Putin's remarks at Sochi conference

[dukkha]

:35 p.m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says U.S. President Donald Trump's political foes have prevented him from fulfilling his election promises.

Asked if Russia is annoyed with Trump's unpredictability, Putin said Thursday that it's linked to a "strong resistance inside the country."

Russia hopes for rebuilding ties with Washington have been shattered by congressional and FBI investigations into Trump campaign ties with Russia.

Speaking at the Valdai forum of policy experts, Putin said Trump's political adversaries "haven't allowed him to fulfill any of his election plans."

At the same time, he added that Russia will remain open to cooperate with the United States.

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7:05 p.m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning that Moscow would retaliate immediately if Washington restricts the operations of Russian news outlets in the United States.

Putin said Thursday at the Valdai forum of foreign policy experts in Sochi that Russia will "momentarily respond quid pro quo" if Washington imposes restrictions on the Russian state-funded RT television network and Sputnik news agency.

RT has said it faces a U.S. demand to register as a foreign agent and provide detailed personal data for its staff. It says the request amounts to an attempt to push it out of the U.S. media market.

U.S. intelligence agencies say that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Russia denies the charge.

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7 p.m.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a global ban on nuclear weapons can be achieved in the future.

Putin said Thursday at the Valdai forum for international policy experts that total nuclear disarmament is a possibility that Russia would welcome. He said Russia would "want it and will be striving to achieve that."

Putin noted that new precision weapons now under development could be just as devastating as nuclear weapons. He said Russia is also working on such weapons.

The comments contrast with earlier statements by Putin and other Russian leaders, who have underlined that a global ban on nuclear weapons is unrealistic.

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6:45 p.m.

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will adhere to a landmark Cold War-era arms control treaty for as long as the U.S. sticks to it.

At the Valdai forum of international policy experts in Sochi, Putin said Russia has stuck to its obligations under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty and will continue to do so. U.S. officials have accused Russia of developing missiles in violation of the treaty, a charge Russia has denied.

Putin said the 1987 accord was tilted in the U.S.'s favor, effectively amounting to "unilateral disarmament," as it failed to ban missiles carried by navy ships and aircraft that the U.S. had and the Soviet Union didn't.

He said Russia has since developed such cruise missiles for its navy and air force.

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6 p.m.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has warned against driving North Korea into a corner.

While condemning Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions, Putin said the standoff should be settled through dialogue, without "cornering North Korea, threatening to use force or going down to outright boorishness and swearing."

Speaking Thursday to international policy experts at the Valdai forum in Sochi, Putin criticized the U.S. and its allies for missing a chance to build a safer and more stable world after the Cold War.

The Russian leader also noted that the U.S. has been slow to dismantle its chemical weapons arsenals in line with an international treaty, while Russia last month wrapped up the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpiles.

[Getin the ring]

And it's not just Putin,
major networks all over the free world are reporting the that the triggered anger by the left in this country has reached a level they have never seen before.

the BBC pointed out how CNN came on the air yesterday morning at 6AM with their #1 anchors, and for 30 minutes straight had a caption under the picture claiming how Trump had disrespected
a Gold Star Mom, as if they had discovered a cure for cancer.
How that CNN had a 4 picture in a picture screen shot of CNN talking heads, two that had actually gotten up at 3AM California time to join in on this discussion.

CNN has become comedy Central without the canned laughter, and they nor their minions are even stopping to realize the pathetic path they have found themselves on.
9 months in and still the liberal strategy is "Trump is Bad"

[anatta]

well the point of Putin's remarks is that it's the US Congress and Fake News that is standing in the way of improved relations -not Trump or Putin who could make progress without bogus sanctions.

At the Valdai forum of international policy experts in Sochi, Putin said Russia has stuck to its obligations under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty and will continue to do so. U.S. officials have accused Russia of developing missiles in violation of the treaty, a charge Russia has denied.

Putin said the 1987 accord was tilted in the U.S.'s favor, effectively amounting to "unilateral disarmament," as it failed to ban missiles carried by navy ships and aircraft that the U.S. had and the Soviet Union didn't.

He said Russia has since developed such cruise missiles for its navy and air force.

That and the INF violation by Russia is answer to our ship born Tomahawks/cruise missiles

Speaking Thursday to international policy experts at the Valdai forum in Sochi, Putin criticized the U.S. and its allies for missing a chance to build a safer and more stable world after the Cold War.

yeppers.
we had no interest in stability, just punishing Russia by NATO expansion.

RT has said it faces a U.S. demand to register as a foreign agent and provide detailed personal data for its staff. It says the request amounts to an attempt to push it out of the U.S. media market.

Russiaphobia run wild.. now we want RT to register as a "foreign agent" WTF?

[Rune]

die traitorous scum
and fuck RT

[anatta]

die traitorous scum and fuck RT

ignorant rube

[Rune]

i are an ignorant rube a useful tool for the MIC and putin and I suck my shit off Trump's dick.

TMI

[cancel2 2022]

TMI

Is this yet another examplar of your yuge IQ?

[dukkha]

Is this yet another examplar of your yuge IQ?

he's an idiot..

[dukkha]

There is room for critique of Putin's assessment -i think it's right on- especially about:

Russia hopes for rebuilding ties with Washington have been shattered by congressional and FBI investigations into Trump campaign ties with Russia.

Russia-phobia has put us on the path to Cold War 2

[Rune]

There is room for critique of Putin's assessment -i think it's right on- especially about:
Russia-phobia has put us on the path to Cold War 2

shut the fuck up putin blower