– Putin Post-Mortem: “Unipolar Model Of World Is Over… Give Us Our Money” (ZeroHedge, May 23; 2014):
Vladimir Putin has concluded his lengthy interview having covered everything from “the end of the unipolar model of the world” – i.e. de-dollarization – to US and Europe’s responsibility for Ukraine’s “full-scale civil war.” The Russian leader noted that he’s “trying to help Ukraine” but following the loans from the IMF asks “where’s our money?” and warned that US sanctions have had little effect on the Russian economy but will have a boomerang effect. The following distills his 120 minute discussion… Putin “expects common sense to prevail.”
- RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN SPEAKING IN ST. PETERSBURG
- *PUTIN SAYS HE EXPECTS COMMON SENSE TO PREVAIL
De-Dollarization
- *PUTIN SAYS UNIPOLAR MODEL OF WORLD HAS RUN ITS COURSE
- *PUTIN SAYS IMF REFORM HAS HALTED
- *PUTIN: NEW LEADERS DON’T WANT TO HEAR ALTERNATIVE VIEWS
- *PUTIN SAYS ALTERNATIVE CENTERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH FORMING
- *PUTIN SAYS DOHA ROUND OF WTO ISN’T MOVING FORWARD
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA-CHINA COOPERATION TO HELP BOOST GLOBAL GROWTH
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TO BOOST RUBLE, YUAN IN TRADE W/ CHINA
Sanctions
- *PUTIN SAYS CLEAR THAT ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ARE POLITICAL PRESSURE
- *PUTIN SAYS ECONOMIC SANCTIONS HAVE BOOMERANG EFFECT
- *PUTIN SAYS SANCTIONS TARGETING PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM
- *PUTIN SAYS HE’S PROUD TO HAVE SUCH PATRIOTIC FRIENDS
- *PUTIN SAYS SANCTIONS HURT FRIENDS’ BUSINESSES
- *PUTIN SAYS SANCTIONS AREN’T FAIR, AREN’T LEGAL
- *PUTIN SAYS FRIENDS BROUGHT MONEY TO RUSSIA BEFORE SANCTIONS
- *PUTIN SAYS DOESN’T UNDERSTAND TALK ON 3RD ROUND OF SANCTIONS
- *PUTIN SAYS SANCTIONS NOT HAVING WIDESPREAD EFFECT ON ECONOMY
- *PUTIN TELLS BUSINESS NOT TO GIVE IN TO BLACKMAIL, WE’LL HELP
Russian Economy
- PUTIN COMMENTS ON ACCESS TO RUSSIA’S ENERGY DEPOSITS
- PUTIN: RUSSIA’S MOST PROMISING INVESTMENTS ARE ON SHELF
- *PUTIN SAYS KOVYKTA, CHAYANDA HAVE GAS RESERVES FOR 50 YRS
- *PUTIN SAYS CENTRAL BANK’S WORK TO CLEAN UP BANK SYSTEM NOT EASY
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN BANK CLEANUP HAS COSTS FOR BUDGET
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL CONTINUE CLEANING UP BANKING SYSTEM
- *PUTIN SAYS NEED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CHEAP LOANS FOR SME
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IS CHANGING, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVING
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN FDI LAST YR ALMOST $80B INCLUDING ROSNEFT
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN GROWTH SLOWDOWN HAS FOREIGN, DOMESTIC CAUSES
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA ALREADY RESPONDING TO SLOWER GDP GROWTH
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN ECONOMY NEEDS GREATER LABOR MOBILITY
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA MODERNIZING ITS DEFENSE INDUSTRY
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TO MAKE CHEAPER INVESTMENT FUNDS AVAILABLE
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIAN GOVT, CENTRAL BANK WORKING ON FINANCING
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TO RECAPITALIZE SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT BANKS
Eurasia
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TO BOOST TIES WITH ASIA, PACIFIC REGION
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IS WORKING ON MAJOR EURASIAN INTEGRATION
- *PUTIN SAYS MAY 29 EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION SIGNING IS MAJOR STEP
- *PUTIN SAYS UNION WILL INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS
- *PUTIN SAYS CHINA DEAL BOOSTS ENERGY, METALS, PIPEMAKERS
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA IS CHANGING, QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVING
