Russia threatens to hit British companies in 'retaliation' for sanctions
Source: The Telegraph
Putin could seize assets of British oil companies, Russian diplomat warns, as war of words over sanctions intensifies
Russia has issued a threat to seize the assets of British companies including BP and Shell as a retaliation against David Camerons demand for tough sanctions.
In a mounting war of words, a senior diplomatic source claimed Moscow would fight back against any industry-wide EU sanctions by putting British companies working in Russia oil on the frontline.
We want friendly relations. We will go along as far as we can. Then we will retaliate, the figure said.
The official measures will include seizing the assets of British firms, adding: BP and Shell have a lot of assets in Russia.
Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10989627/Russia-threatens-to-hit-British-companies-in-retaliation-for-sanctions.html
President Vladimir Putin (R) and Defence minister Sergei Shoigu (L) watching military exercises in the Pacific Ocean near the Sakhalin island Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...which is very dangerous for them. They just don't have the global pull they had 25 years ago.
Thanks for posting this!
Rhiannon12866
(204,629 posts)We're regressing to more repressive and desperate times.
Tetris_Iguana
(501 posts)The pendulum will swing back soon enough.
Rhiannon12866
(204,629 posts)Just wonder if it will happen in this generation.
AndyTiedye
(23,500 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)and big bad Putin blew all the houses down
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)mwooldri
(10,299 posts)Companies owned by Russians can be seized by the UK government too. That may or may not please some Chelsea FC fans.
Headhunters.
Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)Is Putin peeping at Palin? and is this hash-tag worthy?
BumRushDaShow
(128,372 posts)maddezmom
(135,060 posts)That is some funny shit right there.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)Golden!
lovuian
(19,362 posts)Anthony Blunt gave Russia plenty of goodies when he worked for MI5
This war is about Kings keeping their kingdoms ....its territorial
Iamthetruth
(487 posts)The world needs to come together and realize that this one man has the ability and the desire to cause incredible harm.
Nihil
(13,508 posts)> The world needs to come together and realize that this one man has the ability
> and the desire to cause incredible harm.
... seeing as "the world" did shit all about Bush (and is currently doing shit all
about Netanyahu), I really don't think that "the world" cares as much about it
as you (and the US media) would like.
jamzrockz
(1,333 posts)Gaddafi, Saddam, Assad etc etc.
EX500rider
(10,798 posts)DavidDvorkin
(19,465 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,138 posts)knew this might happen. They're not like China which has so much invested in the west.