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Putin Tells Both Sides In Ukraine To Lay Down Arms

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07.18.14 | 8:40 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Fyodor Andreyev, President of the Alrosa diamond mining company in the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Putin on Wednesday o... Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Fyodor Andreyev, President of the Alrosa diamond mining company in the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Putin on Wednesday ordered massive exercises involving most of its military units in western Russia amid tensions in Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Metzel, Presidential Press Service) MORE LESS
MOSCOW (AP) — Reports: Vladimir Putin tells warring sides in Ukraine to lay down their arms, engage in talks.

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  1. All the King’s horses, all the King’s men. You broke it, you bought it, Vladi.

  2. Could Pootie-Poot be worried about international backlash? A bit late.

  3. Seriously. Putin had what he needed months ago when Europe allowed him to annex Crimea. That wasn’t enough for him, and he’s really waist deep in it now. It’s always fascinating to watch the puppet master realize that the puppets are no longer responding to the strings.

  4. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    Vlad the Impaler is worried that the EU is really going to land on him hard and come up with sanctions that basically cut Russia off completely.

  5. Avatar for fess fess says:

    Does this mean he wants his weapons back, that he’ll actually take possession while holding an inventory sheet? You know, the ones that allowed those idiots to shoot a passenger liner out of the sky?

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