tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post960362646392435550..comments2023-09-08T11:36:24.207+02:00Comments on Mat Rodina: Porridge Admits to Mercenaries and Other NewsStanislavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01399899593777065344noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-82349358039242055182014-12-21T05:13:47.542+02:002014-12-21T05:13:47.542+02:00I think it would be very clever if Russia would st...I think it would be very clever if Russia would stop providing energy of any kind to NATO members. How long would it be before NATO dissolves? It would be a welcome happening.<br />Well, I must get back to my studying Russian.<br />Interesting things afoot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-86250507564472159822014-12-21T04:49:21.826+02:002014-12-21T04:49:21.826+02:00http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-20/it-cost-u...http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-12-20/it-cost-ukraines-government-4-billion-get-re-electedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-37377804538270289932014-12-19T15:41:59.294+02:002014-12-19T15:41:59.294+02:00http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/12/john-helmer...http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/12/john-helmer-ukraine-finance-minister-natalie-jaresko-accused-in-colorado-court.html<br /><br /><br />Hahahahahah......what a circus.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-92149057707163335802014-12-19T01:31:21.274+02:002014-12-19T01:31:21.274+02:00Dunno Stanislav,
Once believed Putin was one wise...Dunno Stanislav,<br /><br />Once believed Putin was one wise leader and wished we had one like him....but more and more he's looking like your George Bush.<br /><br />http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/16/opinion/ghitis-putin-ruble/index.html?iref=obnetwork<br /><br /><br />There is no doubt Russia will survive this mess. But one hasta' ask "was any of this necessary"?<br /><br />And this claim about bogeyman westerners keeping Russia down is just plain bullshit. That's his "weapons of mass destruction" spiel.<br /><br />If Russia wishes to wallow in this crisis - well no one can stop you. But I think things would be much better if Russia just tried to settle things with Ukrainians. And not by invasions.<br /><br />Think how long it will take us to live down Cuba and Iraq. I don't recommend it.<br /><br />The US (like Russia) once had better relations with it's near neighbor. Hell, we handed back that island twice after conquering it (though some of the conditions attached are sickening). That didn't stop both parties from acting like loons when the opportunity presented itself.<br /><br />And to what end?<br /><br />Russia's ties to Ukraine are stronger than ours ever could have been with Cuba. Common language, common culture. Yet here you are. <br /><br />Don't let this become a "damn fool" historical moment. It's gone too far. Just step back. You'll prove yourself far more rational than we were.<br /><br />http://edition.cnn.com/2014/12/18/politics/fidel-castro-cuba-national-archives/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-68389243269795481272014-12-18T17:59:39.821+02:002014-12-18T17:59:39.821+02:00http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-18/hungary-s...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-18/hungary-s-cabinet-braces-for-open-war-in-ukraine-figyelo-says.html<br /><br />Just like Europe before WWI ...everything was about to go their way - yet they managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.<br /><br />Ukraine needs to grant all Russian speakers within it's borders absolute protection with a hard Bill of Rights. And Russia needs to accept this.<br /><br />In time, this silliness might pass, and by then - there may be a blueprint in place for getting "tribes" working together. That European Union initiative is bold and may still fail. But if they can make it work - so can Russia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-89087192509917211732014-12-18T02:45:17.037+02:002014-12-18T02:45:17.037+02:00http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30518054http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30518054Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-76276681567943160882014-12-17T13:55:35.738+02:002014-12-17T13:55:35.738+02:00Europeans like me are starting to get very vocal a...Europeans like me are starting to get very vocal against the policies of the European Union towards Russia. Unfortunately, the communists are also embarking against the West, as they always were. I am being found in a difficult position of having the commmunists agree with me for completely different lines of thought.<br /><br />Stanislav, communists would love to have the Soviet Union restored, and think either Putin will do it or e will be overthrown by the ones who will. We know we cannot go to the streets, for the manifestations would be taken over by communist violent provocateurs, and that would be counterproductive (we have been warned).<br /><br />For a conservative like me, I find the communists should feel right at home in the present European Union, which converges to the methods of the former (we still having some liberties, but they are eroding, as you know, into a façade of surveillance).<br /><br />We, conservatives, most of us christians, need a help from Russia to gain momentum on this fight against the sanctions: we need a Russia that will explicitely appeal to the likeminded christians in Europe in the press, instead of saying all europeans are the same. We are not. More are supporting the complete abolition of the sanctions, and then negociate, than there are supporting the present route.