Tuesday, January 31st., 2017
TASS has the best detailed report on the Trump-Putin talk
"...Tackling ISIS will be
the number one goal, which means we can expect a ramp-up of the
half-hearted effort the US has made so far, trying to fight IS a little
bit, while still trying to take Assad down. With the Tripartite group
backing Syrian sovereignty, and even the opposition groups no longer
demanding Assad step down prior to settlement talks, this means the US
can no longer demand such.
The
term “to restore mutually advantageous trade” is confirmation that the
sanctions are going to be history. It’s just a matter of time. I smell
that Exxon wants to get back into the Arctic exploration with Russia,
which it took a big hit on with the sanctions.
And for all that to
happen, the demonization of Russia will have to end. How that will be
done remains to be seen. The best way would be to expose the whole thing
as a hoax, but that opens Pandora’s box that governments actually do
stuff like that..."
Chancellor Merkel's and Minister Schäuble' s bullying economic concept of a “grossly undervalued” euro to "exploit the US and its EU partners" is no different from the Obama-NATO administration's bullying policy to oppress trade and European economy through the economic sanctions against Russia and through NATO's aggressive military expansion right at the European-Russian borders...Both symptoms of an obviously decaying, dark governance , instigating warmongering and socio-economic desolation. Both raising the question of their further actual usefulness in human affairs and forcing forward, on the international-universal stage, their ineluctable obsoleteness. Which is always the case with those who refuse to read the writings on the wall .
Μaria L. Pelekanaki
Chancellor Merkel's and Minister Schäuble' s bullying economic concept of a “grossly undervalued” euro to "exploit the US and its EU partners" is no different from the Obama-NATO administration's bullying policy to oppress trade and European economy through the economic sanctions against Russia and through NATO's aggressive military expansion right at the European-Russian borders...Both symptoms of an obviously decaying, dark governance , instigating warmongering and socio-economic desolation. Both raising the question of their further actual usefulness in human affairs and forcing forward, on the international-universal stage, their ineluctable obsoleteness. Which is always the case with those who refuse to read the writings on the wall .
Μaria L. Pelekanaki
Putin, Trump discuss anti-terrorism coordination, agree to keep in touch
… from TASS, Moscow
The world is waiting to see what these two can do
[ Editor’s Note: Yesterday
we had skimpy reports on the big call, so that was all we had to
report, and saw no point in speculating. I had a feeling the Russians
would divulge more, but it would be delayed a bit while security people
gave their OK on what to release.
My gut feeling was they
surely did not just chit chat for 55 minutes, and this report confirms
that they covered all the issues on the table to get some response from
the other side. The term “creating real coordination” means two teams
are being set up to begin working on all the issues discussed.
Tackling ISIS will be
the number one goal, which means we can expect a ramp-up of the
half-hearted effort the US has made so far, trying to fight IS a little
bit, while still trying to take Assad down. With the Tripartite group
backing Syrian sovereignty, and even the opposition groups no longer
demanding Assad step down prior to settlement talks, this means the US
can no longer demand such.
The
term “to restore mutually advantageous trade” is confirmation that the
sanctions are going to be history. It’s just a matter of time. I smell
that Exxon wants to get back into the Arctic exploration with Russia,
which it took a big hit on with the sanctions.
And for all that to
happen, the demonization of Russia will have to end. How that will be
done remains to be seen. The best way would be to expose the whole thing
as a hoax, but that opens Pandora’s box that governments actually do
stuff like that.
The big risk there is
the public would demand more and more revelations, which past
administrations would not be happy to see, and why they hold as much
blackmail material as they can on all potential disclosers. And if they
don’t have what they need, they just go to the Israelis to get it, if
they have the cash or something to trade… Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … January 28, 2017 –
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart
Donald Trump discussed a wide range of global and bilateral issues,
including coordination of anti-terrorism efforts, and agreed to keep in
touch during their first phone talk on Saturday evening.
“The pressing international
problems, including tackling terrorism, the developments in the Middle
East, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the strategic stability and
non-proliferation area, the situation around Iran’s nuclear program and
the Korean Peninsula were discussed in detail. The key aspects of the
Ukrainian crisis have been touched upon as well. It has been agreed to
establish partner-type cooperation in those and other areas,” the
Kremlin press service said in a statement.
The priority was set on joining forces in tackling the key threat, which is the international terrorism, the Kremlin said.
“The presidents spoke in favor of
creating real coordination of Russian and American actions with a
purpose to defeat the ISIL (the former name of the Islamic State) and
other terrorist groups in Syria,” the Kremlin statement reads.
The two leaders also agreed that it was important to restore mutually beneficial trade ties.
“Both sides demonstrated their
will to take joint steps to stabilize and expand the cooperation between
Russia and the United States, on a constructive, equal and mutually
beneficial basis,” the Kremlin said.
“It was stressed that it is
important to restore the mutually advantageous trade and economic ties
between business circles of the two countries, which could further
enhance a gradual and sustainable development of bilateral relations,”
Kremlin said.
Putin and Trump also tasked their teams with determining the possible
date and location of their personal meeting and agreed to maintain
regular contact.
“Donald Trump asked to convey his
wishes of happiness and prosperity to the people of Russia, adding that
the US people have good feelings toward the Russia and its citizens.
Vladimir Putin said, in his turn, that Russians have similar attitude
toward the Americans.
He reminded that Russia has
supported the United States for more than two centuries, was its ally in
the two global wars and currently views the United States as an
important partner in the fight against the international terrorism,” the
Kremlin statement reads.
It was the first conversation between Putin and Trump since the
latter was sworn in as the president of the United States on January 20.According to the Kremlin, the conversation was held in a positive and business-like atmosphere. Putin congratulated Trump on taking office and wished him success.