Today: ***Putin threatens the US, and Trump moves to give him what he wants! (same day)***

[MelissaB]

***Threat:

Putin aide threatens retaliation for Dec16 spy expulsions, sanctions vs FSB/GRU if Trump admin doesn't "adjust" them

Link to tweet

Link at Sputnik News: https://sputniknews.com/politics/201705311054160806-russia-us-trump-difficulties/


***Trump Complying w/ Master Putin***
Trump administration moves to return Russian compounds in Maryland and New York

The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, from which its officials were ejected in late December as punishment for Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Then-President Barack Obama said Dec. 29 that the compounds were being “used by Russian personnel for intelligence-related purposes,” and gave Russia 24 hours to vacate them. Separately, Obama expelled from the United States what he said were 35 Russian “intelligence operatives.”

Early last month, the Trump administration told the Russians it would consider turning the properties back over to them if Moscow would lift its freeze, imposed in 2014 in retaliation for U.S. sanctions related to Ukraine, on construction of a new U.S. consulate on a certain parcel of land in St. Petersburg.

Two days later, the U.S. position changed. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at a meeting in Washington, that the United States had dropped any linkage between the compounds and the consulate, according to several people with knowledge of the exchanges.

More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-administration-moves-to-return-russian-compounds-in-maryland-and-new-york/2017/05/31/3c4778d2-4616-11e7-98cd-af64b4fe2dfc_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.a9b74e7e1c6e


Insane. Both facilities were RIS bases. MD 1 was a SIGINT collection site. Trump needs to reward his benefactors.

Link to tweet

MD compound was RIS SIGINT site aimed at NSA & DoD facilities on the Chesapeake. IC wanted to close it for decades.

Link to tweet

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My question: Is one of these places where Jared Kushner wanted to make his calls to Putin?

[hedda_foil]

1. The Post story has an interesting bit.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak at a meeting in Washington, that the United States had dropped any linkage between the compounds and the consulate, according to several people with knowledge of the exchanges.

When, exactly were those 3 together for a meeting in Washington and where did it take place? Was Tilly in the Oval with fake president and the Russians for the meeting ordered by Putin or did they meet up separately?

[malaise]

2. What do they have on the Con?

That's what I want to know

[MedusaX]

3. Be VERY CAREFUL.... *45 may slip lifting 2014 sanctions into the EO

This is exactly the kind of opportunity to use as cover for lifting ALL sanctions including those from 2014.......
After using the shiny gold sharpie *45 will just say

"Oops... I did not know the EO said Lift ALL Sanctions... oh well."

This is a very slippery slope ...
indicative of realization that *45 may not be around long....
So every move he makes needs to be scrutinized, monitored and prohibited if necessary...

[SusanaMontana41]

4. YUP. nt

[MelissaB]

5. MD compound was RIS SIGINT site aimed at NSA & DoD facilities on the Chesapeake. IC wanted to close

Insane. Both facilities were RIS bases. MD 1 was a SIGINT collection site. Trump needs to reward his benefactors.

Link to tweet

MD compound was RIS SIGINT site aimed at NSA & DoD facilities on the Chesapeake. IC wanted to close it for decades.

Link to tweet

[MelissaB]

6. My ? is: Is this the place Kushner wanted to use to make calls to Russia?

[VigilantG]

7. Exactly. My thoughts also.

Our country has been hit by the mob of all things! Wtf!!! The Russian mob! Our IC was willing to let Trump become President to keep their covert operations for getting the Russian mob?? Something really stinks here!

[MelissaB]

8. Can you imagine what Putin has on Trump for him to be doing this?

[Else You Are Mad]

9. Putin doesn't need to blackmail Trump for this one...

One of Trump's favorite pass times is undoing everything Obama did over the past 8 years. This one is a freebie for Putin.

[global1]

10. The Pee Video Maybe?.....nt