Even the Moscow Times today editorial scolds Putin/Russia

[Superboy]

You are greatly mistaken. Russia and China are long term "not friends." China is most aligned with the US than with any other nation on the face of the earth today.

China allied with the US in the 1980s to bring down the USSR. Now China allies with Russia to bring down the US. Specifically, China and Russia settled their decades long border dispute in 2008 and formed the powerful BRICS faction in the same year.

 

[American Eagle]

China allied with the US in the 1980s to bring down the USSR. Now China allies with Russia to bring down the US. Specifically, China and Russia settled their decades long border dispute in 2008 and formed the powerful BRICS faction in the same year.

Your alliances are where your money is and goes. That is the USA and our worldwide allies, not to Russia.

 

[Superboy]

Your alliances are where your money is and goes. That is the USA and our worldwide allies, not to Russia.

World wide allies? Don't kid yourself. Britain is still mad for American independence from Britain. France is apathetic. Germany and Japan are still waiting to exact revenge for their WW2 defeats. China and Russia are the top 2 rivals of the US.

 

[American Eagle]

Your alliances are where your money is and goes. That is the USA and our worldwide allies, not to Russia.

It is youthful immaturity to want any nation to "go down." Even Russia, whose people are a fine group of folks. It is short signed leadership in devious circumvetion of Russia's constitution to have been President two terms, then PM for one term, then back in for another 8 years as President. Russia is a far from mature democracy as long as folks like Putin stay in charge.

 

[Superboy]

It is youthful immaturity to want any nation to "go down." Even Russia, whose people are a fine group of folks. It is short signed leadership in devious circumvetion of Russia's constitution to have been President two terms, then PM for one term, then back in for another 8 years as President. Russia is a far from mature democracy as long as folks like Putin stay in charge.

So? Germany and Canada do not have term limits. Doesn't mean they are not democracies.

 

[Europa]

Russia to Build 150 Military Facilities on Kuril Islands

from RiaNovosti

MOSCOW, April 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will build more than 150 military facilities on the Iturup and Kunashir islands, part of the Kuril chain disputed by Japan, a senior military commander told reporters Friday.

“All decisions on the construction of military stations on the Iturup and Kunashir islands have been made and approved,” said Col. Gen. Sergei Suvorkin, the head of Russia’s Eastern Military District.

“All essential facilities, more than 150, will be built before 2016,” he added.

The government endorsed the decision to revamp Russia’s troops on the Far Eastern Kuril Islands in 2011. A territorial dispute with Japan over the island chain, in addition to the island of Sakhalin, prompted Russia to tighten its grip on the territories.

Relations between Russia and Japan have been impacted by the dispute over the Kuril Islands in the north Pacific since Soviet times.

Russian state-run construction firm Spetsstroi is expected to build residential camps, sports and entertainment facilities, among other types of facilities. A similar overhaul is planned for military facilities on Sakhalin Island in the north Pacific by 2020.

Surovkin added that next year Kuril garrisons would receive over 120 armored and special-purpose vehicles, with over 350 units of cutting-edge military equipment deployed to the islands over three years.

The four disputed islands — Iturup, Kunashir, Shikotan and Habomai — were given to Soviet forces at the end of World War II and are still claimed by Japan.

The two countries never signed a permanent peace treaty following the end of World War II because of the row over the islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories.

 

[American Eagle]

World wide allies? Don't kid yourself. Britain is still mad for American independence from Britain. France is apathetic. Germany and Japan are still waiting to exact revenge for their WW2 defeats. China and Russia are the top 2 rivals of the US.

Ha! A jumbled immature misunderstanding of history. Not worth further comment. Among other things you overlook India, which has become highly competitive with China. Russia is about 6th or 7th in the pecking order on a world scale.

The West long ago was as "tribal" as still are Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. When a people learn that they "are a people of the same nation" they will advance. Otherwise they are like the NWFP and related areas of Pakistan., wallowing in history without any hope for a modern, progressive future if they continue as an inward looking tribal region.

