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Re: Putin won't expel 35 U.S. diplomats, as his foreign minister urged 

By: zzstar in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (2)
Fri, 30 Dec 16 7:20 PM | 47 view(s)
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I expected that. Not surprised at all. First, he is admitting he did it, and he doesn't want to start on the wrong foot with Trump. Of course, this means nothing, because the Russian animal is not changing at all. It is only a calculation, another reset that will lead to the same point sooner or later.

Obama won this one and the Russians choked along with Trump. Obama should have done this much earlier.

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Putin won't expel 35 U.S. diplomats, as his foreign minister urged
By: clo in FFFT3
Fri, 30 Dec 16 6:39 PM 		Msg. 28452 of 65535

Putin is hoping Trump will make Russia great again.

Vladimir Putin won't expel 35 U.S. diplomats, as his foreign minister urged, apparently betting on better ties under Donald Trump
Friday, December 30, 2016 8:03 AM EST

In a head-spinning turn of events on Friday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia announced that he would not retaliate against the United States’ expulsion of Russian diplomats and new sanctions — hours after his foreign minister recommended doing just that.

Mr. Putin, apparently betting on improved relations with the next American president, said he would not eject 35 diplomats or close any diplomatic facilities, a proposed tit-for-tat response to actions taken by the Obama administration a day earlier.
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