Putin's Press conference has an action movie trailer

[KevinNYC]

http://digg.com/video/putin-press-conference-promo

Putin is about to give his annual press conference amid a economic crisis. I think he hired Zack Snyder to do some PR for him

Russian State TV Runs Bonkers Promo For Putin Press Conference

At first we thought this was a promo for a new Russian action movie, but it's actually just a news station announcing it will air Putin's press conference later this week.

[DonD13]

:bowdown:

[IcanzIIravor]

Country is losing billions and wealthy people are fleeing, but hell yeah!:cheers:

[fiddy]

Country is losing billions and wealthy people are fleeing, but hell yeah!:cheers:
financial terrorism by the U.S. and its puppet the EU.

[IcanzIIravor]

financial terrorism by the U.S. and its puppet the EU.

Ah, so invading another country when your own country relies heavily on one major source of revenue can have consequences...:confusedshrug:

[fiddy]

Ah, so invading another country when your own country relies heavily on one major source of revenue can have consequences...:confusedshrug:
Those lands were gifted to ukraine 50-60 years ago by russia. If the west needs to impose sanctions on invading/annexing mongers they should sanction Israel.

[IcanzIIravor]

Those lands were gifted to ukraine 50-60 years ago by russia. If the west needs to impose sanctions on invading/annexing mongers they should sanction Israel.

What does Israel have to do with this topic? You seriously think Russia can do as they please without consequences? Are you Russian? That land is Ukrainian land and Russia invaded thinking the consequences would be minimal. Let them reap what they sow. Perhaps they should have a more diverse economy and stop trying to resurrect past glory.

[Dresta]

What does Israel have to do with this topic? You seriously think Russia can do as they please without consequences? Are you Russian? That land is Ukrainian land and Russia invaded thinking the consequences would be minimal. Let them reap what they sow. Perhaps they should have a more diverse economy and stop trying to resurrect past glory.
:roll:

You obviously know nothing about the history of this region, and so are just moralising in the typical ignorant way of the day. Russia considers NATO and EU expansion a threat to its own borders; when the Soviet Union came down, and they gave up the baltic states (something they never had to do), it was promised to them that the alliance of NATO would never go further east than Germany. Today, there are NATO armies in Poland and other countries east of Germany.

Russia accepted this with little complaint, but for the last few years Putin has been issuing warnings about NATO and EU westward expansion, which he considered aggressive (especially considering their mutual histories). Russia has enough problems on its other borders and it wants a buffer against NATO and EU expansionism (pushed by the US no less).

It is not Russia is 'doing as it pleases' it is the EU, and its biggest cheerleader, the US. For some reason too many morons can't get past this Cold War mentality. We could use Russia as an ally, but instead we're pulling this childish shit. Putin will not back down over this issue and Obama isn't going to land troops in Ukraine, so it's about time he stopped piling such unnecessary suffering on the Russian people (disgusting man that he is). Not only that, but this childish posturing could easily elicit a response, causing us to lose the baltic states as well (was speaking to a Lithuanian recently who told me they were mobilising and that Putin would likely end up coming after them - he also had no faith the US would intervene, because they won't). They're just ruining lives from afar, pointlessly.

[9erempiree]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum_on_Security_Assurances_to_resp ect_Ukraine%E2%80%99s_borders.

[IcanzIIravor]

:roll:

You obviously know nothing about the history of this region, and so are just moralising in the typical ignorant way of the day. Russia considers NATO and EU expansion a threat to its own borders; when the Soviet Union came down, and they gave up the baltic states (something they never had to do), it was promised to them that the alliance of NATO would never go further east than Germany. Today, there are NATO armies in Poland and other countries east of Germany.

Russia accepted this with little complaint, but for the last few years Putin has been issuing warnings about NATO and EU westward expansion, which he considered aggressive (especially considering their mutual histories). Russia has enough problems on its other borders and it wants a buffer against NATO and EU expansionism (pushed by the US no less).

It is not Russia is 'doing as it pleases' it is the EU, and its biggest cheerleader, the US. For some reason too many morons can't get past this Cold War mentality. We could use Russia as an ally, but instead we're pulling this childish shit. Putin will not back down over this issue and Obama isn't going to land troops in Ukraine, so it's about time he stopped piling such unnecessary suffering on the Russian people (disgusting man that he is). Not only that, but this childish posturing could easily elicit a response, causing us to lose the baltic states as well (was speaking to a Lithuanian recently who told me they were mobilising and that Putin would likely end up coming after them - he also had no faith the US would intervene, because they won't). They're just ruining lives from afar, pointlessly.

