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Russia to expel Canadians in NATO response

World May. 06, 2009 - 04:20PM JST ( 18 )

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smithinjapanMay. 06, 2009 - 08:09PM JST

Ah, good old Russia and its 'even Steven' approach to things. Ah well, no big loss.
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SargeMay. 06, 2009 - 08:27PM JST

"good old Russia"

Smith, do you know who the main counterweight to 'good old Russia' is?
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smithinjapanMay. 06, 2009 - 08:54PM JST

I'm not really sure what you're talking about, sarge. I was just saying 'good old Russia', as in 'this is typical of Russia'. They raise a huge fuss when their hands are caught in the cookie jar and they get assigned punishment.
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usaexpatMay. 06, 2009 - 11:24PM JST

I'm confused as to the Russians retaliating only against the Canadians? Smith, I'm with you a very typical Russian response. They still haven't learned to play nice with others even though they are supposedly a democracy these days.
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likeitisMay. 06, 2009 - 11:36PM JST

The Russians have something against Canadians and fear them so much they see them behind every corner. When telepromter gets here, he will explain.
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MolenirMay. 06, 2009 - 11:53PM JST

I believe its due to the fact that Canada has the presidency this year. (I could be wrong on this, as I don't pay much attention to NATO.) Since Russia doesn't have diplomatic relations with NATO, but rather with the members of NATO, it can't expel NATO diplomats in retaliation. Instead it does expels 2 from the country with the Presidency. Standard diplomatic tactics. Everyone around the world does the exact same thing, not just Russia.
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OssanAmericaMay. 07, 2009 - 12:24AM JST

Agree wth smith...typical russians. Same old stuff in a new bottle. Still don't trust them.
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Good_JorbMay. 07, 2009 - 01:33AM JST

It could be because the Presidency but as well Canada is one of the few NATO countries that isn't dependent on Russian Oil and therefore Russia has nothing to threaten Canada with other than expelling dignitaries.
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smithinjapanMay. 07, 2009 - 01:46AM JST

Ossan: "Still don't trust them."

I'm not sure it's so much an issue of trust as much as it is just plain childishness. They get caught for spying and rightfully members are expelled. Their reply? to childishly expel others in return. Almost humourous.
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SuperLibMay. 07, 2009 - 03:04AM JST

Russia will expel two Canadian diplomats

Not a good week for Canada. First Europe tells Canada to stop killing seals, now Russia throws out two Canadian diplomats. Since when did they become the punching bag?
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ca1ic0catMay. 07, 2009 - 03:15AM JST

Toss out the Canuks? What have they ever done to anybody? I think the Russians are just looking for a soft target. If they tossed out the US or Britain there would be some repurcussions. Still, I would rather be in Ottawa in the spring than Moscow. Moscow is a filthy hellhole unless you are stinking rich. Ottawa is just downright pleasant.
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graftonMay. 07, 2009 - 06:48AM JST

Maybe they just thought that nobody would notice if they kicked out a couple of Canadians. Perhaps not even Canada.
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buddha4brainsMay. 07, 2009 - 07:05AM JST

Canada is a soft target as calic0cat said. A more serious response would involve Britain or the USA.
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MolenirMay. 08, 2009 - 09:52AM JST

Canada is a soft target as calic0cat said. A more serious response would involve Britain or the USA.

Naw, with Obama in the House, the US is a pussycat. Nobody softer then him.
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smithinjapanMay. 08, 2009 - 05:15PM JST

grafton: "Maybe they just thought that nobody would notice if they kicked out a couple of Canadians. Perhaps not even Canada."

Wouldn't surprise me, really. As a matter of fact, the diplomats themselves probably just shrugged, got up, and left. I can tell you that I don't really care. I just think the response is funny.