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| Dmitry Medvedev: Russia could restrict airspace in sanctions battle |
| 2014-09-08 |
| [Channel News Asia] MOSCOW: Russia will retaliate against a new round of Western sanctions over Ukraine and may block flights through its airspace, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published on Monday (Sep 8). Medvedev also suggested that Western sanctions would not make the Kremlin change its course, adding that Russians - like the Chinese - would simply pull together in the face of new punitive measures. The European Union is expected on Monday to consider new sanctions against Russia, in a further blow to the country's ailing economy already teetering on the brink of recession. Brussels said it was ready to review the need for new sanctions if a truce agreed between Kremlin-backed rebels and Kiev forces holds in eastern Ukraine. Bugger! There goes my Fall Volga River cruise and stacking doll swap meet. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 LOL Dinosaur pee on that but still... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-09-08 21:27 |
| #4 Is Russian joke, da! Vladimir and Dimitri go into fancy restaurant. Waiter: What will you be having today Mr. Putin? Putin: Steak. Waiter: And the vegetable? Putin: He'll have steak too. |
| Posted by: Sonny Glarong6820 2014-09-08 20:58 |
| #3 Medwedev may think about things but he certainly has no say about them. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2014-09-08 20:05 |
| #2 Germany terminating Russian visits/immigration and sending back a few hundred thousand already there, would give Medvedev something to think about. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-09-08 17:17 |
| #1 That would be a very stupid move. While this would indeed hurt airlines like Lufthansa (their flights to China, Thailand, Japan etc.), it would hurt Russia much more. First they lose the fees, second Aeroflot would certainly face retaliation. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2014-09-08 17:08 |