Russia and the United States: "reset". It's time to take the "anti-shower" defense

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The US Congress held hearings about current and future relations between the White House and the Kremlin. Specifically - about the prospects of "reset". The hearings ended unexpectedly for everyone. There were words that specifically this very "reset" can be called a mistake. Because Dmitry Medvedev allegedly could not take power in the country into his own hands. At the same time, the Russian government was taken by surprise when this week Washington quietly ordered a ban on certain officials from entering the United States, which threatens certain achievements of Washington in rapprochement with Moscow.

The US Department of State added to the “black visa list” the names of those suspected of participating in a loud scandal that caused a large-scale international response - in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was arrested in 2009 after he filed charges against several Interior Ministry officials. Frauds totaling more than $ 200 million. In a report ordered by D. Medvedev, it was reported that immediately before his death, Magnitsky was obviously severely beaten, and refused to provide timely medical assistance.

The “black list” includes FSB officers, prison doctors, police officers, tax authorities and prosecutors. There are about 60 people in the list. In relation to them, the following measures are being introduced - the imposition of a visa restriction and the freezing of financial assets in US banks. Barack Obama wanted to like the representatives of the Congress so much that he imposed tough sanctions against Russian officials, even without waiting for a vote. It must be said that the Russian Foreign Ministry has very negatively responded to the assumption that the very possibility of the appearance of such a list in the United States. But on the Internet, the decision taken by the US Department of State was taken almost to cheer. In particular, in their blogs, users write that they almost never fight with a crook whose names are known to everyone. So let it be even in the West, in the banks of which they hide the stolen people's money, and often their own families, the land is ablaze with them. It is obvious that the countries of the European Union, following the United States, will take a similar decision.

Meanwhile, Mikhail Gorbachev, popular in the West since the collapse of the USSR, spoke in unison with the US Congress. After recovering from the hardest operation in Germany, Gorbachev said in an interview on Echo of Moscow radio about Dmitry Medvedev, as if saying goodbye: “... I said that it was difficult for him. Well, it's impossible to ride right from the pulpit. And I am sure that, in general, he is a capable man. He is very erudite, a lawyer is quite good. But ... either for the reason that his character is not enough and there is weakness, or if Vladimir Putin is in tandem, well, who will give him the opportunity to deploy his not a lot of abilities at all? ”

Gorbachev said something else - that the United Russia party is pulling us all back and relying on it is impossible. Got and the Popular Front of Putin. It is curious that Mikhail Sergeyevich said these words after President Dmitry Medvedev awarded him with the Order of Andrei Pervozvanny, who is the highest award of Russia. The order, however, is not yet handed over.

But if the Russian president got both in the United States and in Russia, the Russian prime minister received a blow from the seemingly safe side - from Germany. 10 July 2011 was named the laureate of the international political award "Quadriga" for certain merits in promoting global democracy. But a few days later, the decision was scandalously canceled. Moreover, after the official representative of Germany on freedoms and human rights, Markus Lehring accused Vladimir Putin of the collapse of democracy, the growth of corruption and the restriction of citizens' freedoms. It already reminds persecution.

Against the background of a similar orgy, the Western media published “good words” with a sarcastic smile. They were found in the memorandum of the Norwegian nationalist, the murderous terrorist Anders Breivik: "Putin seems to be a decisive and fair leader, worthy of respect ...". A few adventurous was praise.

