This will fuel spending in the military sector, something we don't need to happen when people are still looking for employment, ways to pay their mortgage, medical bills, etc.
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Gang of Four: Senators Call for Tillerson to Enter into Arms Control Talks with the Kremlin by Gilbert Doctorow and Ray McGovern. They are openly calling upon the Secretary of State to send U.S. Personnel to negotiate with Putin's minions over our survival on this planet. Ref. Source 8z.
Trump administration announces new sanctions on Russians for cyber interference, including propaganda group that’s targeted by special counsel Robert Mueller. The new sanctions hit a number of Russian entities, including the Internet Research Agency previously indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. But the White House also cited attempts to hack the electrical grid and disrupt shipping, and the nerve agent attack in the United Kingdom. Ref. USAToday.
This tit for tat has been going on a long time with it reaching a climax and then simmering down to cordial talks. Russia has the world cup coming up so they can hardly afford any serious sanctions or trouble at the moment because that will severely hit their economy.
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The Russians have always been boasting about their abilities and expanding their empire (Which is already huge) so what Putin says now is what they have always been doing / saying.
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