[Freelance Warrior]

Because of the recent 20th-anniversary of the Russian Constitution's amnesty.

[niteowl77]

The Russians sent the message they wanted to send, and now they get to look magnanimous. I hate giving them credit, but there it is.

Mr. niteowl77

[skinkinthegrass]

c'mon Russia/Putin,
Do the right thing, hang 'em high from the yardarms!
(for these sea-going Morons)
..Stalin would.
"AAGGGGRRRR! ..the old days."

[M Kehoe]

Seems like Pooty Poot is going soft these days. Letting his political opponents live, not keelhauling the Green Peace crew, and hasn't killed a journalist in a while.

He must be doing the horizontal bop on his new squeeze (a gymnast) every day.

5.56mm

[Navy Patriot]

Putin and Russia look magnanimous to the world, while the message was clear. Stay in the West and screw up American business and the American economy, there has been a shift in power in the world, and Russian interests will be protected.

The choice for "environmentalists" is clear, lose your assets in the East, or keep your environmental extortion in the West where you're a protected species.

Like Communism, Russia has found they can ship some of their other troubles to America.

[Tuketu]

Putin, it has been said, is situating himself to be the leader of the world’s Conservatives. I guess he recognizes the failures Socialism and of the Chief world Socialist, Obama. Putin, although a closet dictator, makes me like him better than Obama, a Lying Offensive Closet Dictator. In essence, I see Putin’s hand in the Green Peace stuff. Just sayin...