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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Putin proposes scrapping visas between Russia and US
2011-03-11
[The Nation (Nairobi)] Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed to visiting US Vice President Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
... an example of the kind of top-notch Washington intellect to be found in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body ...
 that Russia and the United States take the "historic step" of abolishing visas between the two countries.

"If the United States and Russia agree to implement a visa-free regime before Russia and the European Union, then this would be a historic step in our relations," Putin told Biden.

"This would break all the old stereotypes between Russia and the United States."

Efforts by Russia and the European Union to agree visa-free travel between the two sides have continued for years without making substantial progress.

This appears to be the first time Putin has suggested cancelling visas with Moscow's main Cold War foe.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Think of it a serial polygamy, Grom
Posted by: Angavins Johnson4150   2011-03-11 17:19  

#7  Because honestly, who else other than an American man would be dumb enough to marry an American woman?

Mr. Wife married an American woman, gromky. For whatever reason, almost thirty years later he still thinks this is a good idea.
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-03-11 14:30  

#6  Ha ha. Commercial and cultural ties aside, the feminists will NEVER let this happen. The supply of high-quality Russian women trying to marry American men is simply too much to deal with. As a matter of fact, they got a law passed making international marriage agencies almost illegal. Gotta keep our American men for American women, and keep out the competition. Because honestly, who else other than an American man would be dumb enough to marry an American woman? 50% divorce rate with 90% of divorces initiated by women (70% by choice and 20% by her choosing to be unfaithful).
Posted by: gromky   2011-03-11 12:52  

#5  Heck, P2K, you could drive over there and meet Anastasia in person. Then you could drive back home with her!
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2011-03-11 12:40  

#4  Next what we need is a bridge across the Bering Strait so we can have automobile traffic between Alaska and Siberia. Think about it. You could drive across the bridge and be in Siberia. Then you could drive all the way to Africa or England if you wanted. How cool would that be? Of course, the Ruskies could drive across the bridge and be in Alaska too...without needing a visa!

Hell, if things keep going the way they are you might have Alaskans driving across the bridge just to buy cheap gas in Russia.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2011-03-11 12:31  

#3  Da, da, da, I so much agrees!
Posted by: Anna Chapman   2011-03-11 05:01  

#2  P2K if you insist on sober...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-03-11 04:09  

#1  Won't happen. The decreasing number of eligible, sober, free of commitment-phobia males in the population is going to keep the female population from sharing the goods with a population that has a disproportionate number of competitors (3:43). If you think they're going to just let this be outsourced like jobs to China, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-03-11 03:10  

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