Putin: ‘We will not expel anyone’ and sink to Obama’s level

Posted by | December 30, 2016 13:43 | Filed under: Politics

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Vladimir Putin wants to be seen as taking the high road.

Following this morning’s reports that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would recommend to Russian President Vladimir Putin a retaliation in kind, and expel 35 American diplomats, saying that “we cannot leave such acts unanswered. Reciprocity is part of diplomatic law”  with Putin spokesman Peskov adding that “there is no doubt that Russia’s adequate and mirror response will make Washington officials feel very uncomfortable as well”, it was ultimately up to Putin to decide how to respond to the US.

Which he did on Friday morning, when in a stunning reversal, the Russian leader took the high road, rejected the Lavrov proposal, and in a statement posted by the Kremlin said that Russia won’t expel any Americans in retaliation to US moves, in a brutal demonstration of just how irrelevant Obama’s 11th hour decision is for US-Russian relations.

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7 responses to Putin: ‘We will not expel anyone’ and sink to Obama’s level

  1. labman57 December 30th, 2016 at 15:39

    There’s no need for Putin to take any retaliatory action.
    Trump will strive to undo this and every other EO that Obama has implemented.

    That would also explain the pair of knee pads that Vlad sent Donnie as a Xmas present.

    • dewired4u December 30th, 2016 at 16:27

      Obama put trump in a corner if he lets putin off he will alienate those in his party who don’t trust putin.

      • granpa.usthai December 30th, 2016 at 19:59

        putin, republican, KGB, FBI, …it’s really difficult to see the difference anymore.

        best to keep trading with China if they’re willing to stop ALL trump enterprises, and compensate with opening trade doors with North Korea.

  2. Suzanne McFly December 30th, 2016 at 16:04

    It is funny how many say putin is taking the “high road”, he interfered with US elections!!!! How is that taking the high road?

  3. wpadon December 30th, 2016 at 16:10

    Will need to send towels to Trump so he can wipe Putin’s seman from his chin.

  4. dewired4u December 30th, 2016 at 16:24

    That’s because after he saw what getting hacked by the best felt like he didn’t want any more of it so he crawled off into his den.

  5. Hirightnow December 30th, 2016 at 17:49

    Who cares what Pooty says?
    Unless our POTUS-elect is a total idiot, Russia will continue to sink into obscurity and be marginalized and absorbed by Europe.
    Oh…wait…

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