Thursday, December 20, 2018

Patrick Armstrong — RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20 DECEMBER 2018


Commentary with lot of clickable links interspersed with humor.
TODAY’S AMUSEMENT. “US Coast Guard Turns Down Arctic Exercise Because 40-year-old Icebreaker Might Break Down And Would Require Russian Help“. “The country that doesn’t make anything” has the two most powerful icebreakers in existence. You can cruise on one of them.
WESTERN VALUES™. Months of solitary confinement, threats and emptied wallet and Maria Butina takes a plea deal. As Beria is said to have said “give me the man and I will give you the crime”.
Russia Observer
RUSSIAN FEDERATION SITREP 20 DECEMBER 2018
Patrick Armstrong

See also
According to President Putin the main goal behind the West’s relentless sanctions is to undermine Russia as a competitor and to stop it from developing.
China's view, too

Hey, that's just "capitalism."

Sputnik International
From Kerch Strait to Meeting With Trump: Highlights of Putin's Year-End Presser

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