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Re: Merkel Wags Finger at Putin 

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (2)
Thu, 13 Mar 14 8:02 PM | 52 view(s)
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I suspect that Merkel, having grown up under a Communist regime (she was born and raised in East Germany), has a stronger resolve and perhaps less fear, when it comes to dealing with 'Russians'. After all, she has seen first hand that systems run by people like Putin tend to suffer from more internal problems than can be seen by outsiders who do not know what to look for or notice. She see's him more for what he really is, someone who longs for the old Soviet system, rather than simply a new strong-willed leader who knows how to get what he wants, as it appears many on the Right here in this country have been talking as if that's what they see. She KNOWS that the old system run by the old style of 'leader' eventually rots from within and so she's neither impressed nor cowed by his public statements or behavior.




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Merkel Wags Finger at Putin
By: clo in FFFT
Thu, 13 Mar 14 6:52 PM 		Msg. 61941 of 65535

Merkel Wags Finger at Putin

Apparently German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s patience with Vladimir Putin is wearing thin. In a speech before parliament, Merkel declared in her most strident language yet that his actions could lead to “catastrophe.” “We would not only see it, also as neighbors of Russia, as a threat. And it would not only change the European Union’s relationship with Russia. No, this would also cause massive damage to Russia, economically and politically,” she declared. She also said her attempts to work with Putin have failed, and that she is “determined” to enact punishing measures if they become unavoidable. She also was unequivocal that Crimea cannot separate from Ukraine, and showed her disdain for the Russian leader’s attempt to reignite “a conflict about spheres of influence and territorial claims that we know from the 19th or 20th-century but thought were a thing of the past”.

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March 13, 2014 7:48 AM

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