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Monday, October 17th, 2016

‘This is another step towards war’: Russian citizens react with fear to reports that Moscow has ordered officials to fly home all relatives

Author:     Will Stewart and Julian Robinson
Source:     Mail (U.K.)
Publication Date:     04:10 EST, 13 October 2016
Link: ‘This is another step towards war’: Russian citizens react with fear to reports that Moscow has ordered officials to fly home all relatives
Stephan:   While American media milks coverage of our favorite fascist psychopath for all the ratings they can get, something very strange is going on in Russia. My interpretation, although preliminary, is that Putin's economy is in real trouble and he is choosing to use the threat that the West is planning to attack Russia to influence people to rally round the government. I see almost nothing about this in the U.S. press, but in Russia and the U.K. it is getting considerable play.
Credit: Mail

Credit: Mail

Russian citizens have reacted with fear over reports Moscow has ordered officials to fly home all relatives living abroad – with some residents claiming it is ‘another step towards war’.

The Kremlin is said to have told high ranking officials to bring their loved ones back to the ‘Motherland’ immediately – with any who disobey being overlooked for promotion.

It comes against a backdrop of rapidly deteriorating relations with the West over Russia’s role in the Syria conflict and just days after Putin moved nuclear-ready missiles closer to the border with Poland.

Putin also cancelled a planned visit to France amid a furious row over Moscow’s role in the Syrian conflict and just days after it emerged the Kremlin had moved nuclear-capable missiles near to the Polish border.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned just days ago that the world is at a ‘dangerous point’ due to rising tensions between Russia and the US.

Russian political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky warned yesterday: ‘This is all part of the package of measures to prepare elites […]

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3 Comments

  1. Karl J Boyken on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 6:33 am

    Why is this “strange”? US officials and the apparent next president have openly discussed imposing a no-fly zone in Syria, which the Pentagon has said would mean war with Russia. For a Russian point of view, try this: http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2016/10/oopsa-world-war.html

  2. Steven K Hovland on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 6:52 am

    This has been in Drudge Report and Zerohedge for almost a week.

    • Stephan Schwartz on Monday, October 17, 2016 at 4:43 pm

      I consider neither of those sites as reliable sources. Drudge is an acknowledged agrit-prop Rightist site, Zerohedge is marginally less scummy, but only marginally. I read all of them as I read many Rightist sites, but that doesn’t mean I consider them factually dispositive.