Comments on: Wicked Thoughts Department 1 http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/wicked-thoughts-department-1/ European Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: edward http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/wicked-thoughts-department-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5922 edward Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:36:59 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=961#comment-5922 "Putin must think he can get something out of it to have declared Yakunovich the winner already..." I'm not sure. I think we're playing poker here. But I would say that for Russia the stakes are pretty high, as they are of course for the Ukranian people. Rumerology is naturally rife, but the big issue is what is actually going off at the diplomatic level. It seems unlikely that Yakunovich will declare himself elected unless he can count on Russian support, and it seems unlikely that Putin will offer him that support if he doesn't feel he can get away with it, and make Yakunovich stick, which he may not be able to do. “Putin must think he can get something out of it to have declared Yakunovich the winner already…”

I’m not sure. I think we’re playing poker here. But I would say that for Russia the stakes are pretty high, as they are of course for the Ukranian people.

Rumerology is naturally rife, but the big issue is what is actually going off at the diplomatic level. It seems unlikely that Yakunovich will declare himself elected unless he can count on Russian support, and it seems unlikely that Putin will offer him that support if he doesn’t feel he can get away with it, and make Yakunovich stick, which he may not be able to do.

]]> By: Ken http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/wicked-thoughts-department-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5921 Ken Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:23:25 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=961#comment-5921 Putin must think he can get something out of it to have declared Yakunovich the winner already... Putin must think he can get something out of it to have declared Yakunovich the winner already…

]]> By: edward http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/wicked-thoughts-department-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5920 edward Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:51:20 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=961#comment-5920 "Economics not your strong point, is it" Hmmm. I think you've missed the point. I was suggesting that Putin might offer to help keep the euro down as a trade for the EU turning a "Nelson style" blind eye to what is happening in Ukraine. “Economics not your strong point, is it”

Hmmm. I think you’ve missed the point. I was suggesting that Putin might offer to help keep the euro down as a trade for the EU turning a “Nelson style” blind eye to what is happening in Ukraine.

]]> By: Real Politik-Madrid http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/wicked-thoughts-department-1/comment-page-1/#comment-5919 Real Politik-Madrid Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:01:34 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=961#comment-5919 Eek! Economics not your strong point, is it? Listen, if Putin wants to f*ck the EU, he would order Russia's entire reserves to be converted from US$ into euros. The euro's at what, $1.30 already ... to make things worse for EU exporters, you'd sell dollars and buy euros, thus driving UP the euro. Smart move eh? Eek! Economics not your strong point, is it? Listen, if Putin wants to f*ck the EU, he would order Russia’s entire reserves to be converted from US$ into euros. The euro’s at what, $1.30 already … to make things worse for EU exporters, you’d sell dollars and buy euros, thus driving UP the euro.

Smart move eh?

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