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Old 14-03-2018, 13:35   #139
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Re: New UK-Russia Tensions after Ex-Russian Spy Poisoned in Salisbury

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Originally Posted by Damien View Post
The diplomatic route is so stupid. Sometimes people aren't willing to talk. What would we even talk about? "Don't poison our citizens, please?". Do we have to make concessions to them just because they display acts of aggression towards us? Putin hasn't shown a desire to remediate, compromise or work with the Western world.
It's just a box-ticking exercise that all countries do. We need independence of energy from Russia so we can stand up to Putin through robust sanctions. Theresa may not be as weak as Trump and Corbyn are with Russia this but she could go a lot further.
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