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In reply to the discussion: Putin Actions “Crazy” Says Bill Clinton [View all]Xolodno
(7,349 posts)White House leaked that Merkel said Putin was out of touch and the "Putin is crazy" memo has been making its rounds.
Putin is crazy....so we can't negotiate with him and just going to let him have Crimea. Can't negotiate with someone crazy.
That's why Kerry is blowing off the Moscow invitation. They could come up with a proposal that might make the EU warm to.
He's been toting the acting PM from Ukraine everywhere in the hopes that Russia actually meets him and give him the talking point "Ukraine and Russia talked"....thereby implying Russia recognizes the current government....again, he won't be able to bring him to Moscow.
That's whats this is all about, get Putin to inadvertently recognize the government via implication which makes Putin's hold on Crimea harder to keep.
But if Crimea votes to move to Russia and Russia still recognizes the old government...which gives approval of the move...any inadvertent recognition won't matter.