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27. Last time I was in Moscow

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 02:15 PM

Mar 2014

Everything was paid in dollars. I didn't exchange anything once, as we were guests of the Moscow chief correspondent of German Radio News, but he told us not to bother bringing anything other than dollars, which we did. We all speak the language (except for my wife), and his girlfriend is a Muscovite who doesn't speak anything else, so it's not like we misunderstood any instructions.

That's where I get my information. замечательно!

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China's top envoy to Germany has warned the West against punishing Russia with sanctions [View all] Lodestar Mar 2014 OP

If China supports the right of Crimea to break away, it concedes any legal claim against Taiwan geek tragedy Mar 2014 #1

Very true davidpdx Mar 2014 #2

The exact opposite: It's precedent for China's right to conquer Taiwan. DetlefK Mar 2014 #8

Russia's pretext is Crimea is seceding and has a right to do so. nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #9

Russia's pretext is the will of the people! DetlefK Mar 2014 #11

the real issue with China isn't the land of Taiwan, but rather the principle geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12

Firepower. Igel Mar 2014 #13

China won't invade Taiwan--economically they're already integrated geek tragedy Mar 2014 #14

And we continue to murder Puerto Rican Nationalist leaders as well. another_liberal Mar 2014 #35

"And we continue to murder Puerto Rican Nationalist leaders as well." BS EX500rider Mar 2014 #36

You are entitled to your opinion . . . another_liberal Mar 2014 #43

Yeah, that's is where i got my FACTS, not opinion. EX500rider Mar 2014 #44

Russia is ready to retaliate with counter sanctions against the EU and US Lodestar Mar 2014 #3

"Why....should we be negotiating in dollars?" Ever walked the streets of Moscow, TOB. Likachev? DFW Mar 2014 #4

I've been to Russia once a year for the last 8 years. go west young man Mar 2014 #15

Last time I was in Moscow DFW Mar 2014 #27

In the modern day go west young man Mar 2014 #29

Sounds like we were at different ends of the spectrum DFW Mar 2014 #32

Very cool. go west young man Mar 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author go west young man Mar 2014 #42

World economic depression anyone? another_liberal Mar 2014 #5

+1 newfie11 Mar 2014 #6

+2 go west young man Mar 2014 #16

+ 3 red dog 1 Mar 2014 #30

+ 4 swilton Mar 2014 #33

It looks like the EU is about to be hit with a BRIC. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #7

good luck getting those countries to tank their economies out geek tragedy Mar 2014 #10

Do the math on those populations and their growth rates go west young man Mar 2014 #17

Russia is a fascist, imperialist, ultranationalist state whose only friends geek tragedy Mar 2014 #18

Your calling Russia names is immature and shows the merit of your argument. go west young man Mar 2014 #19

go out and buy rubles then. if you're so confident in Russia, they're really cheap now geek tragedy Mar 2014 #20

Let me do you one better from the people who really know. go west young man Mar 2014 #22

that graph is all of 2014, including the crisis Russia brought upon itself. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #24

Oh man.... go west young man Mar 2014 #25

you are citing work that was conducted in 2013, before the prospect of sanctions from the geek tragedy Mar 2014 #26

The ruble will recover as it always does. go west young man Mar 2014 #28

"despite having a first tier military" Not even... EX500rider Mar 2014 #37

size matters nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #38

It does and the Ukraine is 10 times Georgia's size.... EX500rider Mar 2014 #39

Yeah, it would be Afghanistan redux if Russia tried to bite off more than Crimea nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #40

Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia. The Stranger Mar 2014 #21

Pretty much. bemildred Mar 2014 #23

why don't you Free Tibet china before you help your buddie russia steal Ukraine. Sunlei Mar 2014 #31

"Chinese President Xi Jinping..is due to attend a nuclear security summit in the Netherlands... red dog 1 Mar 2014 #34