Ukraine
- *PUTIN SAYS U.S., EUROPE RESPONSIBLE FOR UKRAINE SITUATION
- *PUTIN SAYS U.S., EUROPE WANT RUSSIA TO CLEAN UP THEIR MESS
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE IN CHAOS, CIVIL WAR
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE IN FULL-SCALE CIVIL WAR NOW
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA NOT TO BLAME FOR CIVIL WAR IN UKRAINE
- *PUTIN SAYS WEST SUPPORTED STATE REVOLUTION IN UKRAINE
- *PUTIN SAYS ANY CLASHES WILL END IN TALKS; BETTER THEY START NOW
- *PUTIN SAYS KIEV GOVT CONTINUES PUNITIVE CAMPAIGN IN EAST
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS DYING FROM MILITARY CAMPAIGN
- *PUTIN SAYS PEOPLE IN UKRAINE WANT COUNTRY TO GET OUT OF CRISIS
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL RESPECT CHOICE OF UKRAINIAN PEOPLE
- *PUTIN SAYS YANUKOVYCH NOT LEGALLY REMOVED FROM PRESIDENCY
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WANTS SOME KIND OF CALMING IN UKRAINE
- *PUTIN SAYS WANTS PEACE, CALM IN UKRAINE
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA WILL WORK WITH ELECTED UKRAINE PRESIDENT
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE ELECTION DOESN’T MEET MODERN STANDARDS
- *PUTIN SAYS HE PERSONALLY WORKED ON UKRAINIAN PROBLEMS
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIM
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE PROBABLY NOT VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR U.S.
- *PUTIN SAYS MUST ACT CAREFULLY IN FORMER SOVIET UNION
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA HAS NOTHING TO HIDE ON CRIMEA
- *PUTIN: CRIMEA COULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER TRAGEDY THAN IN ODESSA
- *PUTIN ASKS FOR OBJECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF DECISION ON CRIMEA
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE ABUSING ITS POSITION AS TRANSIT COUNTRY
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE REFUSING TO PAY UNDER ITS GAS CONTRACT
- *PUTIN SAYS HE KNOWS UKRAINE IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC SITUATION
- *PUTIN SAYS `WE’RE TRYING TO HELP’ UKRAINE, PROVIDED $3B LOAN
- *PUTIN SAYS UKRAINE’S GAS DEBT IS GROWING
- *PUTIN SAYS `WHERE’S OUR MONEY,’ WHERE DID MULTIBILLION HELP GO
- *PUTIN SAYS HE HOPES AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON UKRAINE
- *PUTIN: RUSSIA GAVE ABOUT 10BCM OF GAS FREE TO UKRAINE
- *PUTIN SAYS WEST ISN’T GOING TO BUY UKRAINE’S DEFENSE GOODS
- *PUTIN SAYS 245 UKRAINIAN FIRMS PROVIDE DEFENSE GOODS TO RUSSIA
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA TRIED TO SHOW UKRAINE EU PACT WAS HARMFUL
Europe
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA HAS ONLY SEEN SLOGANS FROM EU
- *PUTIN SAYS EUROPE IS RUSSIA’S MAIN TRADING PARTNER
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA READY TO WORK WITH EU, EU MEMBERS SEPARATELY
- *PUTIN SAYS HOPES EUROPE REMAINS RUSSIA’S KEY TRADING PARTNER
US
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA DIDN’T RUIN RELATIONS WITH U.S.
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA CONTINUES COOPERATION WITH U.S.
- *PUTIN: U.S. WANTS TO CONTINUE MILITARY TRANSIT TO AFGHANISTAN
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA, U.S. HAVE MANY AREAS FOR COOPERATION
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA, U.S. CONTINUE WORK TOGETHER ON IRAN
- *PUTIN SAYS HE’S OPTIMISTIC U.S. TIES CAN BE NORMALIZED
- *PUTIN SAYS U.S. MAY BE SEEKING TRADE ADVANTAGES W/ EUROPE
Snowden
- *PUTIN SAYS SNOWDEN WOULD HAVE LEFT RUSSIA IF NOT FOR U.S.
- *PUTIN SAYS SNOWDEN CONSIDERS HIMSELF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
- *PUTIN SAYS SNOWDEN NOT RUSSIAN AGENT
- *PUTIN SAYS SNOWDEN SITTING IN RUSSIA, NOW WHAT?
- *PUTIN SAYS RUSSIA DOESN’T DUMP OVERBOARD HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
- *PUTIN SAYS SNOWDEN NOT GIVING RUSSIA ANY INFORMATION