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« Reply #500 on: November 18, 2014, 06:02:35 PM »
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-18/putin-said-to-back-crackdown-on-corruption-as-sanctions-bite.html

Is Putler volunteering to walk himself and his cronies into prison and throw away the keys?

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« Reply #501 on: November 18, 2014, 06:07:14 PM »
Let the thieving begin!  Huilotin steal more from Krym!

Russia Delivers a New Shock to Crimean Business: Forced Nationalization

Business in Crimea has taken a beating since the peninsula’s annexation by Russia. Crimea’s tourism industry collapsed, and companies were cut off from vital suppliers and customers in Ukraine. Now comes the latest blow: nationalization.

From bakeries to shipyards, Crimea’s Kremlin-backed government is moving aggressively to take over businesses that it deems “inefficient,” strategically important, or friendly to the government in Kiev.

Krymkhleb, the peninsula’s biggest bread and confectionery maker, was nationalized on Nov. 12 by government authorities who accused its owners of laundering money to finance military operations against pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine. A company that supplies flour to Krymkhleb also was taken over.


Also on Nov. 12, authorities seized a resort complex owned by the holding company of Serhiy Taruta, a Ukrainian oligarch who replaced the former pro-Russian governor of Ukraine’s Donetsk region for several months earlier this year. Crimean authorities said the resort was seized because its management had illegally blocked public access to nearby park lands.

Another recent target was Zaliv, Crimea’s largest civilian shipbuilder. In late August, men describing themselves as Crimean “self-defense” forces stormed the company’s headquarters in the port of Kerch and demanded that management hand over control to a Moscow-based company. “Currently, representatives of the legitimate government of [Zaliv] are not allowed to perform their functions,” the company said in a statement on its website, adding that its activities have been “completely blocked.” No official reason was given for the seizure, but Russian authorities have said they want to overhaul Crimea’s shipbuilding industry.


 For much more about the heist read the rest here
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-18/crimea-gets-renationalized

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-11-18/crimea-gets-renationalized


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« Reply #502 on: November 18, 2014, 10:27:47 PM »
The way Moscow is handling the people of Crimea, is a lot like 'fascism', isn't it? 

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« Reply #503 on: November 18, 2014, 11:14:49 PM »
Oh Horrors NO!  :wallbash: Didn't you read Parvda.ru? The fascists are in Kyiv not Krym!  :rolleyes:

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« Reply #504 on: November 19, 2014, 12:58:51 AM »

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« Reply #505 on: November 20, 2014, 10:55:46 AM »
Wow...no wonder Russian society has a distorted view of their government's  invasion of Ukraine and the corner Putin's painted Russia into.

I was perusing news articles regarding the US VP's visit to Kiev (looking for a glimmer of hope that the US might be changing their policy on supplying defensive weaponry). I looked in on Pravda.ru (English) and my jaw dropped glancing the headlines.

"Russia warns USA against supplies of lethal weapons to Ukraine"

...Ok, not so bad and expected. Then there's these little gems...

"Russia prepares nuclear surprise for NATO"

"Russia takes complete advantage of castrated armed forces of the West"

"Putin stands alone to chaos in Ukraine and US/EU impudence"

"Rosneft offers Putin program of massive sanctions against the West"

"France unwilling to act like USAs poodle with Russia'

http://english.pravda.ru/russia/kremlin/20-11-2014/129090-russia_usa_lethal_weapons-0/

Assuming the Russian version of this pablum is being disseminated to the general population these folks are in for one hell of a shock if/when the balloon does go up.  :rolleyes:

And in other news France has started restricting the Russian crew access to the Mistrals...  :P

Russian Sailors Were Denied Access To The Mistral Warship They're Buying From France

..."Russian sailors were denied access to the Mistal helicopter carrier in Saint-Nazaire shipyard on Monday, according to reports in the French media."...

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/russian-sailors-denied-access-to-mistral-warship-from-france-2014-11#ixzz3JdFabV7K

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Edit: Sorry mods my bad. This should have gone to 'The Propaganda War' thread.


 

« Last Edit: November 20, 2014, 11:05:04 AM by Brasscasing »
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« Reply #506 on: November 20, 2014, 12:10:23 PM »

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« Reply #507 on: November 20, 2014, 03:29:15 PM »
Exclusive: U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine


By Warren Strobel and Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON  Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:40pm GMT
 
(Reuters) - The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, U.S. officials said.