When looking at the international situation is striking the presence of a large number of matches. It is clear that a thundercloud is gathering directly around the upcoming elections in the Russian Federation. The same State Department of the United States announced on Tuesday that the next elections to the Russian State Duma are unlikely to meet democratic international standards. Americans, of course, can be understood - Russia, despite all the talk of friendship and the “reset” of relations, will remain a likely opponent for them. Today, the government of our state needs to reconsider its plans for further friendship with the United States, perhaps it’s not worthwhile to go into open confrontation with them, but you shouldn’t open the soul either.
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  1. mitrich
    +5
    4 August 2011 09: 12
    After reading the article, I would like to add a few words.
    Our mentality is that we either love or hate. So it is with the United States. What for? Who are the US "friends"? Is that the UK. And we, or the same Germans, have never been and never will be friends with the Americans, so there is no need to take so painfully the steps of the American State Department to restrict the entry of Russian officials into the country.
    Let's get involved in economics, as an example: VSMPO-Avisma and Boeing, questions will disappear by themselves, because amers are rude pragmatists. And all the screams in Congress and Senate will no longer matter. The United States constantly criticizes China for "human rights violations," but somehow I cannot imagine that they would impose any sanctions against China.
    Now the US has more problems than the "reset" (the Republicans criticize it like any other step taken by Obama). The country narrowly escaped a technical default, serious cuts in the state budget are coming, which cannot be avoided, the matter will also affect the American "sacred cow" - the military-industrial complex and defense spending. And, in fact, there was no "reboot" either.
    But Gorbachev, Judas and the traitor, is already obvious ... I hope that this bastard will not arrange a state funeral after death.
    1. LESHA pancake
      +3
      4 August 2011 20: 51
      I completely agree about Gorbachev. And about the USA, see how they affirm democracy and human rights in IRAQ and AFGHAN first bomb and shoot women and children from the turntables and then send letters with condolences and apologies. After that, I don’t want to be friends with such a state. Regarding default, the United States drove itself into this swamp and can still pull us along, they won’t feel remorse.
  2. Stiffmaister
    +1
    4 August 2011 09: 26
    We all know how the 2012 elections will end. But is there really no other choice? I think hardly any of the forumists sitting here would vote for the future leader (you know who I am). But really more than half of the population of Russia do not understand the whole situation so much that they go to vote for ... (you understand who I mean). And this "United Russia" is already tired of everyone, over the past 10 years they have stolen so much that pockets are torn ...
    1. +3
      4 August 2011 09: 49
      StiffmaisterNaturally understood! They won’t vote for them, but they will win (I hope they understood how). Our mentality has recently been such that we are shaking and giving way to everyone. There may be leaders in our country, BUT
      during the presidential race, we are unlikely to find out how good this or that presidential candidate is. The leader needs to be accepted by his affairs, and not by idle chatter ...
    2. Michael
      +1
      4 August 2011 10: 16
      for the future leader (you know who I am).
      vote for ... (you understand who I mean).
      if you also voiced the third point - the equation with three Unknowns - that would be very cool .....
      1. Stiffmaister
        0
        4 August 2011 14: 01
        hahaha))) for sure, but he will come to power the next term anyway (you know who I am) and this will continue smoothly (you understand how much)
        1. 0
          4 August 2011 19: 06
          Everything is simpler ........... much easier!
          Pensions will rise in half a year
          In two months they will remove Chubais, Fursenko and anyone
          For a couple of weeks, they will put a couple of colonels from the Moscow traffic police

          and the people will say "OK"
    3. LESHA pancake
      +1
      4 August 2011 20: 51
      Of the two evils, choose the lesser.
  3. 916-th
    +2
    4 August 2011 18: 20
    Medvedev completely lost his nose, to reward Gorbachev with the highest award of Russia, when the majority of the people of Russia mark the Cursed? Medvedev whose will he does, didn’t think of this himself? Or is it technically framed?
    1. LESHA pancake
      +3
      4 August 2011 20: 56
      it seems he has come off the people living in some invented nanoworld.
    2. Marat
      +1
      5 August 2011 22: 55
      I agree, fellow countryman, to award Gorbachev is simply disgusting!
      I don’t care why he does it - if only he left soon!
  4. +1
    4 August 2011 19: 40
    “The dead grab the living,” this is said about Gorbachev.
  5. +2
    4 August 2011 21: 51
    Everything in our politics is influenced by Pindos and their money.
    It is unfortunate that the collapse of Pindostana is postponed, the planet has been in a fever for a long time from this country, since 1945, they bombed and ravaged 150 countries of the world.
    The state of the world now reminds me of a poisoned organism, which suffers from pain and high temperature, but with the help of pills and antibiotics they knock down agony, although the body is on the verge.
    It’s worth a good spill (yes, everyone will suffer) as after that health will improve and the planet will breathe deeply.
  6. +1
    4 August 2011 23: 26
    The Americans only respect power, both military and economic, yes they hated the USSR, but they respected us and reckoned with our opinion, and at the moment they have us on us ... well, they like us and they have us ... while we we don’t start acting like that and will be on our heads shit ..
  7. 0
    5 August 2011 01: 26
    . And I'm sure that, in general, he is a capable person. He is a perfectly erudite lawyer, good enough. But ... either due to the fact that he has not enough character and slack is present, or under Vladimir Putin in tandem, well, think who will give him the opportunity to expand his not-so-big abilities at all? ”---------- - These words of this Judas are enough to understand everything.
  8. 916-th
    +1
    5 August 2011 06: 19
    In personality psychology, there is the concept of "locus of control". According to this criterion, all people can be conditionally divided into two groups:

    1) with an internal locus of control - those that have an internal core, and in their actions and deeds primarily come from their own ideas.

    2) with an external locus of control - those who do not have such a rod, which, like a weather vane, are focused on what others say or do.

    Medvedev is clearly from the second - just a screen, a wedding general.
    Putin demonstrates the first type of behavior, at least in relations with the West. For this, the Yankees do not like him.

    Russia, as a state, also needs to recall its inner core and designate for the rest of the world, and above all for the United States, that it does not intend to look into their mouths. Democratic development models a la West are not for Russia.
  9. Pinocchio
    0
    6 August 2011 07: 31
    In the near future, Russia will be betrayed so that Comrade Gorbachev will be a bright spot in Russian history. This already happened in the February Revolution of 1917, and not only. Everyone knows the results. Yes, America is the last bastard, but how pragmatically it defends its national interests in spite of technical default. And she wanted to spit on other countries the main thing that America was good. In order to be respected you need to BE a strong state, regardless of internal and external negative factors, and not once again rise from your knees.

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