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Vladimir Putin 'Wants to Regain Finland' Says Close Adviser
2014-03-30
[International Business Times] One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ex-advisers has claimed that the ex-KGB agent ultimately wants to reclaim Finland for Russia.

Andrej Illiaronov, Putin's economic adviser between 2000 and 2005 and now senior member of the Cato Institute think tank, said that "parts of Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic States and Finland are states where Putin claims to have ownership."

"Putin's view is that he protects what belongs to him and his predecessors," he said.

When asked if Putin wishes to return to the Russia of the last tsar, Nicholas II, Illiaronov said: "Yes, if it becomes possible."
Good luck with that Vlad old boy.
Posted by:Besoeker

#19  See TOPIX > [CTV] RUSSIAN FM: UKRAINE CAN'T FUNCTION AS A UNIFIED STATE, SHOULD BE A FEDERATION.

Belgium or Switzerland = CANTONS???

* SAME > [Wash Times] GOP SENATORS BACK EAST EUROPE MIDDLE DEFENSE TO PUNISH PUTIN.

Looks like Vlad has the Bammer where he wants him.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-03-30 23:45  

#18  NickEL (Th Metal)
NickLE (The coin)
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2014-03-30 23:22  

#17  #11 It wasn't iron. The Germans had plenty of that available, it was nickel from that region that had their interest.

Procopius2k,
I went back and double checked. You are correct, it was nickle. I recall reading that Hitler was angery at Stalin for invading Finland because Finland was supplying Germany with [nickle].
Posted by: Squinty   2014-03-30 22:45  

#16  I trust Vlad to keep his promise to limit Russian intervention only to the Crimea.

Vlad = Russia will NOT withdraw from the Crimea -PERIOD! The only rationale for any Kerry-Lavrov talks + follow-on is to discuss how much of a US + NATO-EU influence + policy, ...@etc. Russia will compromise or agree to per the rest of non-Crimea/Russian Ukraine.

* AFP > RUSSIA VOWS NO UKRAINE INVASION AS LEADERS SEEK SOLUTIONS.

* RELATED RUSSIA TODAY > LAVROV: IFF WEST ACCEPTS A COUP-APPOINTED KIEV GOVT., IT MUST ACCEPT A RUSSIN CRIMEA.

* SAME > LAVROV: RUSSIA HAS NO INTENTIONS TO SEND TROOPS IN [non/post-Crimea, Russian]UKRAINE - LAVROV.

THE REAL DANGER IS IFF IFF POTUS OBAMA + SECSTATE JAAWHN, ETAL. SAY SOMETHING ON THE MSM-NET TO P *** OFF PUTIN, WHEREUPON THE LATTER WILL GET SO ANGRY AS TO SEND RUSSIAN MILFORS INTO THE UKRAINE + ELSEWHERE.

Lest we fergit, as an alleged dedicated ANTI-US OWG MARXIST-ANARCHIST-GLOBALIST, the Bammer's job is TO LET AMERIKA'S GEOPOL RIVALS OR ANTAGONISTS, ETC. WIN OR OTHERWISE PREVAIL AGZ THE US = US-WEST WHILE GETTING MAINSTREAM AMERIKA TO CLAP-N-APPLAUDTHEIR OWN MILPOL OR STRATEGIC DEFEAT + RETREAT.

1990'S CLINTONISM = D *** NG IT, TRUE-BLUE PATRIOTIC AMERIKANS DEMAND THEIR RIGHT TO BE DEFEATED OR DESTROYED!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-03-30 20:35  

#15  #14 Finland is a gulf state, easy to find.

Right next to Bothnia.
Posted by: Brewster Buffalo   2014-03-30 19:17  

#14  Finland is a gulf state, easy to find.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2014-03-30 16:02  

#13  On 29 March 1809, having been taken over by the armies of Alexander I of Russia in the Finnish War, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire until the end of 1917.

Ha-huh, Da, Finland is ours, I will subdue them and finish them off...
Posted by: Putin, Oppressor of the Weak   2014-03-30 13:32  

#12  Hello Frank #4. That was a good read. Had a bit of seasoning. :)
Posted by: Dale   2014-03-30 13:26  

#11  It wasn't iron. The Germans had plenty of that available, it was nickel from that region that had their interest.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-30 12:42  

#10  Here you go Shipman - Winter War.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-30 12:38  

#9  Finland should consider how well Belgium's strategy of neutrality against a militarily superior Germany worked out for them.

Speaking of Germany, Germany still needs iron so maybe they would intervene in Finland, again.
Posted by: Squinty   2014-03-30 12:21  

#8  SSI had a really fun/interesting game of Winter War, which naturally I can not find a link to. Man, I do miss those el cheapo games in a bag.
Posted by: Shipman   2014-03-30 12:06  

#7  Putin's call to Obama was brilliant. Obama is against the ropes for looking like a dolt. Putin is now going to milk that for all he can get. Obama will be making major concessions in the name of peace.
Posted by: Omavising Ebbemp9815   2014-03-30 10:36  

#6  Thanks for posting Frank. 'The Winter War' is a absolutely fascinating study of conflict and the little guy against the giant.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-30 10:15  

#5  #3 Of course he can. It's the 57th state.
Posted by: Matt   2014-03-30 09:34  

#4  bring on Simo Hayha!
Posted by: Frank G   2014-03-30 09:13  

#3  Can Zero find Finland on a map?
Posted by: AlanC   2014-03-30 08:51  

#2  The Winter War.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-03-30 08:17  

#1  ..cause of all those 'ethnic' Russians being oppressed. /sarc off
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-03-30 08:05  

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