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2020-01-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russia slams US 'adventurist' move in #Soleimani's assassination
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Posted by Fred 2020-01-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ]  Top
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#1 Putin is a pansy?
Posted by gorb 2020-01-04 02:02||   2020-01-04 02:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Envy. I'm sure he has his own list. Besides, in these days of low oil prices, its best to comfort an old client. Well, at least till the appropriate time comes.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-01-04 02:47||   2020-01-04 02:47|| Front Page Top

#3 "We condemn in strongest terms possible!!!"
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-01-04 03:30||   2020-01-04 03:30|| Front Page Top

#4 
"Who's going to pay for the last batch of RPG-29s now ?"
Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-04 07:41||   2020-01-04 07:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Russia slams US 'adventurist' move in #Soleimani's assassination

...but they are envious of the technique and outcome.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-01-04 08:22||   2020-01-04 08:22|| Front Page Top

#6 S'matter, Poot? Couldn't get close enough to put polonium in his tea?
Posted by Mercutio 2020-01-04 08:33||   2020-01-04 08:33|| Front Page Top

#7 "Adventurist" is a Soviet Cold War term. Actually a rather mild condemnation.
Posted by European Conservative 2020-01-04 13:25||   2020-01-04 13:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Better an adventurist than a реваншист
Posted by Lex 2020-01-04 13:28||   2020-01-04 13:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the move “was an adventurist step that will increase tensions throughout the region.”

That would be Sergei Lavrov, an old Soviet Cold War crocodile. He is correct that this will increase tensions in the region, but as EC says, this is pretty much boiler plate. Somehow, I expect that Putin himself is totally fine with drone-zapping one's enemies.
Posted by SteveS 2020-01-04 14:35||   2020-01-04 14:35|| Front Page Top

#10 Macron has stated that Putin called him up to 'express concern' about the death of Soleimani. I don't expect Putin to do that however, least of all call Macron over it.
Posted by Dron66046 2020-01-04 17:12||   2020-01-04 17:12|| Front Page Top

#11 "Was that your Mom? Who answered the phone?"
Posted by Frank G 2020-01-04 17:20||   2020-01-04 17:20|| Front Page Top

#12 ^ Snarque du Jour!
Posted by Lex 2020-01-04 18:20||   2020-01-04 18:20|| Front Page Top

#13 Here is an English translation of the announcement of the Putin/Macron phone call from the Kremlin website. Add salt as needed.

tl;dr: France initiated the call. P & M expressed concern that waxing Soliemani would aggravate the situation. Most of the conversation was about Syria, Libya and the Ukraine.

As for #11, Frank wins!
Posted by SteveS 2020-01-04 20:05||   2020-01-04 20:05|| Front Page Top

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