Un-fucking-believable.

Russian president Medvedev has just revealed a plan to extend the presidential term to 6 years 'to guarantee stability.'

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Yesterday Medvedev said he was not planning to change Russia's constitution as such, but merely to "amend" it. Last night the Kremlin said this could be done without a popular referendum.

AND, as if that weren't enough, he has threatened to deploy missiles near Poland, as well as jam American radio signals.

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Speaking hours after Barack Obama was voted in as the next American president, Medvedev said Russia would site short-range Iskander nuclear-capable missiles next door to Poland, in Russia's Baltic Sea enclave of Kaliningrad. The Iskander missiles would be targeted at the US's missile defence and radar bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, Medvedev said. Russia would install radio jamming equipment to sabotage the US weapons, he added. The US insists its system is aimed not at Russia but at Iran

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/200...-vladimir-putin

WTF, a new cold war developing? Obama's gonna have his plate full.

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Does anyone honestly believe we're placing "missile defense" batteries in Europe to protect against Iran?...Honestly, that's got to be one of the stupidest things I've been hearing coming from our government. Russia sure isn't falling for that BS. Iran isn't dumb enough to be shooting missiles at Europe. Hell, North Korea isn't even that dumb...

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd Un-fucking-believable. Russian president Medvedev has just revealed a plan to extend the presidential term to 6 years 'to guarantee stability.' AND, as if that weren't enough, he has threatened to deploy missiles near Poland, as well as jam American radio signals. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/200...-vladimir-putin WTF, a new cold war developing? Obama's gonna have his plate full.

this is like a 100 pound outcast gorilla pounding its chest from across the forest while the 450 pound alpha male silverback gorilla is watching. It's the silverback's move.

Russia likes to talk, lets see if they actually do anything.

Their biggest asset remains the control of gas to Europe, it's about time the Europeans started taking a more aggressive stance with Russia, the EU is formidable enough ffs.

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Originally posted by Alex Russia likes to talk, lets see if they actually do anything. Their biggest asset remains the control of gas to Europe, it's about time the Europeans started taking a more aggressive stance with Russia, the EU is formidable enough ffs.

Exactly what we need. Escalation of tensions with Russia...

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Isn't there alot of neo-nazis shit or w/e in Russia?

I know there is a lot of racism in the world but isn't Russia up there as one of the top racism countries?

Anyone here know how bad racism is over there?

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Originally posted by Krypton Exactly what we need. Escalation of tensions with Russia...

Maybe that's what it will take?

Unless you seriously believe Russia will start a war with the west... It's just so unlikely. They make their money by sending gas to Western Europe, it makes no sense to risk sanctions or a threat to their pipelines.

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Originally posted by HardTranceProd Un-fucking-believable. Russian president Medvedev has just revealed a plan to extend the presidential term to 6 years 'to guarantee stability.' AND, as if that weren't enough, he has threatened to deploy missiles near Poland, as well as jam American radio signals. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/200...-vladimir-putin WTF, a new cold war developing? Obama's gonna have his plate full.

let them ruskies try to jam our missile systems stationed in poland

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Originally posted by Alex Maybe that's what it will take? Unless you seriously believe Russia will start a war with the west... It's just so unlikely. They make their money by sending gas to Western Europe, it makes no sense to risk sanctions or a threat to their pipelines.

If Europe doesn't want their oil/gas, China, India, and Brazil are more than happy to take it. Russia won't be black mailed.

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Please.

If it were that simple, Russia wouldn't even be bothering with Europe at all and there would be no common ground to even contest.

Russia has this one powerful bargaining chip, and it would take years to set up the pipelines that would extend to India and the populated areas of China.

Who cares? Let Russia rattle their sabres if it makes them feel better.

You know what we need to do to respond to this? Absolutely nothing. Because it doesn't affect us. At all.

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Originally posted by Alex Please. If it were that simple, Russia wouldn't even be bothering with Europe at all and there would be no common ground to even contest. Russia has this one powerful bargaining chip, and it would take years to set up the pipelines that would extend to India and the populated areas of China.

LOL @ bossing Russia around. Simply delusional, not gonna happen with the Ruskies......So you would like us to stiff arm Russia...and what...Russia's gonna sit back and take it like a bitch?

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