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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (107593)	9/18/2014 8:28:49 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217516

Russische Truppen binnen zwei Tagen in Warschau, Riga, Vilnius oder Bukarest: Kremlchef Wladimir Putin soll dem ukrainischen Präsidenten Petro Poroschenko gesagt haben, dass seine Armee zügig osteuropäische Hauptstädte erreichen könnte. Das geht aus einer Gesprächszusammenfassung der EU hervor, die der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" vorliegt. Von Daniel Brössler, Brüssel Der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin hat nach Darstellung des ukrainischen Staatschefs Petro Poroschenko Drohungen geäußert, die sich gegen Mitgliedsländer der Nato und der Europäischen Union richten. Laut einer Gesprächszusammenfassung des Auswärtigen Dienstes der Europäischen Union, die der Süddeutschen Zeitung vorliegt, berichtete Poroschenko dem EU-Kommissionspräsidenten José Manuel Barroso am vergangenen Freitag während dessen Besuchs in Kiew von den Drohungen. Wörtlich habe Putin zu ihm, Poroschenko, gesagt: "Wenn ich wollte, könnten russische Truppen in zwei Tagen nicht nur in Kiew, sondern auch in Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn, Warschau oder Bukarest sein." Ähnlichkeit mit Barroso-Telefonat Öffentlich hat Putin bislang Mitgliedern der Nato und der EU nicht mit militärischer Gewalt gedroht. Bekannt geworden war aber ein Telefonat Barrosos mit Putin, in dem dieser gesagt haben soll: "Wenn ich wollte, könnte ich Kiew binnen zwei Wochen einnehmen." Barroso hatte den Staats- und Regierungschefs beim EU-Gipfel Ende August von dem Telefonat berichtet. Der Kreml hatte daraufhin kritisiert, dass Barroso den Inhalt eines privaten Telefonats publik gemacht habe. sueddeutsche.de

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (107593)	9/18/2014 12:12:00 PM
From: bruiser98	Respond to of 217516

EU Moves to Temper Putin 'Two Weeks to Kiev' Row online.wsj.com

To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (107593)	9/18/2014 1:24:58 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	1 Recommendation Recommended By geewiz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217516

Putin is angry, scared, trapped and realizing how vulnerable he/Russia is. They no longer have the isolated "self-sufficient" military supply chain of the Soviet Union. A trapped and scared animal is dangerous indeed. Putin has a lot of very bad choices. He's a dictator of sorts, but one wrong move and he's out of step with the Oligarchs and the Russian public. Just look at Putin's problems: 1.) Europe's response to Putin's military action and war threats was appointing Poland's PM John Tusk the President of the European Council. Tusk is fanatically anti-Putin, anti-Russian and pro-military response and building up NATO forces in Europe's eastern states. Tusk's appointment was the exact opposite of what Putin had expected and hoped for. 2.) Since the Wall came down and Poland joined NATO, one of Russia's two major naval bases became trapped inside Poland and Russians essentially need Polish permission to visit it. Potentially losing their other naval base in Crimea caused a fairly predictable Russian response, which is why Europe and everyone else was initially pretty quiet about Crimea. But other parts of Ukraine and Europe is a different deal; 3.) More than 1/3 of Russia's defense industry is located in Ukraine. Rebuilding the metallurgical capability lost to Ukraine will not be easy or quick; 4.) Without non-Ukraine western exports a lot of parts for Russia's defense infrastructure are unobtainable, so Putin has ordered a crash program with China; 5.) Western sanctions are quickly hurting Russia's oil sector, but even worse are falling oil prices. Cutting-off imported food has already increased Russia's already high inflation rate and made for some unhappy influential citizens behind the stoic faces shopping at Azbuka Vkusa; 6.) Putin is threatening the leaders of his "southern Ukraines" like Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan where the US has been very active, now realizing he is on-track to lose all of Russia's marbles. Two days ago the Danish-owned "Moscow Times", the largest English-language newspaper in Russia, published this article laying-out Putin's options for retaliating against Western sanctions. All of Putin's potential responses either shoot Russia in the head or threaten Russian security against terrorist threats from their Muslim population. The article reads serious, but is as tongue in cheek as a very influential newspaper published in Russia can be under current circumstances. It's well worth a read. themoscowtimes.com