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- #61
Ah well there it is. Putin had virtually a perpetual lease on Crimea. But he wanted the off shore oil/gas reserves too. So he invaded and took them. So the West has no choice but to keep the sanctions if they want to dissuade Putin from doing it again somewhere else.Funny thing is though that if Putin pulled his troops out of Ukraine and just agreed to "lease" Crimea for what Ukraine owes him for gas, there'd be no reason for sanctions. And, Putin's team dismissed the whole idea out of hand, reasoning they now own Crimea.A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates
The Comrade is beholden to Putin.
Putin has Billions at risk if he gives up Crimea. The Comrade in DC knows this and is doing everything he can to lift the sanction, free the oil contract, and allow Putee to collect his money. Unless the political appointee, Sessions, halts all investigations, the facts will come out. Bannon is also counting on a big pay day.
Trump and his inner circle make Obama look like Nixon in foreign affairs. It's beyond funny that they should make Putin an offer he'd laugh at. Even with the sanctions, keeping the oil and gas is showing a profit despite the sanctions.
Putin plays the Comrade for an idiot, AGAIN!
Sure.... That's what's going on