[CondoleezzaProtege]

Meanwhile Putin is using thousands of white South African Boer farmers as pawns by letting them settle in *annexed* CRIMEA, exhibiting his own continued penchant for Bolshevik style land redistribution.

This while continuing his Cold-War revivalist onslaught on Africa to build ties with some of the most corrupt regimes in the world. The latest from today: Kremlin signs military deal with Central African Republic. - The Times UK

[butlerweave]

Smell that , US sanctions coming to South Africa

[Zhang Fei]

Putin’s deals are not very different from Soviet era subsidies to fellow communist regimes. The problem for Russia is that they are a huge cash drain. Putin will eventually have to choose between the Russian welfare state and welfare for Russia’s basket case allies.

[PGR88]

The Economist is the deepest of the “Deep State” rags.

[miss marmelstein]

What a bunch of idiots.

[rrrod]

Gee...who da thunk it?

[x]

Meanwhile Putin is using thousands of white South African Boer farmers as pawns by letting them settle in *annexed* CRIMEA

Apartheid South Africa was trying to attract Soviet emigrants when both regimes were on their last legs. They figured the more whites they could bring in the better. So it's ironic or appropriate if the tables have turned and the Russians are trying the same thing 25 or so years later. Meanwhile, Black Africans who've settled in Russia aren't always happy with their lives there.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

Sorry due to auto-text, I wrongly attributed this article to George Weigel — but in fact the author’s name is not provided for in the original source.