Blow for Putin as Iran refuses to recognise Crimea and four regions of Donbas as Russian

Euro Weekly News ^ | 1/20/2023 | Chris King

[marcusmaximus]

[dfwgator]

In the future Iran and Turkey will be allied and control the Black Sea, when Russia is weakened.

[nickcarraway]

Hmmm. Maybe I ran remembers all the times Putin was promising them missiles and other things, and he never delivered.

[Red Badger]

Iran is going to Annex some places of it’s own and then they will ‘talk’................

[NWFree]

All he has to do is send pallets of cash and presto everything is good again

[GrumpyOldGuy]

I don’t see how it’s much of a blow. Falls more into the “And???” category.

[nickcarraway]

Iran may need that, since Saudi Arabia may shut them out of the Persian Gulf.

[JonPreston]

"CIA Director William Burns, who traveled to Ukraine last week on an unannounced visit, told Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky that foreign military assistance will be "harder to come by" at some point, The Washington Post reported, citing own sources."

Not good. Not good at all.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Well Crimea River…

[Yo-Yo]

What, did the Russian check for the purchase of Iranian suicide drones bounce?

[MeganC]

It’s a rough day for Putin when even the Iranians won’t support his evil.

[MeganC]

Iran borders the Caspian Sea and not the Black Sea.

[marcusmaximus]

Today's update from General SVR's Telegram:

The President had a telephone conversation with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. It is worth noting that yesterday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced not the recognition of the "new territories" and Crimea as part of Russia, which, of course, upset Putin.

But the conversation with the President of Iran did not work out. The Iranian leadership is delaying the supply of ballistic missiles, launchers for these missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles. The small number of ballistic missiles that have already been delivered without launchers is useless. Even unmanned aerial vehicles, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine have learned to effectively fight, and those Iran is in no hurry to supply in the required quantities.

Putin asked his Iranian counterpart to hurry up with the shipments, but received traditionally "Eastern" promises. Whether the promises of Ebrahim Raisi will be realized and how quickly, the Russian leadership does not know. After the conversation ended, Putin did not radiate optimism.

[BobL]

“Unlike Western countries, Iran did not impose anti-Russian sanctions...”

“Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian expressed the opinion that the main reason for the conflict in Ukraine is “the provocative actions of NATO and some Western states”.”

This is FAR MORE important to Putin. As far as the liberated areas (and future liberated areas) in Ukraine are concerned, they’ll be recognized by all (or at least most) countries, as a condition for a final peace deal ending the war.

[dfwgator]

Point taken, but I do eventually see Iran and Turkey allying.

[marcusmaximus]

There’s no honor among thieves.

[MeganC]

“Point taken, but I do eventually see Iran and Turkey allying.”

Iran and Turkey come together on some topics like their desire to eradicate the Kurds and Armenians. But for the most part they would be at odds because of their religious divide. Any alliance of theirs would only last so long as either thinks they’re getting an advantage from the arrangement.

I think it’s fair to say that their possible alliance would be more like a non-aggression pact than an actual commitment to have their forces fight side by side.

[Who is John Galt?]

All he has to do is send pallets of cash and presto everything is good again

He would have to send more pallets of cash to Iran than Joe Biden is, which I don't think is possible. Nobody outspends the US - nobody!

;>)

[MeganC]

“There’s no honor among thieves.”

I’ll grant the Iranians the possibility that they see Russia’s actions as illegitimate. They are a theocracy after all and Islam does have some severe ideas about theft, especially theft under the guise of deception.

Putin insisting his forces were just ‘exercising’ before the invasion of Ukraine and then the lies about the ‘Little Green Men’ before that are probably not playing well with the clerics in Tehran.

Because if Putin lied then then he will certainly lie again.

[Seruzawa]

Ok. It’s over now. Everyone knows how the entire world follows Iran’s lead. (snicker)