I think President Clinton is correct about Putin. He has a very limited view of the value of his own citizens. Maybe communism demands that, but, previous leaders never acted with military aggression in the same way as Putin has.
Where does Putin actually have the understanding that militias that hold guns against the civilian population is acceptable? I suppose that is what is to happen in elections in the Ukraine from here on. Ain't no way.
That is amazing. I suppose if Mr. Putin can carry out aggression, arrest and jail protesters, institute marshall law through militias all is right with the world and The West should see the light and simply look the other way.
Putin has no conscience. Putin may or may not realize the permission he is giving to aggression by turning the world of diplomacy on it's ear. That is the scarey part. No one knows what he actually believes is worthy of honest dealings. Now, I do know that is a communist through and through. And if I have to disagree with Former President Clinton, it would be that Putin is a worldly and bright guy. He nearly tanked his currency. Hello? And for no reason at all he nearly tanked his currency. He hadn't even brought any Crimean annexation forward to any global authority. He's nuts.
Britain suspends military co-operation with Russia as Ukrainian soldier killed during attack on base (click here)
7:33PM GMT 18 Mar 2014
...20.30 The White House has released this statement in response to the killing of a Ukrainian soldier in Crimea:
We are deeply concerned by these reports and condemn any violence in the Crimean region of Ukraine. These reports belie President Putin’s claim that Russia’s military intervention in Crimea has calmed the security situation there. Diplomacy remains the only acceptable means of resolving this crisis, and we are prepared to impose further costs on Russia for its violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity....
Have the tanks moved off the Ukraine border while Putin is so anxious to cooperate with The West? I didn't think so. There needs to be a sovereign state with the Ukraine before any elections go forward. That means it has to have a national military that can defend it's borders.
Tuesday Mar 18, 2014
08:32 RPM GMT
Former US President Bill Clinton (click here) says Russian President Vladimir Putin is “deeply patriotic,” but has an erroneous understanding of Russian grandeur.
“He is highly intelligent, deeply, deeply patriotic in terms of
Russia, but he sees it more in terms of the greatness of the state and
the country than what happens to ordinary Russians,” Clinton was quoted
by The Politico as saying in a conference in the city of Dubai in the
United Arab Emirates.
He claimed that Putin promotes Russian greatness at the expense of the general public.
However, Clinton, citing his own dealings with Putin, said the Russian president was never misleading.
He slammed Sunday’s proceedings as “phony,” claiming that “the whole thing is unconstitutional and a farce.”
Dispute between the US and Russia over Ukraine has entered a new phase following the plebiscite.
Russia says it is ready to cooperate with the West on Ukraine if the country adopts a federal constitution and accepts Crimea’s secession.
NN/SL
Evidently, they take no prisoners. This is Third World. This is what Putin calls progress. I think Russia is dangerous and it shows very plainly where it's priorities are. Russia is untrustworthy and not at all ready for the real world. I sincerely think the First World needs to insulate itself from this coming disaster. I would not engage Russia as a partner in anything. It is not capable of living in the civilized world. The social mores are wrong, the people are a disaster. They are so oppressed they have no idea what freedom and democracy can bring them. Russia is the product of oppression, who knows what actually lies within it's potential, there is no way to know. Tanking one's own currency simply because it believes entitlement to bully the world is not the profile of a successful and willing nation.
The Third World is used to enhance Wall Street profits. Well. Is the civilized world actually going to stand by and watch while Russia entangles them in a disaster that will end in military confrontation? The West needs to disentangle the economic relationships it has with Russia. It isn't going to work and the communist that Putin actually is, will only try to rope them into a world of oppression along with Russian citizens. In all honesty, The West should not have even hoped the economic relationship with Russia would result in internal reforms. That was a different Bush by the way.
Where does Putin actually have the understanding that militias that hold guns against the civilian population is acceptable? I suppose that is what is to happen in elections in the Ukraine from here on. Ain't no way.
That is amazing. I suppose if Mr. Putin can carry out aggression, arrest and jail protesters, institute marshall law through militias all is right with the world and The West should see the light and simply look the other way.
Putin has no conscience. Putin may or may not realize the permission he is giving to aggression by turning the world of diplomacy on it's ear. That is the scarey part. No one knows what he actually believes is worthy of honest dealings. Now, I do know that is a communist through and through. And if I have to disagree with Former President Clinton, it would be that Putin is a worldly and bright guy. He nearly tanked his currency. Hello? And for no reason at all he nearly tanked his currency. He hadn't even brought any Crimean annexation forward to any global authority. He's nuts.
Britain suspends military co-operation with Russia as Ukrainian soldier killed during attack on base (click here)
...20.30 The White House has released this statement in response to the killing of a Ukrainian soldier in Crimea:
We are deeply concerned by these reports and condemn any violence in the Crimean region of Ukraine. These reports belie President Putin’s claim that Russia’s military intervention in Crimea has calmed the security situation there. Diplomacy remains the only acceptable means of resolving this crisis, and we are prepared to impose further costs on Russia for its violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity....
Have the tanks moved off the Ukraine border while Putin is so anxious to cooperate with The West? I didn't think so. There needs to be a sovereign state with the Ukraine before any elections go forward. That means it has to have a national military that can defend it's borders.
Tuesday Mar 18, 201408:32 RPM GMT
Former US President Bill Clinton (click here) says Russian President Vladimir Putin is “deeply patriotic,” but has an erroneous understanding of Russian grandeur.
He claimed that Putin promotes Russian greatness at the expense of the general public.
“I think he’s got a sort of fatalistic view of the misfortunes that befall ordinary people when larger things are at stake,” Clinton said.“I think the largest things that are at stake are the misfortunes that befall ordinary people. It depends on how you look at the world and what you think the purpose of politics is,” the ex-president added.
However, Clinton, citing his own dealings with Putin, said the Russian president was never misleading.
“The one thing I will say about him is he was always pretty transparent. He never pretended to be what he wasn’t,” Clinton said.Clinton’s comments came before the results of the referendum in Crimea on the region’s independence from Ukraine and joining Russia.
He slammed Sunday’s proceedings as “phony,” claiming that “the whole thing is unconstitutional and a farce.”
Dispute between the US and Russia over Ukraine has entered a new phase following the plebiscite.
Russia says it is ready to cooperate with the West on Ukraine if the country adopts a federal constitution and accepts Crimea’s secession.
NN/SL
Evidently, they take no prisoners. This is Third World. This is what Putin calls progress. I think Russia is dangerous and it shows very plainly where it's priorities are. Russia is untrustworthy and not at all ready for the real world. I sincerely think the First World needs to insulate itself from this coming disaster. I would not engage Russia as a partner in anything. It is not capable of living in the civilized world. The social mores are wrong, the people are a disaster. They are so oppressed they have no idea what freedom and democracy can bring them. Russia is the product of oppression, who knows what actually lies within it's potential, there is no way to know. Tanking one's own currency simply because it believes entitlement to bully the world is not the profile of a successful and willing nation.
The Third World is used to enhance Wall Street profits. Well. Is the civilized world actually going to stand by and watch while Russia entangles them in a disaster that will end in military confrontation? The West needs to disentangle the economic relationships it has with Russia. It isn't going to work and the communist that Putin actually is, will only try to rope them into a world of oppression along with Russian citizens. In all honesty, The West should not have even hoped the economic relationship with Russia would result in internal reforms. That was a different Bush by the way.
