Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned major powers on Wednesday against intimidating Iran and said talk of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme was "premature".
Putin, who many diplomats, analysts, and Russian citizens believe is still Russia's paramount leader despite stepping down as president last year, was speaking after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Moscow for two days of talks.
"There is no need to frighten the Iranians," Putin told reporters in Beijing after a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
"We need to look for a compromise. If a compromise is not found, and the discussions end in a fiasco, then we will see."
"And if now, before making any steps (towards holding talks) we start announcing some sanctions, then we won't be creating favourable conditions for them (talks) to end positively. This is why it is premature to talk about this now."
Clinton failed to secure any specific assurances from Russia on Iran during her visit, leaving her open to criticism at home that she had not received anything from Moscow after earlier U.S. concessions on missile defence.
It looks like Obama's one-sided withdrawal of missile defense from Eastern Europe did nothing to prompt the Puppet Master to play "Cooperation," prospectively.
Who the hell expected a serious political favor out of russia for that?
:shock::roll:obama, the president
exactly, just as a cup of coffee with ahmedinejad would change mahmoud's entire mindset
the holocaust denier is, after all, the personification of reasonableness
and the prez is a machiavelli
how is the president Machiavellian?
ask mr putin
Why do you think Obama cancelled the missile defense system over in Poland?:shock::roll:
Wow you're gonna have to give me a source, i guess you were at the table and heard someone consult him that they could get favours out of russia for reversing an escalation against them after having started an arms race in the last administration.
Please.
Why do you think Obama cancelled the missile defense system over in Poland?
Why do you think Obama cancelled the missile defense system over in Poland?
tell it to the poles, czechs, lithuanians and ukrainians
BETRAYAL is a strong word
LOL!
fakt, kaczynski, the polish president, disagree with you
as do frozen ukrainians denied gas, jukneviciene, the lithuanian defense minister, kahout, the czech foreign minister, hospadarske novine...
and vladimir putin the puppet master
betrayal is a pretty powerful and apt appellation
according to the parties most impacted
sure, ukrainians loved it when putin shut off the gas
sure, they adore putin
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