Article

2022-09-07 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin unveils new 'Russian World' foreign policy - a notion used to justify foreign intervention such as Ukraine invasion to 'support Russian-speakers'

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Tin Hat Dictators, Presidents for Life, & Kleptocrats

#1 Continuing the Sudeten Germans pattern.

Putin can't even be original. He just keeps emulating his true hero.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-09-07 07:48|| 2022-09-07 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 So, every "Little Russia" enclave in any city, anywhere in the world, is fair game?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-09-07 08:02|| 2022-09-07 08:02|| Front Page Top

#3 "Next up? Brighton Beach? Da!"

Posted by Frank G 2022-09-07 08:29|| 2022-09-07 08:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Not so new. We've seen this before.

12/19/08
Russian Destroyers Pull In To Havana

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-07 10:42|| 2022-09-07 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 daily mail, might as well be the national enquirer

Posted by 746 2022-09-07 12:12|| 2022-09-07 12:12|| Front Page Top

#6 For those that do not have Enquiring minds...you may prefer this from Reuters:

Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on 'Russian World'

Unfamiliar with 'Russian World'?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-07 13:15|| 2022-09-07 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Italia Irredenta! Deutschland Uber Alles! How charming...

Posted by magpie 2022-09-07 15:31|| 2022-09-07 15:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Given what the Russians did to the population of East Prussia after they occupied it in 1945, seems the old 'one set of rules for me and a different set of rules for thee'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-09-07 15:34|| 2022-09-07 15:34|| Front Page Top

#9 The Disney World dictum ain't exactly attractive either.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-07 16:33|| 2022-09-07 16:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Is it possible that the sole reason for the Special Military Operation in Ukraine is that Russia World(tm) needs parking?

Posted by SteveS 2022-09-07 17:01|| 2022-09-07 17:01|| Front Page Top

#11 The Red Zone has always be for the loading and unloading of passengers, Komrade. There's never stopping in The White Zone.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-07 17:20|| 2022-09-07 17:20|| Front Page Top

23:43 Silentbrick
22:33 SteveS
22:09 Frank G
22:06 Frank G
22:03 Frank G
19:45 Glenmore
19:45 Penguin of the Desert
19:39 Glenmore
19:32 Lord Garth
19:30 Omineling Forkbeard1962
19:20 magpie
19:19 Slavising Unineting5672
19:14 Raj
18:58 trailing wife
18:38 DooDahMan
18:33 magpie
18:29 Griter Slash1619
18:24 Anomalous Sources
18:23 Procopius2k
18:07 ruprecht
18:02 swksvolFF
17:59 Rambler in Virginia
17:46 DooDahMan
17:42 DooDahMan