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Russia Plays Chicken with the U.S.
Kommersant ^
| August 22, 2006
| Kommersant.com
Posted on 08/22/2006 11:14:34 AM PDT by sergey1973
Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexey Gordeev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday in Sochi to discuss trade with the United States. Gordeev has suggested depriving the U.S. of its 80-percent quota on chicken imports to Russia in response to the U.S. refusal to sign off on Russia's accession to the World Trade Association.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Russia; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: poultry; russia; trade; tradedispute; unitedstates; us; wto
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To: sergey1973
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posted on
08/22/2006 11:17:22 AM PDT
by
Froufrou
To: sergey1973
These games are going to increase. The Russians are pissed. Egos are building.
4
posted on
08/22/2006 11:19:54 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Only stupid people would vote for McCain, Warner, Hagle, Snowe, Graham, or any RINO)
To: sergey1973
To me, by definition, this threat disqualifies them from membership in WTO.
Of course, we may be doing them a favor in denying them membership.
5
posted on
08/22/2006 11:19:56 AM PDT
by
Phsstpok
(Often wrong, but never in doubt)
To: Phsstpok
To me, by definition, this threat disqualifies them from membership in WTO. You got it mixed up, it is the member states of WTO who are not allowed to impose such tariffs. If you are not a member you can do as you please.
Of course, we may be doing them a favor in denying them membership.
Yes, indeed. It is a GREAT favor.
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posted on
08/22/2006 11:23:17 AM PDT
by
A. Pole
(GBW: "We're going to help build a virtual border, this border is changing and it needs to change")
To: sergey1973
Russia and the US have been playing chicken since 1945. They used to call it the cold war.
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posted on
08/22/2006 11:27:39 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
("Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists." - Walter Williams)
To: sergey1973
To: Protagoras
Russia and the US have been playing chicken since 1945. They used to call it the cold war.1918. We sided with the "White" Russians.
To: <1/1,000,000th%
1918. We sided with the "White" Russians.True, but we weren't playing chicken with them then.
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posted on
08/22/2006 11:49:50 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
("Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists." - Walter Williams)
To: <1/1,000,000th%
1918. We sided with the "White" Russians. In what way?
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posted on
08/22/2006 11:50:30 AM PDT
by
A. Pole
(GBW: "We're going to help build a virtual border, this border is changing and it needs to change")
To: Protagoras
To: A. Pole
To: sergey1973
I'm sure their economy needs the chickes more than we need to sell them.
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posted on
08/22/2006 12:25:18 PM PDT
by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: <1/1,000,000th%
The really short version. There is nothing about help given to the White Army. Only that strategic ports were seized for a while but it was done in self-interest.
The only thing I know were "allied" embargoes/pressures put on White Army in order to get political concessions and seizure of Russian fleet off Crimea (and assets) in the most critical moment. It weakened White Army.
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posted on
08/22/2006 1:48:29 PM PDT
by
A. Pole
(GBW: "We're going to help build a virtual border, this border is changing and it needs to change")
To: A. Pole
"If we had a computer, we could search on Russia's civil war."
To: sergey1973
Hey, tit for tat. They're also steamed about Pittsburgh stealing their best hockey player.
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posted on
08/22/2006 2:47:54 PM PDT
by
Ciexyz
(Leaning on the everlasting arms.)
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