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2020-04-26 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Trump, Putin issue joint statement promoting unity between U.S., Russia

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Posted by Clem 2020-04-26 00:06|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Media, dems (but I repeat myself) "I'm meltiiiiiiiing!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-26 00:41|| 2020-04-26 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Amen. Thank God Almighty, some sanity at last.

some officials ... concerned... fearing that it may undercut the stern U.S. messages toward Moscow

Oh please just f--- off, already. China us the mortal threat to this country. CHINA. Not Russia.

Who in this country with his head screwed on straight can doubt any longer that we need to make common cause with Russia against China?

We are ruled by f---ing morons.

Posted by Lex 2020-04-26 00:55|| 2020-04-26 00:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Get Americans back to work. Get the economy going and boost oil prices again. Good for us, good for our Russian partner, bad for China.

End this insane lockdown and go on the offensive against China. Enough.

Posted by Lex 2020-04-26 01:01|| 2020-04-26 01:01|| Front Page Top

#4 trust and cooperation "in pursuit of a greater cause."

Now, I wonder, what's that might be?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-26 02:58|| 2020-04-26 02:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The Russian numbers of infected people are exploding. I guess neighborly love is off the table.

I think it's time for an updated Cato version of "Ceterum censeo..."

Posted by European Conservative 2020-04-26 07:22|| 2020-04-26 07:22|| Front Page Top

#6 It's just f'in pathetic, isn't it, Lex. I mean g.d!

Posted by Clem 2020-04-26 08:04|| 2020-04-26 08:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Russia is preparing for major increase in coronavirus cases with regions told to urgently boost free hospital beds and draft in medical students as infections hit 74,588

Posted by Skidmark 2020-04-26 09:41|| 2020-04-26 09:41|| Front Page Top

#8 concerned... fearing that it may undercut the stern U.S. messages toward Moscow

F**'n idiots can't deal with complex thoughts and have to reduce everything to a single word.

Posted by AlanC 2020-04-26 09:54|| 2020-04-26 09:54|| Front Page Top

#9 reduce everything to a single word

You mean "reset"?

Posted by Matt 2020-04-26 10:21|| 2020-04-26 10:21|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ Y-s. Th-t fucking r----. Fuck OAD.
Is that bet.er?

Posted by Lex 2020-04-26 10:38|| 2020-04-26 10:38|| Front Page Top

#11 Re #3 - Apparently Bank of China was trying to sell into last weeks long march into negative oil future prices. So cheap oil can bite the Chinese as well.

Posted by York Harding 2020-04-26 10:43|| 2020-04-26 10:43|| Front Page Top

#12 Russian Oil wells in Siberia face daunting problems that make Alaska North Slope issues secondary. Then they have to deal with the Saudis.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2020-04-26 10:59|| 2020-04-26 10:59|| Front Page Top

#13 Meanwhile, the tree huggers and climate change totalitarians are loving every minute of it. Look, ma, hardly any CO2 now....

....until the next volcanic eruption.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-26 11:05|| 2020-04-26 11:05|| Front Page Top

#14 For the first time our frackers' interests and Russian interests are aligned.

Play the Russia Card. China delenda est.

Posted by Lex 2020-04-26 11:14|| 2020-04-26 11:14|| Front Page Top

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