Saturday, April 5, 2014

Two Russian Ambassadors Joke About Taking Over Scotland, Catalonia, Venice, Miami, And Alaska



Russian Ambassadors Discuss Invading Miami, California In Leaked Call -- The Guardian

A leaked conversation between two Russian ambassadors appears to show the diplomats joking about the crisis in Ukraine and the possibility of future incursions in the United States and Eastern Europe.

The video posted under the YouTube account “Michael Berkan” involves Igor Nilokaevich Chubarov and Sergey Viktorovich Bakharev, the Russian ambassadors to the African nations Eritrea and Zimbabwe and Malawi, respectively.

The call begins with Chubarov congratulating Bakharev on Zimbabwe’s vote against the UN resolution that declared Crimea’s referendum invalid. Chubarov expressed surprise that Eritrea abstained from the vote.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chubarov then jokes he is trying to drive home the message to the EU Heads of Mission that the Crimea referendum and further Russian imperialism is only the beginning:

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Update #1: Russian ambassadors: 'next we'll take Catalonia, Venice, Scotland and Alaska' -- The Guardian
Update #2: Russia Ambassadors Joke About Annexing Venice and Scotland 'Now That We Have Crimea' -- IBTimes

My Comment: And who says that Russians do not have a sense of humor?

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