashingtonFire (President Trump - it's like having your dad as President !)
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To: lodi90
Democrats have loved The Kremlin for 100 years. Putin has a motherload there of intel ...

So far, factual statements ...

... if he chose to use it.

Well let's see, In the mid 1950's, one American Patriot Congressman and Veteran, Joseph McCarthy, factually documented and reported Communist infiltration of the U.S. Entertainment Industry (Hollywood) and large areas of the U.S. Government and Liberal State Bureaucracies.

McCarthy was entirely unsuccessful and was destroyed by the Commie DemoRats and the identical Enemedia that we have today in a political climate of American Patriotism with Eisenhower as President.

The Commies and Commie press made bank on that and shut down investigation of anti American activities and persons for decades. America never recovered.

Under the present political climate of Communist - Fascist, Porno - Prog insanity Putin should expose his agents so he could get the McCarthy treatment and have his intel twisted to use against Trump?

18 posted on 12/14/2017 1:42:22 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: Jacob Kell

What interference in our election?


19 posted on 12/14/2017 2:53:38 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ... we.)
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To: Navy Patriot

I’d be worred if the Russians didn’t infer in our elections.
I’d be worried if we didn’t infer in there elections.
Hell it’s how this world has worked since WW2


20 posted on 12/14/2017 3:03:41 PM PST by Kakaze (I want The Republic back !)
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