The new non-lethal aid Biden will present in Kiev includes Humvees from excess supplies in the Pentagon's inventory, as well as the delivery of previously promised radars that can detect the location of enemy mortars, officials said. They did not specify a dollar value for the assistance.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/11/20/us-ukraine-crisis-usa-exclusive-idUKKCN0J426U20141120


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« Reply #508 on: November 20, 2014, 03:30:06 PM »
Obama adviser: Arms for Ukraine ‘on the table'
By Kristina Wong - 11/19/14 05:42 PM EST

A top Obama adviser said Wednesday that the administration is considering lethal arms for Ukraine and said he believed it could deter Russia from further aggression against the Eastern European nation.


http://thehill.com/policy/defense/224768-obama-adviser-arms-for-ukraine-on-the-table

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« Reply #509 on: November 20, 2014, 03:35:00 PM »
Of course Russia says it's OK for them to add fuel to the fire BUT no one else is allowed to!  :wallbash:  :deadhorse:


Russia warns US not to arm Ukraine forces against pro-Russian rebels 
Moscow hits back at US official’s suggestion as vice-president Joe Biden arrives in Ukrainian capital Kiev for talks

Russia has warned the United States against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before US vice-president Joe Biden was due to arrive in Kiev on Thursday.

Ukraine accused Vladimir Putin of treating its territory like a “playing field“, trying to unleash a full-scale war that would pose a broader threat to Nato countries.

Russian foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said in Moscow that a US official’s suggestion Washington should consider sending arms to Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels have been fighting government forces since April, sent a “very serious signal“.

Lukashevich cautioned against “a major change in policy of the (US) administration in regard to the conflict” in Ukraine.

“That (would be) a direct violation of agreements reached, including (agreements reached) with the participation of the United States,” he said.

The United States backs Kiev in its struggle against the pro-Russian separatists in two eastern regions and has imposed sanctions on Russia over its policies.

In Washington, State Department spokesman Jeffrey Rathke said the United States is “continuing to assess how best to support Ukraine” and “nothing is off the table” including lethal aid. “I think if we’re talking about destabilization, we have to start with Russia’s actions and the separatists that are backed by Russia,” Rathke added.

Moscow supports the separatists but denies it is backing the rebels with arms and troops in a conflict which the United Nations says has killed more than 4,300 since mid-April.

The UN said the death rate in the conflict had grown in the past eight weeks despite a ceasefire underpinned by the Minsk Accord, signed on September 5 by Russia, Ukraine and rebels from the Ukrainian separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s envoy to a Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, cited reports of new military buildup. “The outlook is still bleak,” she said.

Barack Obama’s choice to fill the number two spot at the State Department, Anthony Blinken, told a congressional hearing on Wednesday:

“I believe that, given the serious Russian violations of the agreement that they signed...that one thing that could hopefully get them to think twice and deter them from further action is strengthening the capacity of the Ukrainian forces, including with defensive lethal equipment.“

Blinken said he was sure provision of lethal assistance would come up for discussion during Biden’s visit to Kiev.

Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk said the west and Ukraine had a common interest in preventing a large-scale war.

“Putin’s actions are a threat to everyone, the global order, global peace, a direct threat to the EU and Nato member countries,” he told a news conference.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/russia-warns-us-ukraine-forces-russian-rebels

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« Reply #510 on: November 20, 2014, 03:39:33 PM »


 Sorry mods my bad. This should have gone to 'The Propaganda War' thread.


Problem is that there are to many choices where to place more bad news for Russia!

It is remarkable that Putin has been able to get away with his fiction this long.
 
In the more bad news category-- Russia has been a huge buyer of gold in this last period-- a last

ditch attempt to get rid of the thin air rouble before it becomes completely worthless.
SLAVA UKRAYINI  ! HEROYAM SLAVA!!!!
Слава Украине! Слава героям слава!Слава Україні! Слава героям!
 translated as: Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!!!  is a Ukrainian greeting slogan being used now all over Ukraine to signify support for a free independent Ukraine

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« Reply #511 on: November 20, 2014, 04:32:10 PM »
People vote with their feet.  There are 400 million Slavs.  How many of them took an English class?

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« Reply #512 on: November 20, 2014, 06:05:54 PM »
If I can figure out how to read Russian thru Google translate then they've already done it to too.
 Heck there's even apps for phones to translate.

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« Reply #513 on: November 20, 2014, 09:07:45 PM »
I have good news and it needs to be verified. I got it from a tweet by Girkin.