 

[Beidou2020]

THE MOSCOW TIMES is to Russia what the WALL STREET JOURNAL is to the US.

Clearly you don't know the vast lack of freedom of the media to know how brave TMT is to editoralize and report openly the news inside a repressive regime.

Of late Mr. Putin's politics favors harboring a high school drop out US traitor whic no other nation wants except the US for prosecution..

If Crimea is part of Russia then all of Kashmir belongs to India.

The US is the oppressive regime killing blacks, Asians, and hispanics for being different to whites.

Russia has far more freedom than the US. Only the sheep watching US propaganda believe the US has more freedoms. Unfortunately the sheep are easily brainwashed by US propaganda so they believe the myth of 'US freedom'.

Putin is the best leader in the world. People all over the world respect Putin to standing up to the murderous thuggish Yankee regime.

Go Putin.
F*** Yankees.

 

[Superboy]

Ha! A jumbled immature misunderstanding of history. Not worth further comment. Among other things you overlook India, which has become highly competitive with China. Russia is about 6th or 7th in the pecking order on a world scale.

The West long ago was as "tribal" as still are Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. When a people learn that they "are a people of the same nation" they will advance. Otherwise they are like the NWFP and related areas of Pakistan., wallowing in history without any hope for a modern, progressive future if they continue as an inward looking tribal region.

As the US becomes more and more ethnically diverse, the US is going to suffer BIG time from ethnic problems. Secessions of Texas and California in the near future are possible, like what happened to Yugoslavia.

 

[Beidou2020]

Ha! A jumbled immature misunderstanding of history. Not worth further comment. Among other things you overlook India, which has become highly competitive with China. Russia is about 6th or 7th in the pecking order on a world scale.

The West long ago was as "tribal" as still are Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, etc. When a people learn that they "are a people of the same nation" they will advance. Otherwise they are like the NWFP and related areas of Pakistan., wallowing in history without any hope for a modern, progressive future if they continue as an inward looking tribal region.

Russia is the only true rival to the western bullying. China and India are too weak right now.

 

[Europa]

@American Eagle,

what is the prospect of 'asia pivot' now?

 

[American Eagle]

Russia is the only true rival to the western bullying. China and India are too weak right now.

The only "bullying" is illegally being done by Russia in a weakly self defended Ukraine.

Bullying is not a desirable trait. Negotiating an bargaining with international law standards works best.

 

[flamer84]

World wide allies? Don't kid yourself. Britain is still mad for American independence from Britain. France is apathetic. Germany and Japan are still waiting to exact revenge for their WW2 defeats. China and Russia are the top 2 rivals of the US.

LMAO...Now,i can'T talk about Japan,never been to Japan but i have been plenty of times to Germany and let me assure you,in Germany there's not even a considerable minority which awaits to "exact revenge"...Loose this from your mind,they don't care,at best they hate the East more (Russia,China) but in all honesty they're the techno-house generation who doesn't care.Germany isn't into superpower status anymore ,find another way to peddle your fish.

Britain is mad for Washington's war ? Hehe,now i know you'e talking SF action here.

 

[Beidou2020]

The only "bullying" is illegally being done by Russia in a weakly self defended Ukraine.

Bullying is not a desirable trait. Negotiating an bargaining with international law standards works best.

Nope.

Russia is the only hope for the peace loving world in countering the evil west.

Russia is the leader of the peace loving world.

Putin is a hero for many.

 

[Superboy]

LMAO...Now,i can'T talk about Japan,never been to Japan but i have been plenty of times to Germany and let me assure you,in Germany there's not even a considerable minority which awaits to "exact revenge"...Loose this from your mind,they don't care,at best they hate the East more (Russia,China) but in all honesty they're the techno-house generation who doesn't care.Germany isn't into superpower status anymore ,find another way to peddle your fish.

Germany lost almost half of its territory after WW2. Never underestimate ambition of the Germans.