Ukraine's European Revolution?

[derspiess]

- Russia offers recognition of East Ukrainian borders in exchange for Crimea

It seems a bit silly for them to double-extra-promise to respect Ukraine's borders when they had promised to do so before & obviously haven't.  Not that I couldn't see the Russians trying it.

[Valmy]

- Russia offers recognition of East Ukrainian borders in exchange for Crimea

It seems a bit silly for them to double-extra-promise to respect Ukraine's borders when they had promised to do so before & obviously haven't.  Not that I couldn't see the Russians trying it.

It is a quid-pro-quo.  You give us a province and we will give you nothing.

[KRonn]

- Russia offers recognition of East Ukrainian borders in exchange for Crimea

It seems a bit silly for them to double-extra-promise to respect Ukraine's borders when they had promised to do so before & obviously haven't.  Not that I couldn't see the Russians trying it.

I hope someone is checking to see if Putin has his fingers crossed behind his back....

[derspiess]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

[DGuller]

Roman Polanski does pretty well without being in Russia.

Yes, there are other places he can be in without being extradited, but he can't get to those place without first being somewhere where he would be.

[Valmy]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

I took that to mean if Russia does not retreat at once Kerry will personally lay waste to the Volga aboard his swift boat.

[Tamas]

Gotta` admit Putin knows how to build a dictatorship. Since everybody abroad has drawn the conclusion that he is the big bad guy, and generally occupied with the shit in Ukraine, this is indeed the perfect timing to crack down on the meagre remains of free press back home.

[derspiess]

I took that to mean if Russia does not retreat at once Kerry will personally lay waste to the Volga aboard his swift boat.

He ought to threaten Russia with all the stuff he accused US soldiers of doing in Vietnam in his 1971 Senate testimony.  The Genghis Khan part ought to resonate with them.

[Valmy]

I took that to mean if Russia does not retreat at once Kerry will personally lay waste to the Volga aboard his swift boat.

He ought to threaten Russia with all the stuff he accused US soldiers of doing in Vietnam in his 1971 Senate testimony.  The Genghis Khan part ought to resonate with them.

Sounds good.  If we cannot be loved we shall be feared.

[derspiess]

Not sure how common this was before, but NATO has had AWACS patrolling near the Poland-Ukraine and Romania-Ukraine borders the past few days.

[Razgovory]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

Unhappy that he's not giving over half the country?

[derspiess]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

Unhappy that he's not giving over half the country?

Huh?

[Razgovory]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

Unhappy that he's not giving over half the country?

Huh?

I thought you position was that the Russian speaking part of the Ukraine should probably join Russia.  Or do you still "stand with Rand", which is to say your position changes every day?

[derspiess]

Oh, I guess I stepped on the Raz tripwire by lightly criticizing a Democrat.

How has my stance on Ukraine changed each day?  And what does Rand have to do with it?

[Tamas]

I think this crisis may be over soon:  John Kerry has threatened Russia with vague repercussions if Russia doesn't vaguely de-escalate the Ukraine situation.

Unhappy that he's not giving over half the country?

Huh?

I thought you position was that the Russian speaking part of the Ukraine should probably join Russia.  Or do you still "stand with Rand", which is to say your position changes every day?

Where the hell did that come from.  Take a nap Raz.