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freshwest

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7. & vice-versa. Another thread says he needed a bailout from China who'll pay pennies for Russia gas.

Reply to louis-t (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 27, 2015, 12:27 AM

Jan 2015

It won't hurt Putin, he's almost at Koch brothers levels of wealth personally. Another thread says his personal wealth is $40B. It looks like the Chinese deal is another sell-off of Russian assets in perpetuity.

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Russian Sanctions Might Be Obama’s Greatest Blunder [View all] bemildred Jan 2015 OP

And what would the brilliant strategists at the louis-t Jan 2015 #1

Apparently not sanctions. bemildred Jan 2015 #2

The author of this piece is a right-winger. louis-t Jan 2015 #3

Yeah, he is probably not a nice person. bemildred Jan 2015 #4

& vice-versa. Another thread says he needed a bailout from China who'll pay pennies for Russia gas. freshwest Jan 2015 #7

Might explain why Obama was so angry during his SOTU Address about Russia/Putin KoKo Jan 2015 #5

What, exactly, would you suggest? Adrahil Jan 2015 #6

You remember when I mentioned the petulance of these guys? bemildred Jan 2015 #9

Cheney/Rumsfled, Bush II, John McCain and their Shadow Supporters tactics/ideology KoKo Jan 2015 #11

it's not like China and Russia were strangers with only remote ties to one another geek tragedy Jan 2015 #8

Well he is in the oil business. bemildred Jan 2015 #10