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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
6. It's still a Bush classic "You are either with us or against us"
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 08:40 AM
Mar 2014

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Sanction threats are counterproductive

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“When I ask them ‘Do you believe you do everything legitimately,’ they say ‘Yes.’ And I have to remind them about the US actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, where they acted either without any UN Security Council mandate or through perverting a mandate, as was the case in Libya,” Putin said.

“Our partners, especially in the United States, always clearly and formulate for themselves their geopolitical and national interests, pursue them relentlessly and then drag the rest of the world in, using the principle ‘You are either with us or against us’. And harass those refuse to be dragged in,” he added.

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Putin sympathies with Maidan protesters, rejects coup


Putin stressed that the Ukrainian people had a legitimate reason to protest against Yanukovich’s power, considering the overwhelming corruption and other faults of his presidency.

But he objected to the illegitimate way his ouster took place, because it undermined the political stability in the country.

http://rt.com/news/putin-statement-ukraine-russia-743/

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