The Fate of The DNR/LNR "Republics"

[Grumpy]

Putin to issue Russian passports. Read about it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/world/europe/russia-citizenship-ukraine.html

[krimster2]

How long was it after Russia started issuing Russian passports in Abkhazia before the the first airstrikes hit Georgia?
Didn't we already see this play before...
some originality please, is that too much to ask of you guys?
do you have any new game at all?
can we negotiate on the number of Jews killed in Odessa/Kyiv "this time", how about under 100 before the glorious Red Army gets involved, whadda' 'ya say, deal?
geeeeeeeezzz

[msmob]

Seems the kind offer of a RU passport could be open to all UA folk..
Russia may offer fast-track citizenship scheme to all Ukrainians – Putin http://www.rt.com/news/457688-russia-may-offer-fast-track/

Doesn't UA preclude dual citizenship?

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I am trying to see the 'benefit' to a resident of govt controlled areas ...

I CAN see Yhe Kremlin suggestion any future stunt being to protect RU citizens...

Interstingly, I do not see that offer being made to Georgians, Latvians, Estonians, Lithuanians))

[Grumpy]

From the Mueller Report release summary:
"Separately, on August 2, 2016, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort met in New York City with his long-time business associate Konstantin Kilimnik, who the FBI assesses to have ties to Russian intelligence. Kilimnik requested the meeting to deliver in person a peace plan for Ukraine that Manafort acknowledged to the Special Counsel's Office was a "backdoor" way for Russia to control part of eastern Ukraine; both men believed the plan would require candidate Trump's assent to succeed (were he to be elected President). They also discussed the status of the Trump Campaign and Manafort's strategy for winning Democratic votes in Midwestern states. Months before that meeting, Manafort had caused internal polling data to be shared with Kilimnik, and the sharing continued for some period of time after their August meeting."

Putin is playing a long game, the outcome is uncertain, but probably not in Ukraine's best interests.

[krimster2]

and don't forget the Deripaska Manafort connections and that Trump lifted sanctions from Deripaska
and I could easily make a list of 100 more like Mike Flynn talking to the Russian ambassador about lifting Russian sanctions and then lying to the FBI about it...

Conclusion of the Mueller report, you should all read it for yourselves....
If you haven't, WTF NOT???

So what is going on at the NRA now between Ollie North and LaPierre
is it over Maria Butina and some $$$

[msmob]

The new UA President can do better ))

I am liking this chap, already..


If the Russians want to offer Ukrainians citizenship..then Ukraine offers the same to Russians

Visa free travel to Europe ))

http://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/28/ukraine-president-volodymyr-zelenskiy-snubs-putin-passport-offer-and-hits-back