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comment by rob05c
rob05c  ·  3980 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Obama's response to Russia's actions in Ukraine

    Putin sees a good bargaining position
Bargaining for what?




mk  ·  3980 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Whatever politcal/economic concessions he is currently interested in drawing from the US and the EU. I wouldn't guess at what specifically, however, I can imagine that threatening a situation that the West really doesn't want, yet can do very little to prevent, could put him in a strong negotiating position.