Western members of the G8, led by President Obama, have announced that they have decided to “expel” Russia from the group, with President Obama making it a point several times to call the group the “G7.”
Which could’ve made some sense, except the G7 is already its own thing, an organization of finance ministers that got its start as the Group of Six, and expanded to seven with the inclusion of Canada.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mocked the move as meaningless, noting that the G8 was only an informal group to begin with, and doesn’t have formal “membership.”
Likewise, Lavrov noted that G8’s only reason for existing was a single annual summit allowing its Western members to bring up topics of import with Russia, and without Russia the group won’t be doing anything anyhow.
Underscoring that point, British Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed that the 2014 summit, scheduled for June in Sochi, Russia, hasn’t just been postponed or relocated, but will be cancelled outright. Without Russia, there’s just no point.
There is nothing especial about G8 one more or less member not going to solve the economic problems facing European people, now that Russia is “kicked out” let’s see if these 7 elements are able to do something about growing poverty, among other, in USA, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, England, Denmark, France, Germany and rest of Europe. Having said that, Russia and other progressive nations-governments are trying to unite people around the world, US and EU in last 60 years been trying to divide nations, expending their colonialism by promoting non democratic-fascism and religious barbarism all over the world, latest such deceitful politics is Syria and Ukraine.
And Mr. Putiin does the little victory dance that any sane person dances when a bunch of long, boring, useless meetings get taken off their calendar. Happy feet!
Perhaps our President understands privately what happened. Publicly his statements betray a colossal lack thereof. If a coup had happened in, say, Paraguay Russia would have hardly raised an eyebrow. The coup in Kyiv was clearly "one provocation too far".
While there is no hard evidence that the illegal Parliament and illegal government in Ukraine had wanted to alter, let alone abrogate the agreements on Crimea, even the talk of such actions would have created a much more dangerous confrontation than the current one. It might have been considered by Russia as an act of war. Putin wisely did not even let it come that far.
The leaders of the feckless G7 should have sent Putin a secret "thank you" telegram.
Apparently not everyone loves Obama as much he loves himself.
So far beyond petty are these people.
You got into a p!ss!ng contest with the wrong guy and you lost.
Obama is just along for the ride. He's not a "leader" – hasn't a clue…in way over his head. He's just there, waiting till January 2017 when he can slide out the back door, his place in history secured and a lucrative speaking agenda – secure in the thought that he will never have to answer for the crimes perpetrated under his name. He don't care (about us) – never did.
These foreign actions by US and Euros are predictable and it make little difference if now and then they suffer “temporary” setbacks, the overall threats they made remain in force. Just not quite so obvious.
The immence wealth that US and Eurps can draw from those under their control can and is extracted to cover financial loses.
The vast difference between Russia and the EurocentricNations is, in Crimea billions of cash was raised by Russias oligarchs and those who will profit within Crimean Society, versus the whites use of sovereign capital as investment that they recieve interest and profitsfrom there and the exploitation of conquered nations as well.
Euro US and Japan Israel are run upon the ancient system known as Caeser
Economics.