You read, but obviously did not comprehend what I said. Just as Russia responded to what they consider is their sphere of influence as a consequence of the growing western relationship Ukraine and other former USSR satellites now have, so did Russia reap the consequences of their actions. Are you denying this? Russia expected the EU would do nothing significant because of the oil and gas piped from Russia. That gamble has backfired. Are you denying this in spite of the clear evidence? Actions indeed have consequences.

Russia could easily pull their troops and the sanctions would end. I find it hilarious you are trying to give the actual leader of the country that invaded another country a pass and blaming the suffering on others. Putin is welcome to try to keep being aggressive while the Russian economy crumbles. He is a relic of the cold war and that is all he knows how to do.

Do you think that if nothing was done regarding the sanctions that Russia would have stopped at the Ukraine? Russia had one thing as its trump card and it was oil.

Yes continue to educate me on Russia's right to do whatever they want without facing the consequences of their actions.

[9erempiree]

You read, but obviously did not comprehend what I said. Just as Russia responded to what they consider is their sphere of influence as a consequence of the growing western relationship Ukraine and other former USSR satellites now have, so did Russia reap the consequences of their actions. Are you denying this? Russia expected the EU would do nothing significant because of the oil and gas piped from Russia. That gamble has backfired. Are you denying this in spite of the clear evidence? Actions indeed have consequences.

Russia could easily pull their troops and the sanctions would end. I find it hilarious you are trying to give the actual leader of the country that invaded another country a pass and blaming the suffering on others. Putin is welcome to try to keep being aggressive while the Russian economy crumbles. He is a relic of the cold war and that is all he knows how to do.

Do you think that if nothing was done regarding the sanctions that Russia would have stopped at the Ukraine? Russia had one thing as its trump card and it was oil.

Yes continue to educate me on Russia's right to do whatever they want without facing the consequences of their actions.

Very well thought out and written btw.

I see a common theme on ISH. Justification for terrorist attacks by Muslims, just blame USA.

Justification for Putin's actions...just blame others.

[KevinNYC]

Or on themselves. United Kingdom and the USA didnt impose sanctions on eachother when they invaded Iraq and murdered hundreds of thousands. Instead they shared the oil they gained in the process.

Can you translate the trailer?

[Dresta]

..No, you obviously did not read what i wrote. I can't be arsed repeating myself as you're obviously only semi-literate, but this has nothing to do with 'Russia's right to do whatever they want without facing the consequences of their actions' because it is the EU and US who are doing that, and who have been the primary expansionist aggressors in this conflict. And yes, of course Russia would've stopped at Ukraine, their primary qualm is that they do not want a NATO army on their borders, as was promised in past agreements, and so they are perfectly within their right to respond in kind. It is the EU that is tacking the gamble and making the bluff as Russia will not back down over this, and the EU is not going to send a military force in to save parts of Ukraine that would happily be part of Russia (the country's borders have been divided and rearranged many times - they are rather arbitrary and not permanent fixtures in the world for time evermore).

Just read this to recap on the history you are so evidently ignorant of:

[QUOTE]Bear in mind that before it lost huge portions of its contiguous land empire, Moscow was not defeated in war, and in fact (with some small exceptions probably inspired from within the KGB) barely lifted a finger to retain its control.

Compare this with the Chinese People

[Dresta]

Hes repeating everything ive been saying the last few months on here. Just in a gay way. Soon he will begin to share my opinions on America/The Wests role in ruing the Middle East. Once again, probly in a much gayer way.
No, you're a nonsensical moron who simply draws the same conclusion to every single set of negative circumstances: 'America's fault'

I've never repeated any of your inane rubbish, as it is the typical ahistorical conspiratorial- windbag-bullshit peddled by spoilt brats at Universities around the world. Nearly everyone grows out of it; hopefully you will too someday.

[KevinNYC]

From the press conference (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/12/18/putins-epic-annual-news-conference-condensed/)[QUOTE]A Reuters reporter started asking a question: "How high are the risks of a coup d