Putin will be having a family reunion here in Boston, ON THANKSGIVING DAY. Petro Poroshenko will join him there for a holiday feast. Putin's ex will also be there with their two daughters, AND, Poroshenko will also bring his family- his wife and four kids. It's been rumoured that Petro will try to communicate the ideas behind the new Ukrainian celebration days of 'freedom' and 'dignity'. If he can help Putin understand these ideals, maybe Putin will reconsider Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and then move on to brandy with eggnog, pumpkin pie, etc. ...Let's pray for an enjoyable Thanksgiving for all!
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« Reply #514 on: November 21, 2014, 12:18:29 AM »
I have good news and it needs to be verified. I got it from a tweet by Girkin.

Putin will be having a family reunion here in Boston, ON THANKSGIVING DAY. Petro Poroshenko will join him there for a holiday feast. Putin's ex will also be there with their two daughters, AND, Poroshenko will also bring his family- his wife and four kids. It's been rumoured that Petro will try to communicate the the ideas behind the new Ukrainian celebration days of 'freedom' and 'dignity'. If he can help Putin understand these ideals, maybe Putin will reconsider Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and then move on to brandy with eggnog, pumpkin pie, etc. ...Let's pray for an enjoyable Thanksgiving for all!
is it a joke?

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« Reply #515 on: November 21, 2014, 12:23:12 AM »
Hahaha
Putin in Boston with ex and Poroshenko! On thanksgiving!
Hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa

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« Reply #516 on: November 21, 2014, 12:30:20 AM »
Photo Guy, please verify
OMG hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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« Reply #517 on: November 21, 2014, 01:09:34 AM »
PG, just for you because I am kind today- Putin will NEVER celebrate American national holiday (remember Thanksgiving is ONLY American?), next, in this situation he will NEVER step on the USA soil, nor he will bring his kids here. Poroshenko can do what he wants on his own
So I saved you time for "verifying "
It is the most stupid joke I have ever heard

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« Reply #518 on: November 21, 2014, 01:12:52 AM »
Doll,
the humor was intended!!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
 :clapping:
By the way, the women I know in Ukraine understand 'dry' humor, and satire.
I thought you would too....
« Last Edit: November 21, 2014, 01:15:16 AM by Photo Guy »

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« Reply #519 on: November 21, 2014, 01:14:20 AM »
We call it " flat humor"

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« Reply #520 on: November 21, 2014, 01:16:37 AM »
Your lack of humor is 'stupid'   :crackwhip:

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« Reply #521 on: November 21, 2014, 01:20:18 AM »
Your lack of humor is 'stupid'   :crackwhip:
You are right

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« Reply #522 on: November 21, 2014, 01:21:32 AM »
PG, just for you because I am kind today- Putin will NEVER celebrate American national holiday (remember Thanksgiving is ONLY American?), next, in this situation he will NEVER step on the USA soil, nor he will bring his kids here. Poroshenko can do what he wants on his own
So I saved you time for "verifying "
It is the most stupid joke I have ever heard

I believe this is not true.  From what I understand, it is also celebrated in Canada albiet on a different date.

BTW, is hubby anxious to move to Russia with you when you go back?
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« Reply #523 on: November 21, 2014, 02:06:38 AM »
Better bring back a wheelbarrow to cart those soon-to-be worthless Roubles around...

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« Reply #524 on: November 21, 2014, 02:48:35 AM »
В России доллар опустился ниже 46 рублей
Подробности читайте на УНИАН: http://economics.unian.net/finance/1012126-v-rossii-dollar-opustilsya-nije-46-rubley.html

http://economics.unian.net/finance/1012126-v-rossii-dollar-opustilsya-nije-46-rubley.html


ECONOMICS / FINANCE
In Russia, the dollar fell below 46 rubles 21.11.2014 | 10:40

The euro exchange rate against the ruble fell by 23 kopecks to 57.66 rubles.
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Ruble began to go up on Thursday / ru.wikipedia.org
The dollar exchange rate against the ruble on the Moscow Stock Exchange as of 10:10 MSK on Friday fell 20 cents compared to the previous day's close and reached 45.95 rubles., reports Tass.

The euro exchange rate against the ruble fell by 23 kopecks to 57.66 rubles.

Thus the cost of currency basket consisting of 0.45 euros and 0.55 dollars, decreased by 21 kopecks to 51.22 rubles.

MICEX Index (MICEX) at the opening of trading on the Moscow Stock Exchange on Friday rose 0.1% to reach 1,531.48 points.

Ruble began to go up on Thursday, supported attempts oil prices adjusted upwards, the lack of negative side of geopolitics, and tax payments and fears of intervention by the CBR.
Read more on the UNIAN: http://economics.unian.net/finance/1012126-v-rossii-dollar-opustilsya-nije-46-rubley.html

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Слава Украине! Слава героям слава!Слава Україні! Слава героям!
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