To Michael Savage (part 132)

Doc,

Today is the beginning of a long Memorial Day weekend and you started talking about it and said that you're going to work on your book "Stop the coming civil war" for maybe 50 hours this weekend, which you're looking forward to. You said Golf is too slow for you, etc. About some other news such as a girl suing over hot coffee burn, knock out game victim and her boyfriend in NYC, etc, etc.

I think there are more important news out there, which can effect us directly and indirectly more than those above, but International news is very weak in USA in general and last episodes of reporting from Eastern Europe and Balkans finally confirmed my suspicions of it being stupid - top to bottom.
I understand you have to go for what your listeners want to hear most of the time, but I guess you can bring
International events in sometimes because simply lots of people in your audience have Int'l background.

You said that life is series of hopes and dreams which crush down on your feet. I don't know if you came up with the expression. I likes it, that's why I'm repeating it by writing it. What if I give you something to top it off? Here, it's for creative people though, - "your muse will comfort you." I love it.

Now, about Int'l economic forum in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. I heard Putin's address and answers to reporters' Qs, including the ones asked by CNBC anchor Geoff Cutmore. I should say he was very pleased by answers. He showed respectful posture and constantly was nodding his head in agreement. Putin was saying things that everybody in their right mind would agree. He was friendly, open, witty, not reading from notes. I think after divorce both him and his ex-wife look better.  :) [He was very gracious about their marriage by thanking her for standing by his side for 29 years, through thick and thin, for raising 2 daughters,
and in another time when asked if he wants to get married, he said he won't before his ex will.] I like the guy, too bad he is too far away and works too much. Time for him to retire and have some careless time for his own. But just right now, thinking of that (see I can be sidetracked with my thought process like you do sometimes), who will be next for Russia and how that can effect American and world politics. If some of his predecessors would be alive we may well be at war now. Especially that stupid Khrushchev, the one who gave Crimea to Ukraine at the first place.

Now, let's get back on track: about Int'l Economic Forum in Saint-Petersburg -SPIEF.
Putin talked about Ukraine's gas debt to Russia about $4 Billion. Gave $3 Billion loan just to pay for gas, plus discount at the first quarter of this year, than asked to pay as they go, but so far nothing. About 10 Billion cubic meter gas was given to UA so far for free, which equals of a yearly amount sent to Poland for whole year. "Who can do such gifts?" he asked. Then, to Qs of Cutmore he said that there are 245 factories working for Russian Federation in aviation and military industry. Those parts West won't buy, because they don't have carriers they are made for. What if Russia stops buying them? What would happen to those people who work there? Another thing he added that last 20 years the West in getting into UA's security business without dialog with Russia. If Ukraine gets into NATO, next would be putting American anti-missile
rackets at Russia's border and what Russia would do then? "They tell us 'don't worry, not your business' and no discussions at all. There are limits and borders that can not be crossed" he added.
He talked about Crimea saying that after armed coup in Kiev and coming of power of illegal people, people of Crimea and Southeast of Ukraine were scared and wanted to decide their own future and RF helped them to express their will and exercise their legal rights of self-determination. Should RF not help to keep Crimean population safe, they would have the same fate as people in Odessa, they would be burning alive now.
There was loud applause from audience. To me it also sounded as a praise to him. He is absolutely right, I mean 110% right. See what is going on in Southeast of UA. Last couple of days, dozens of soldiers dead, family of 3 all dead in their house, because the bomb came down on the house. Ukrainian military killed their own brethren, who didn't want to kill their own peaceful people.
Back to Forum, to Cutmore's Qs about reset and if maybe O didn't really understand Russia's feelings about Ukraine, or, if he thinks that relations between USA and RF started breaking down after Snowden issue already. To this, Putin said  that RF didn't have any role in Snowden's case from the beginning, that Snowden ended up in their teritory and got stuck in there. In his opinion it was the mistake of American special services professionals who scared everybody around the world and nobody around the world wanted to take him on their flights, so Snowden asked for asylum in Russia and of course Russia doesn't give out the worriers for human rights. Those last words made the entire place burst out in laughing. It was direct sarcastic reference to US claims of so called "beacon of freedom" idea of itself. Cutmore bet his lips and nodded in agreement like he saw a perfect shot in the hoop.
Then, Cutmore asked about black lists and sanctions and Putin said that was directed to his immediate surrounding and his personal people first and in intelligent circles they call it "kontrapoopit" (which is a slang for "shake down") meaning to scare them. I don't know how good they would translate that term, but everyone who spoke Russian burst out laughing first. He also said that it's not fair nor legal and in their place he would sue. With US Russia has business of $27.8 Billion, but with EU it's $440 Billion, which is a big difference, which gives him a reason to think that by slowing down or hurting Russia's economy America wants to establish and/or improve its own competition in Eu markets (let me add that 6200 German businesses are functioning in Russia). Also he said that under the contract, which was coming to existence for last 10 years, with China signed a few days ago will have circulation of $400 Billion in 30 years. "It takes RF and China to new, very high quality business partnership and this project's contraction will be the biggest in the world" he added.
Also he thanked Cutmore for his Qs, saying those helped the forum's discussions and called on the participants not to give in to lies, provocations and sabotages of media about Russia, go straight ahead, invest in it and Government of RF will be there to help.
I wish I'd be there. That would be some interesting experience. I saw someone last name Mubarak sitting there, I'm wondering if it might be Mubarak's son? I'm going to check. I'll let you know.