Location: Seattle, Washington Year: 1988 Artist: Emil Venkov Dimensions: 5 m (16 ft)
Posted on 03/26/2018 6:41:11 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
President Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian intelligence officers in the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle in response to the nerve agent attack on an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. earlier this month, senior administration officials said.
The steps, following Britain's expulsion of Russian diplomats, are meant to send a message to Moscow that actions have consequences, the officials said. The Seattle consulate is being closed because of its proximity to submarine bases, as well as Boeing.
“With these steps, the United States and our allies and partners make clear to Russia that its actions have consequences,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said. “The United States stands ready to cooperate to build a better relationship with Russia, but this can only happen with a change in the Russian government’s behavior.”
Russia, which has been blamed for the attack, has denied wrongdoing.
Officials said a total of 60 Russians are being expelled, including 48 at the Russian embassy and 12 at the United Nations. The individuals and their families have been given seven days to leave the United States.
"Today, the United States began the process of expelling 12 intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission to the United Nations who have abused their privilege of residence in the United States," UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said Monday. "After a review, we have determined that the 12 intelligence operatives engaged in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security."
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Location: Seattle, Washington Year: 1988 Artist: Emil Venkov Dimensions: 5 m (16 ft)
Indeed I studied acting in Moscow. Maybe I'll play one on TV.
Dozens of Putin’s enemies just keep getting shot, killed, poisoned etc.
I don't think the Chinese are spooks but more like the PLA.
“The Russians had no reason to poison that spy.”
And you know that how exactly? Do you take notes at Putin’s meetings?
A fellow expat said Skripnal - a compromised used up MI6 agent - was involved again with Russian military intel so he avoided him because of the dangerous people he was courting
Obviously his daughter who chose to remain in Russia for all these years had little fear of Putin - nor did her father think she was in danger to live in Russia and travel back and forth .. by one report she was dating the son of a “ high security official”
Some of the many anomalies to England's version of a Putin directed assassination in England of a spy traded for Anna Chapman 8 years ago - 2 weeks before Putins reelection - using a unique extreme lethal dangerous and unstable agent
But wait- the characteristics of this contamination, the victims symptoms ,the fact that an on scene doctor treated Yulia with contact to clothing and body for 30 minutes with no ill effects, and the casual cleanup operation of the primary contamination site ( firefighters standing around watching with no masks or gear) do not match that agents reported effects, either
Yes extremely dense people are swallowing extremely contradictory stories
But by who and why?
The founder of Russia Times beat himself to death late 2016 in a Washington DC hotel room
No comment from deep state
Skripnal wanted to go back to Russia
Think that might have been a risk to someone in MI6?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43523923
“” “” But wait- the characteristics of this contamination, the victims symptoms ,the fact that an on scene doctor treated Yulia with contact to clothing and body for 30 minutes with no ill effects, and the casual cleanup operation of the primary contamination site ( firefighters standing around watching with no masks or gear) do not match that agents reported effects, either””” “
Reminds me a Syria scenery of ‘white helmets’ running around ‘gassed’ victims. Courtesy of a (British based) Syrian human rights watch.
This lab at Porton Down was the same one that declared that Assad was responsible for sarin used in that attack. The one where the White Helmets treating “ victims’ were in bandannas and flip flops.
Meanwhile this
30 questions journalists should be asking
“Youd have to be an extremely dense person to think you know what activties Skripnal was involved with since becoming a “ British” citizen”
Do you know?
By the way, he was arrested on the double agent charge in Russia, convicted, and served a sentence until he was released and deported under a spy swap.
Live in the UK for 8 years openly. Do the Russians kill him when they had him in prison? Noooooo..they wait over a decade, then poison him.
Nevermind he was a Christopher Steele associate. The bottom line, Comey, Brennan, the Hillary camp and British intel had way more motive to kill him. And it happened 10 miles away from the main British chem and bio warfare center.
This is a deep state operation designed to take out someone who knows the nuts and bolts of the dossier, and as a bonus to worsen the new cold war.
Bottom line, Teresa May and Brit intel is telling us “what happened”. They both worked hard to hurt Trump and America.
Apparently only Theresa May knows because she is willing to lead the West to war with Russia over her perfect knowledge
I for one among many do NOT know, I admit I do NOT know, I do refuse to accept that there are not MANY alternate scenarios,
and I do not believe that Theresa May knows
If ishe does know, her statements do not present facts
nor as a head of state has she justified her treatment of Russians who want to see the evidence she is using to challenge them to war
She jumped the shark and now this is escalating to save her face
It is unwinding a lot like 1914 with a snowball of emotion, inept statesmanship, poorly worded treaties being invoked, and great danger of miscalculation
It is sickening to watch Trump playing along with this
Ghastly
In the near term we may be back to “ well he was better than the alternative”
Buy a place far from the cities. Preferably upwind. Buy some SPF 5 million sunscreen and a lot of beans and rice.
I wonder if this expulsion includes the new mayor and that communist on the city council?
I was unhappy with the appointment of the cold warrior warmonger Bolton and this is why.
If the UK wants to start a war with Russia over nothing, that’s their problem. We need to stay the hell out of it. The UK are no true allies, nor are the EU.
We are moving closer to a Globalist Hell...
“Trump and Europe are doing right.”
Are you serious? Western Europe are our enemies, not our allies. They are joyfully committing national suicide and are trying their best to force us into committing suicide along with them.
Hungary and Poland are looking better every day.
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