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candelista

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8. Putin has shown restraint.

Reply to ColesCountyDem (Reply #7)

Fri Jul 25, 2014, 05:27 PM

Jul 2014

He is under enormous pressure to do more to protect/support ethnic Russians in Ukraine and elsewhere in the former Soviet Union, as he promised to do when he took power.

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Ukraine Conflict: Russia Accuses US Of 'Smear Campaign' [View all] Purveyor Jul 2014 OP

As I've said before the Russian government geek tragedy Jul 2014 #1

Thanks for confirming the ambassador's claim. zeemike Jul 2014 #3

Exactly cosmicone Jul 2014 #6

Your avatar, Hillary, called what Putin's doing like hitler and she was right. Cha Jul 2014 #12

And you would have thought we would have learned from that. zeemike Jul 2014 #16

Putin's doing that all by himself..and anyone can see it who doesn't have blinders on.. Cha Jul 2014 #11

You see what is on TV. zeemike Jul 2014 #15

You don't know wtf I see.. I don't even have a tv. Luckovich knows what putin is and he's not Cha Jul 2014 #18

Well if Luckovich is your source what can I say. zeemike Jul 2014 #19

Too bad you don't like to see Luckovich's commentary on "putin's soul".. he gets it. But, I'm Cha Jul 2014 #21

So you are informed by cartoons... zeemike Jul 2014 #22

Mike Luckovich on "Putin's soul".. Cha Jul 2014 #10

Putin bears all responsibility Schlomo Morgenstern Jul 2014 #2

Putin is smearing himself pretty well without any help uhnope Jul 2014 #4

Bad News PaulKersey Jul 2014 #5

"... it seems Russia is keen to stress that so far, it has actually shown restraint. " ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #7

Putin has shown restraint. candelista Jul 2014 #8

Oh, by not sending in even more military hardware and actual uniformed troops... ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #9

Oh Boo Hoo.. Poor Putin.. Cha Jul 2014 #13

It's so weird that there's a pro Putin contingent on DU War Horse Jul 2014 #23

"Putin has shown restraint" Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #14

"protect ethnic Russians" geek tragedy Jul 2014 #17

Cute comments! Thanks. candelista Jul 2014 #20