Putin questions U.S. prosecution of Capitol rioters, saying mob carried only 'political requests'

[SouthBayDem]

Source: The Washington Post

ST. PETERSBURG — Less than two weeks from a first face-to-face with President Biden in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized the U.S. prosecution of rioters who took part in the January attack on the Capitol, calling it an example of American "double standards."

The comments are likely to add to the pessimism in both Moscow and Washington that the June 16 summit will lead to a breakthrough between the two countries. Relations remain deeply strained over issues such as cyberattacks that Western intelligence says originate in Russia.

“These are not looters or thieves, these people came with political requests,” Putin said of the pro-Trump mobs that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/putin-capitol-riot-biden-summit/2021/06/04/1521aac8-c2ec-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html

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Truth is stranger than fiction.

[tirebiter]

1. Please hang Mike Pence?

[Kablooie]

3. That's a political request.

By Putin standards.

[iscooterliberally]

11. I guess it's much easier to chant than,

"please stab Mike Pence with a poison tipped umbrella." Russians sure do have weird 'political requests'.

[Griefbird]

26. If this were Russia,

a politician who didn't do Putkin's bidding would be poisoned.

[EYESORE 9001]

2. STFU, pooty-poot

You are among the least entitled people in the entire world to weigh in on this subject.

[Kota]

4. At Trumps request.

Is he done with Trump.

[NYC Liberal]

5. I'm sure Pooty-Poot would be just fine with his citizens storming the Kremlin with

“political requests”. Sure he would.

[Ferretherder]

9. Well of course he would! What are you implying?!

Putin would welcome such interaction in his country's political discourse! The only problem is that 'political requests' in Russia(at least under Putin's rule) happen to be punishable by death, but he'd still be fine with it!

[NYC Liberal]

13. It's like the joke Reagan used to tell (I know, Reagan, but it's still accurate):

An American man and a Soviet man are arguing about which country is better.

"In America, I can march into the Oval Office, pound the President's desk and say, "Mr. President, I don't like the way you're running this country," says the American.

The Soviet replies, "I can do that too."

The American says, "You can?"

The Soviet responds, "Sure. I can march in to the Kremlin, pound the General Secretary's desk and say, 'Mr. Gorbachev, I don't like the way President Reagan is running his country!'"

[mdbl]

42. Poison koolaid maybe?

he would say, 'they were thirsty from all that protesting'

[Maxheader]

6. Joe had it right when he called put put a killer...

And the worthless cossak is pushing snark at Joe partially because of it. Putin will just flip

the situations the president throws out there...the latest gun play,

the blm riots...put put will say "look there, your just like us, or worse!"...

[blm]

7. Hang Mike Pence. Shoot Pelosi in the face. Kill AOC.

Just a normal Republican political to-do list.

[Sneederbunk]

8. Had Putin been in charge, the rioters would have disappeared.

[Carlitos Brigante]

10. Yeah, fuck off. You small, tiny, insecure, platypus lipped dickbag!!! Let me know how

protesters are doing over there. They should be easy to find in their cells.

[inwiththenew]

12. China and Russia have been having a field day with the events in this country over the past year

From the police killings, to the protests, to the election fraud claims, to the events at the Capitol.

Their state medias have been portraying the US as a country that is completely full of shit when it comes things like democracy, minority rights, and rule of law. For obvious reasons. Both of those countries have cracked down on dissidents and are using the events of past year here to blunt criticism from the US.

[monkeyman1]

37. they have been having a blast for 4 yrs !!!

[OneCrazyDiamond]

14. With assault weapons and a conspiracy to kill.

That sounds more like a forced demand then a request.

[SpankMe]

15. I'll take a big old runny shit on Trump's door step at Mar a Lago

When they come to arrest me, I'll tell them I was proffering a political request. I wonder how that'd fly?

[BadGimp]

16. WTF

Being lectured on this topic by that guy...

[samsingh]

17. Next, we may hear that Trump is the legitimate president and that some countries will not accept

President Biden

[AllaN01Bear]

18. hey putin , you whine & complain about us putting our nose in ur biz,

keep your nose clean or are u doing work for your stooge?.

[H2O Man]

19. Well, that answers that.

Good to see Mr. Putin agrees with the other republican white men.

Recommended.

You couldn't make this shit up.

[NCjack]

20. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny carried only political requests

of the people for a move from fascism to democracy. Where is he now?

[bucolic_frolic]

21. +1

That's the context for it. Good one.

[Evolve Dammit]

22. Abduction, assault, violence, desecration, murder have no meaning for KGB; "political" my ass. n/t

[The Wizard]

23. Putin is running the Repubic Party(NT)

[BlueIdaho]

24. This x 1,000!

[Auggie]

25. He's not bothering to hide it either.

[monkeyman1]

38. PUTIN HAS ALREADY REDUSED DONNY'S ALLOWANCE!!

[dianaredwing]

27. And tell me again

who is this Putin dude?

[apnu]

28. Like all the people Putin sends Cossaks to whip in the squares?

Shut the fuck up Putin!

[marble falls]

29. And he said it with a straight face!

[Grins]

30. "These are (are) political requests."

“These are not looters or thieves, these people came with political requests.”

You do know that's illegal, too...?

[Escurumbele]

31. Well, that comment doesn't help trump, does it?

"Political requests"...Yes, trump requested the invade and trash the Capitol, Putin is correct, and we should not argue with him on that point, the prosecutors should use it.

Could it be that Putin doesn't have any more use for the buffoon and thus is throwing him under the bus???

[paleotn]

32. Want some kilotons?

Then shut the hell up, Vlad.

Sorry....child of the Cold War. I've never trusted Russians and I never will.

[BigmanPigman]

33. Fuck you and your cyber ransom attacks. Holefully YOU are next to be taken down...

And Permamntly!!!!!!!!?

[Turbineguy]

34. If they had done that in Russia

there would have been 100's shot.

[louis-t]

35. Says the guy who murders his own people.

"Political requests"? That's a new one. You don't get "political requests" in Russia. You speak out, you get a polonium sandwich.

[Mr.Bill]

36. It wasn't the requests that were the problem.

It was the way they smeared their requests on the walls.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. Must be the vodka talking

[TomCADem]

40. Perhaps McConnell and Cruz Will Invite Putin to Address Congress?

Maybe if Republicans win the House, the will invite Putin to address a joint session like Netanyahu.

[Ford_Prefect]

41. It was Putin's stooges and Stooge #1 who followed his guidance to create the lynch mob.

Thieves and looters are exactly who that lynch mob was made of.

[bdamomma]

43. You jerk

Putin's Patriots.

Boy, it can't be any clearer, Putin is up to his eyeballs. I hope President Biden slaps him down.

[twodogsbarking]

44. He is definitely a Republican

or the Republicans are all Russian operatives. Either way.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

45. The creepy little fascist would like nothing more than to see democracy end

in the US.

He totally makes my skin crawl.