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Comrade Grumpy

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3. Or what?

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Mon Mar 3, 2014, 04:38 PM

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EU gives Russia 48-hour deadline to return troops to barracks in Crimea [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

they know the bear is always hungry, always looking for prey nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

Germany and Italy rely heavily on Russian oil 1000words Mar 2014 #2

Or what? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #3

or they will give russian a very stern look and a strongly worded letter! Javaman Mar 2014 #7

freeze the oligarchs' bank accounts in EU and US accounts for one. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12

It is probably not that simple daleo Mar 2014 #27

Yep, none want their $$$$$ screwed with ... when it comes to $$$$$ oligarchs = oligarchs. And RKP5637 Mar 2014 #29

Your comments are ok by me daleo Mar 2014 #37

You're right. The EU has no military but a strong safety net and a strong middle class. pampango Mar 2014 #21

Or what? seveneyes Mar 2014 #4

So, it's actually a 72 hour deadline vis a vis date and time of this report 2banon Mar 2014 #5

and for a third-or what? azurnoir Mar 2014 #6

Putin is shaking in his camo boots, I'm sure aristocles Mar 2014 #8

But until he controls the entire Asian continent, he doesn't get bonus reinforcement armies BeyondGeography Mar 2014 #11

LOL nt flying rabbit Mar 2014 #23

what is the chessmaster's plan for preventing his economy from tanking? nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #13

"what is the chessmaster's plan for preventing his economy from tanking?" EX500rider Mar 2014 #14

Why are you asking about Obama? cui bono Mar 2014 #30

In strategy games the player taking aggressive action may become vulnerable to counterpunch. The Stranger Mar 2014 #22

Even that didn't happen and the US military was 100% tip-top shape, I don't see what we could do penultimate Mar 2014 #26

The Neocons bankrupted us and fucked us into Iraq based on lies. The Stranger Mar 2014 #36

Looks like both sides has strong cards to pay. PFunk Mar 2014 #9

And the US has no interests in the situation aristocles Mar 2014 #15

He's a thug who is responsible for an economy. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #17

So how can the already crippled economies of the US and EU cripple Russia's economy? aristocles Mar 2014 #19

The US and EU are not crippled. They're light years more healthy than Russia's is. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #20

Except for that pesky little agreement we signed with them in 1994 for said we (US/UK) would kelly1mm Mar 2014 #28

Live updates from the BBC... Javaman Mar 2014 #10

Russia holding up letter from their exiled puppet asking for military intervention geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16

the pic steve2470 Mar 2014 #18

Or else? question everything Mar 2014 #24

Actually, there was the 1994 Budapest Agreement. amandabeech Mar 2014 #25

Some opinion says the agreement is not binding aristocles Mar 2014 #32

The Commander in Chief of the EU Armed forces..... Historic NY Mar 2014 #31

3 Russian APC's moving north steve2470 Mar 2014 #33

missile batteries on APC's steve2470 Mar 2014 #35

It's been a full half-hour since the 5 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET) deadline for Ukrainian forces steve2470 Mar 2014 #34