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2015-03-18 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russia rules out handing back Crimea, expands war games

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Posted by Fred 2015-03-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 There's a shocker. Ask the Japanese about the southern Kuril Islands.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-03-18 07:53|| 2015-03-18 07:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Anyone else feel that sanctions have reached their sell by date?

This feels like sanctions are prescribed for whatever ails the world in the same way that penicillin used to be. That resulted in resistant strains of Strep, Staph, etc..

What will the over use of sanctions breed, aside from smug, sanctimonious politicians?

Posted by AlanC 2015-03-18 08:30|| 2015-03-18 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 On the other hand, haven't the sneaky Han pretty much taken over vaste swathes of the empty lands beyond their border? Russia has probably lost more than Putin has gained, if so.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-03-18 19:01|| 2015-03-18 19:01|| Front Page Top

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