Posted on 11/26/2015 7:52:03 AM PST by VitacoreVision
Russia ups retaliatory action after downing of jet by Turkey; looks to ban Turkish agricultural imports amid other 'restrictive measures.'
Russia is preparing a raft of retaliatory economic measures against Turkey after Ankara downed one of its warplanes, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday - with Israel among several countries likely to benefit as Moscow looks for alternative trading and tourism partners.
"The government has been ordered to work out a system of response measures to this act of aggression in the economic and humanitarian spheres," Medvedev told a cabinet meeting in televised comments.
He said under Russian law the broad punitive steps could include halting joint economic projects, restricting financial and trade transactions and changing customs duties.
Measures could also target the tourism and transport sectors, labor markets and "humanitarian contacts", Medvedev said.
The measures would then likely be listed in a decree from President Vladimir Putin, Medvedev said.
"In these documents the focus will be on introducing limits or bans on the economic activities of Turkish economic structures working in Russia, a limitation of the supply of products, including food products, and on the work and provision of services by Turkish companies and other restrictive measures," Medvedev said. ...
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Boy, Ivan is surprising me at every turn.
That’s going to leave a Mark ,on Obama and Kerry , LOL
Playing multi dimensional chess.
It’s getting harder and harder to find a world leader that’s worse than ours.
I think Putin really gets it. Obama and Erdogan are the creators and supporters of ISIS.
What products does Turkey even make?
Turkish Delight ?
Turkey buys 60% of its natural gas from Russia (GazProm), 30% of Turkey’s tourist industry is from Russia. So this will be interesting.
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More like tic-tac-toe. Banning imports is about the only thing the Russians can do nowadays (short of invading your country).
Oh, Vlad, he’s so dreamy!
Turkish prisons?
Turkish Delights.
Do it Vlad.
You best stick with Obammy, I don't think Vlad leans that way.
Again, classic Russian projection: if you don’t like Vlad, you must like Obama. The failure of logic is mind-spinning.
"[classic Russian projection; if you don't like Vlad, you must like Obama; failure of logic; mind-spinning]"
Maybe you need another glass of Obama koolaid?!
Nice. Well played.
Stalin vs. Hitler: Keep a close eye on Stalin, but back him 100% against Hitler, because Hitler is a much greater threat to civilization.
Putin vs. Islamists: Keep a close eye on Putin, but back him 100% against the Islamists, because the Islamists are a much greater threat to civilization.
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