The current leadership continues to believe propaganda will work before actions. They actually believe the entire world is as gullible as the Russian people.
The current Russia leadership engaged Ukraine and Europe in energy deals for natural gas and extended huge amounts of money to ensnare the people of Ukraine for future exploitation. Some, as in Crimea, fell for the idea, others and a majority of Ukraines want to steer their own path to independence, yet the money into Ukraine and to pay off Yanukovych to bow to Russia and deny any interest with Europe. There was a treaty to insure Ukraine would be safe when it disarmed. Russia in all it's arrogance believed it could oppress the entire world when it sought to control the demonstrators in the Maidan. They learned differently.
September 3, 2014
By Dan Lamothe
The current Russia leadership engaged Ukraine and Europe in energy deals for natural gas and extended huge amounts of money to ensnare the people of Ukraine for future exploitation. Some, as in Crimea, fell for the idea, others and a majority of Ukraines want to steer their own path to independence, yet the money into Ukraine and to pay off Yanukovych to bow to Russia and deny any interest with Europe. There was a treaty to insure Ukraine would be safe when it disarmed. Russia in all it's arrogance believed it could oppress the entire world when it sought to control the demonstrators in the Maidan. They learned differently.
September 3, 2014By Dan Lamothe
French officials (click here) said Wednesday that they will not deliver the first Mistral-class amphibious warship that Russia had ordered from Paris as part of a $1.7 billion weapons sale, a strong rebuke after months of aggressive actions by Russia in eastern Ukraine.
French officials said in statement that they assess the situation in Ukraine to be “serious,” and believe Russia’s actions undermine security in Europe. The statement did not say whether France will deliver the ship in the future, but said the conditions for it to do so at this time “have so far not been met,” despite the possibility of a cease-fire in Ukraine.
“The recent actions by Russia in eastern Ukraine are contrary to the basic notions of security in Europe,” the statement said.
Now, here again the Russian arrogance to it's POWER is proven to be grossly mistaken while wasting it's money on warships it never needed. Can you imagine the arrogance in Putin's office to expect delivery of warships now that it has declared war on Ukraine. "I could be in Kiev in two weeks."
Putin and Medvedev just blew $1.7 billion US. Today the exchange rate of US to Rubles is 1:37.0583. That is a lot of rubles to simply throw away because a neighbor wanted to find it's neutrality intact to simple trade with Russia as well as Europe. Sure the Russia people aren't so much sheep to realize their own best interests are not served by the current regime. Sorry, current political party.
Now, here again the Russian arrogance to it's POWER is proven to be grossly mistaken while wasting it's money on warships it never needed. Can you imagine the arrogance in Putin's office to expect delivery of warships now that it has declared war on Ukraine. "I could be in Kiev in two weeks."
Putin and Medvedev just blew $1.7 billion US. Today the exchange rate of US to Rubles is 1:37.0583. That is a lot of rubles to simply throw away because a neighbor wanted to find it's neutrality intact to simple trade with Russia as well as Europe. Sure the Russia people aren't so much sheep to realize their own best interests are not served by the current regime. Sorry, current political party.
