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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/russians-lament-anti-trump-purgeBy JOSH MARSHAL LPublished FEBRUARY 15, 2017, 6:11 PM EDT
Quite an astounding article published this afternoon in The Financial Times.
Russian government officials say President Trump is the target of an information war and a purge of pro-Russian officials on a part with the Great Terror of the 1930s when Stalin purged vast numbers of party officials and military officers. No, I'm not kidding.
Nikolai Kovalev, former head of the FSB, the successor to the KBG told Interfax: "This is disinformation. Theres an information war against Trump in which, as we can see, all means are [considered] necessary. These political games will continue as long as anti-Russian sentiment has a serious presence in the American establishment."
Leonid Slutsky lamented that Trump may turn out to be pro-American rather than pro-Russian. Russia had "decided too soon, for all our unconditional sympathy to President Trumps constructive rhetoric, that hes pro-Russian in some way hes pro-American.
Finally, the Speaker of the Lower House, Vyacheslav Volodin said all could still be okay if President Trump fulfilled his commitments. "He needs to enact his campaign platform. He said everything in his campaign platform: restore relations with Russia and China, and fight terrorism. When they enact the campaign platform, everything will be fine."
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from TPM -"Russians Lament anti-Trump Purge" (WTF?!) (Original Post)
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2017
OP
"Vyacheslav Volodin said all could still be okay if President Trump fulfilled his commitments"
lindysalsagal
Feb 2017
#1
it's been one of those total WTF days...then again, that's all we've had lately!
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2017
#2
lindysalsagal
(20,680 posts)1. "Vyacheslav Volodin said all could still be okay if President Trump fulfilled his commitments"
Committments to russia!!!!!??????!!!!!!!
W.T.F.???!!!
NRaleighLiberal
(60,014 posts)2. it's been one of those total WTF days...then again, that's all we've had lately!
Ezior
(505 posts)3. Pro-American? Shocking!
Slutsky is SHOCKED that Trump might be pro-American, instead of pro-Russian.
Not sure if I can trust Slutsky though.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)4. My god, what is wrong with you? Don't you know that Slutsky has our best interests at heart?
KT2000
(20,577 posts)5. interference in the campaign
was just the beginning. Looks like they will be at the table for Dump's term in office.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)6. Keep it coming, Russia
Many of us don't need proof that Dump is a traitorous Russian lover, but many in America do.
"Leonid Slutsky lamented that Trump may turn out to be pro-American rather than pro-Russian"
Your move, Vlad.