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Omaha Steve

(99,632 posts) Sat Dec 20, 2014, 09:03 AM Dec 2014

Russia dismisses new US sanctions as useless [View all]

Source: AP-Excite

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions as useless and said it was poised to wait as long as it takes for the U.S. to recognize its historic right to the Crimean peninsula.

Following several rounds of sanctions earlier this year, President Barack Obama on Friday approved new restrictions on Crimea which Russia annexed in March after a hastily called referendum.

The Russian foreign ministry on Saturday expressed regret that "the United States and Canada still cannot get over the results of a free vote in Crimea in March," the referendum that was condemned by the international community as illegal and held under the guns of Russian troops.

Canada on Friday announced travel bans for dozens of individuals as well as restrictions on the export of technology used in Russia's oil industry.

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Russia dismisses new US sanctions as useless [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

well, with the mideast wars winding down, time to gin up new threats, or recycle old ones. KG Dec 2014 #1

of course they are Bosonic Dec 2014 #2

Vlad the Liar davidpdx Dec 2014 #19

Translation: The Russian Economy Is Tanking n/t DallasNE Dec 2014 #3

Yeah but we love those gas prices . . . n/t Spooky69 Dec 2014 #4

...so useless your economy's in a nose dive. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #5

Methinks the tovarishchi are protesting too much DFW Dec 2014 #6

Sucks to be you Vlad. Maybe next time you'll try an honest, open election before you lay claim to okaawhatever Dec 2014 #7

Only if you ignore reality and history-UKRAINE ANNEXED Crimea against the will of the people newthinking Dec 2014 #9

Wow, that's a creative interpretation of history. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #10

Do your research. I am not going to do it for you newthinking Dec 2014 #11

Here's what the historical facts are: NuclearDem Dec 2014 #12

Who's version is creative lol?? newthinking Dec 2014 #14

Your "version" is a nationalistic one justifying an invasion of a sovereign country. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #15

Did you read the history yet? newthinking Dec 2014 #17

First up, history major. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #18

SO, just to be clear, you SUPPORT a nation seizing and annexing part of another nation... Adrahil Dec 2014 #22

No, I abhor the innacurate angry narrative that avoids the complexity newthinking Dec 2014 #27

Yes, yes... It's all the nasty West's fault... Adrahil Dec 2014 #28

Depth in mass journalism is gone. Here is a link to a wikipedia page newthinking Dec 2014 #13

Bookmarking for a few weeks later. :-| n/t DeSwiss Dec 2014 #8

Useless? Ryan Fitzomething Dec 2014 #16

Sure they are useful. roamer65 Dec 2014 #20

They are useless... Xolodno Dec 2014 #21

So which is it? Adrahil Dec 2014 #23

Thought the implication was obvious... Xolodno Dec 2014 #24

OK. I don't agree, but I do understand your position now. n/t Adrahil Dec 2014 #25

Every country has their own Baghdad Bob, I suppose. BillZBubb Dec 2014 #26