Putin can't be all bad.

The list also includes Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Army Gen. Mark Milley, but does not end there. "Many hawkish politicians from both sides of the aisle made the list, including Neocon representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R), who infamously said the United States should “of course” fire at Russian planes upon entry into Ukrainian airspace.

Other current and former politicians featured on the list were Eric Swalwell Jr (D), Dan Crenshaw (R), Jeffry Lane “Jeff” Flake (R), Marco Antonio Rubio (R), and Willard “Mitt” Romney (R).

I get that even if I don't altogether agree. I do agree with his distaste for Democrats -- he has banned more of them than Republicans!

Putin’s ban list is vast: it features 211 Republicans of the House of Representatives and Senate — as well as 224 Democratic members of both congressional chambers.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry detailed the reasons for their sanction in the announcement, stating that it was done in direct retaliation to “the constantly imposed anti-Russian sanctions by the United States.”

“We emphasize that the hostile actions taken by Washington, which boomerang against the United States itself, will continue to receive a proper rebuff,” read the statement, which went on to accuse those in the United States foreign policy establishment as engaging in ‘neo-colonialism’ of sorts. “Russian counter-sanctions are forced and aimed at forcing the ruling American regime, which is trying to impose a neo-colonial ‘rules-based world order’ on the rest of the world, to change its behavior, recognizing new geopolitical realities.”

The statement then appeared to offer an olive branch to the United States while also complimenting the American people as opposed to the nation’s regime.

“Russia does not seek confrontation and is open to honest, mutually respectful dialogue, separating the American people, who are always respected by us, from US authorities who incite Russophobia, and those who serve them. It is these people who are included in the Russian ‘black list’.”

Casey Jones wrote:It's meaningless by itself, but it's Putin responding to the personalization of attacks by Joe the Senile.

THAT has never been done before, by the US.  Terms like "regime change" were only used recently, and describing unimportant banana republics.  To attack the leader of a nuclear-armed nation with potentially greater capability...at the VERY least, it closes ALL doors of diplomacy and conciliation.

This, as I see it, is Putin saying "roger that, and back atcha."

Next comes the recalling of diplomats.  And then, the missiles.

Lummy wrote:I don't follow you, but duly noted.

jirqoadai wrote:as for you two idiot, vege and sherman, heres what the u s military claimed. that only 2,000 russians made 1,700 of ukraines best fighters surrender. thats a sad state of affairs. as the 1,700 were dug in.