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what american property would they seize in Russia ?
<The Kremlin warned on July 14 that it would reject any preconditions for the return of Russian diplomatic property seized by the United States.
In December, then-President Barack Obama ordered the seizure of Russian diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland and the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats he said were spies, in a series of measures aimed at punishing Russia for allegedly interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided not to immediately retaliate over the expulsions and property seizure, saying he would wait to see what the Trump administration would do.
But Peskov and the Russian Foreign Ministry said the Kremlin is running out of patience and will retaliate by expelling U.S. diplomats and seizing American property in Russia unless an agreement to return the seized compounds comes out of high-level talks due to resume on July 17.>
https://www.rferl.org/a/kremlin-peskov-warns-us-must-return-diplomatic-compounds-new-york-maryland-without-conditions/28617668.html
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,563 posts)If he gives in he has shown himself to be exactly what HRC said in the debates -- Putin's Puppet.
atreides1
(16,063 posts)You've just created another oxymoron!
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)dvduval
(260 posts)They know we are watching, and they are desperate to setup a better way to collude with Trump. They need these compounds to do that.
Rookies.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)What is it that makes these pieces of real estate, in particular, of such importance to them?
WinkyDink
(51,311 posts)nocalflea
(1,387 posts)Demands, demands, demands !
oasis
(49,317 posts)Tanuki
(14,913 posts)worried about disclosure of his own personal indebtedness to Russian banks and oligarchs and associated money laundering. Putin has a lot more leverage and potential for blackmail than this salvo indicates.
halobeam
(4,873 posts)Could it be just a show to make Donnie look "strong" by saying NO, just to give something for the republican side to fight back with? Who knows at this point.
Ilsa
(61,688 posts)fire in the neighborhood. Gas line explosion. Vagrants set it on fire. Meteor hit it.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Seriously!