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Putin Signs Decree Recognizing Crimea As Independent And Sovereign State
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| 03/18/2014
| Itar-Tass
Posted on 03/17/2014 11:46:43 AM PDT by goldstategop
MOSCOW, March 17, /ITAR-TASS/. President Vladimir Putin on Monday, March 17, signed a degree recognising the Republic of Crimea as a sovereign and independent state.
1. Considering the will of the peoples of Crimea expressed at the all-Crimea referendum on March 16, 2014, I hereby decree that the Republic of Crimea, where the City Of Sevastopol has a special status, be recognised as a sovereign and independent state, the decree said.
The decree entered into force upon signature, the presidential press service said.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: belarus; coldwar2; communism; crimea; crimeanaccession; crimeareferendum; itartass; momjeans; presidentputin; putin; putinsbuttboys; russia; russianrecognition; sevastopol; sovietunion; surrendermonkeys; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; worldwariii; yuliatymoshenko
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President Putin's response to the West's sanctions wasn't long in coming: He gave the West the finger.
To: goldstategop
"Special status." Will have to look that up.
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:48:52 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: goldstategop
Uh oh! Barry’s going to be pissed.
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:49:01 AM PDT
by
South40
(Liberalism is a Disease)
To: Genoa
OK, Sevastopol operates independently of Crimea. Not sure what difference this makes to Putin.
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:50:44 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
It has a separate political status. When Sevastopol joins Russia, it will join two existing cities of federal significance: Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:50:59 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
“presidential press service”
hey we have one of those, it’s abc nbc cbs cnn msnbc pbs .....................
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:53:19 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
To: goldstategop
The West has been giving Russia the Finger for years....Now the shoe is on the other foot.
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:55:45 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: goldstategop
1. Considering the will of the peoples of Crimea expressed at the all-Crimea referendum on March 16, 2014, I hereby decree that the Republic of Crimea, where the City Of Sevastopol has a special status, be recognised as a sovereign and independent state of Mother Russia, the decree said. Fixed it. Now what letter will Obama write?
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posted on
03/17/2014 11:56:04 AM PDT
by
Tenacious 1
(My whimsical litany of satyric prose and avarice pontification of wisdom demonstrates my concinnity.)
To: goldstategop
Sounds like Sevastopol will have the same status as the Kalingrad outpost which is part of Russia.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:03:17 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: Tenacious 1
Dear Putie...Come to the White House. We can have a beer...and maybe go golfing or to a basketball game.
About the tanks....I have several. Most depict my favorite teams. But I do have one with our dog Bo's picture on it. BO is a secret code name for Barak Obama. Did you catch that?
To: Tenacious 1
Only a country or a part of it can accede to Russia. Russia and Crimea must draw up a treaty, have their Parliaments ratify it and then work out the modalities for final accession. And Russia’s Constitutional Court will need to certify all the proper steps were followed. All this will take time.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:04:24 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: AU72
No - it would actually become a federal city - Moscow is a federal subject apart from the surrounding Moscow Oblast and St. Petersburg - also the other federal city in Russia - is a federal subject separate from the surrounding Leningrad Oblast.
SAevastopol would have a similar status in Russia.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:09:26 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: South40
“Uh oh! Barrys going to be pissed.”
Is he also pi$$ed by the yesterday referendum in Veneto, Italy?
The region and the city of Venice organized a referendum to separate themselves from Italy. 3.8 million eligible Veneto resident voters will now be able, until next Friday, to say if they would like to see the region an independent, sovereign and federative Republic of Veneto.
What’ Obama gonna do about that?
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:17:18 PM PDT
by
Marguerite
(When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm even better)
To: goldstategop
Who is your dog in this fight? Why the barely vieled enjoyment?
America hating Paulbot? Russian relatives? Just curious why you are cheering on Team KGB on a conservative website.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:18:02 PM PDT
by
lodi90
To: AU72
Kaliningrad is the dung hole backwater of European Russia. All the neighboring countries of it have significantly better standards of living. Nobody lives there that has other options and those who can get an EU passport leave. I wouldn’t wish that future on anybody.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:27:58 PM PDT
by
lodi90
To: goldstategop
Vladimir Putin on Monday, March 17, signed a degree recognising the Republic of Crimea as a sovereign and independent state. Now that's what a reset looks like.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:28:15 PM PDT
by
Semper911
(When you want to rob Peter to pay Paul, you'll always have the support of Paul.)
To: Sacajaweau; caww; little jeremiah; grania
"Dear Putie ... I do have one with our dog Bo's picture on it. BO is a secret code name for Barak Obama. Did you catch that?"
"Dear Barack Barakovich, did you catch the meaning of my name? It comes from the verb "Puti" meaning "to be able to, can". Sending you a pic of my dogs, who will be deligted to meet Bo. Don't annoy them, they can also bite"
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:30:07 PM PDT
by
Marguerite
(When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm even better)
To: lodi90
Kaliningrad is the dung hole backwater of European Russia.So the Soviet Union ran Konigsberg into the ground.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:35:28 PM PDT
by
AU72
To: lodi90
Mine?
What’s our dog in the fight in what is another country’s business?
What’s our national interest in Crimea?
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:38:09 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Genoa
It’s similar to Double Secret Probation.
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posted on
03/17/2014 12:43:24 PM PDT
by
EEGator
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