<br /><br />Help us, and we will assure that Juncker will not sleep until he is forced to divert the dogs of war.Francisco Miguel Colaçohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548758056531746863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-81033492138627854612014-12-17T05:10:09.285+02:002014-12-17T05:10:09.285+02:00http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/viewing-russia-insi...http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/viewing-russia-inside#axzz3M6lLUaZK<br /><br />"What Russia intends and what America fears are very different things.<br /><br />The United States and Europe have trouble understanding Russia's fears. Russia has trouble understanding particularly American fears. The fears of both are real and legitimate. This is not a matter of misunderstanding between countries but of incompatible imperatives. All of the good will in the world — and there is precious little of that — cannot solve the problem of two major countries that are compelled to protect their interests and in doing so must make the other feel threatened. I learned much in my visit. I did not learn how to solve this problem, save that at the very least each must understand the fears of the other, even if they can't calm them."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-49710733892174250042014-12-17T04:42:16.401+02:002014-12-17T04:42:16.401+02:00http://www.cnbc.com/id/102274083
Interesting comm...http://www.cnbc.com/id/102274083<br /><br />Interesting comments from many who know all too well how "little people" fare when psychopaths rampage.<br /><br />"God help the Russians who don't get their money out of the bank before Putin closes them."<br /><br />"So the challenge today is for both Russia and the west, and in particular Germany, to create a framework that can also bring in Ukraine … to begin to find ways to resolve the Ukraine crisis and bring Russia back into a path of normalcy that will allow it to gain access to international capital."<br /><br /> <br /><br />Would really like to know that the Ukrainian separatists are for real and want to be part of Russia in which case Russian support is not unreasonable. Backing Western Banking interests in the Ukraine which is what it seems like to me is not something I want to be a part of….the truth of it is that they should be left to sort it out themselves…good luck with that."<br /><br /><br />Gorbachev might be reviled in your country, but he's often regarded as a cut above "typical politician" everywhere else. The fact he is now defending Putin makes many uncomfortable....as if they now doubt their own facts.<br /><br />Tragedy and farce. Most just want to stop Nazi land grabs, but that commendable ethic might be used by those with other agendas.<br /><br />That's the tragedy here. Believe most don't wish to humble Putin or Russia - seeing that as a loser game. Would much rather see them succeed and gain a stake in stability. But perceptions of invasions color all judgement. What if those perceptions aren't true?<br /><br />Ukrainians and Russians could sure take everyone off the hook if they settled these arguments peaceably. This whole thing has become phenomenally stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-75729025123687707642014-12-16T02:28:31.713+02:002014-12-16T02:28:31.713+02:00Tracked it down: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/...Tracked it down: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/russian-serbian-graves-desecrated-by-vandals-at-rookwood-cemetery/story-fni0cx12-1227152016885?nk=f730a4a9c8dd17608c8c92323c97a10b<br /><br />"Rookwood General Cemetery Trust CEO Fiona Heslop does not believe the vandalism was racially motivated. Ms Heslop said the areas attacked were the Serbian and Russian orthodox as well as non-denominational sections called Magnolia Grove and the Remembrance Lawn.<br /><br />“The way I’m looking at it, the path through the cemetery doesn’t seem to focus on one denomination alone,” she said."<br /><br />So what is the truth here? Does anyone know? Article indicates the police are investigating and seem keen on identifying the culprits.<br /><br />Aussies would take a dim view of something like this - would really piss them off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-17436732276057828392014-12-16T02:15:22.502+02:002014-12-16T02:15:22.502+02:00Mercenaries? I hope you are wrong. And I hope your...Mercenaries? I hope you are wrong. And I hope your news is as "off the wall batshit" as some of the stuff I've been seeing. Because if it is, someone, somewhere is ginning this up. Most likely to protect their phony baloney job. When you include the toxic mix of psychopath leaders from all sides - that might account for these stories.<br /><br />Keep in mind that "nothing works right" after 2008. That problem is worldwide - with everyone mostly remaining in a bad mood. Colors judgement. May encourage overreach too.<br /><br />If "mercenaries" is truth, wonder how your average Ukrainian feels about this? Say someone who hasn't picked sides.<br /><br />Might be taking potshots at such people? Can't be ruled out.<br /><br />Only a damn fool goes to war for money. Could these just be the worlds "excess fools"? Look what the Libyans did to mercenaries at first opportunity (I know - bad example). Why would Ukrainians be any less inclined?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8019578584768795401.post-24009376069630377092014-12-15T23:46:24.447+02:002014-12-15T23:46:24.447+02:00The whores of the west already made off with the U...The whores of the west already made off with the Ukrainian gold.<br />May Russia shut off the gas during a long cold winter.<br />Hang tough Russian Bear you will win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com