He said the U.S. will "continue to talk with" Russian officials "about how this undermines any hope of improving relations not just with the United States," but appeared to suggest that self-reflection will be a stronger deterrent than external pressure.
Translation:
We're not going to do a fucking thing about it, and this was the best thing I could come up with to make that inconvenient fact look good!
Yes, we know that Vlad Putin is big on self restraint, humility and introspection.
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Translation:
We're not going to do a fucking thing about it, and this was the best thing I could come up with to make that inconvenient fact look good!
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Also McMaster in weejee's Huff Puff link. Apparently our latest message to Putin is that he needs a time-out to think about what he's done.