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Rugian
Member Tue Jan 21 11:07:56
Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address on Monday.

“We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and US President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal, which certainly falls within the sphere of their bilateral relations, the parties will respect the current international legal regime of this key waterway,” said Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, according to Russian state media outlet, TASS.

Shchetinin reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to the neutrality of the critical trade route and said it expects both America and Panama to continue respecting that agreement.

“Russia has been a party to the protocol since 1988 and confirms its obligations to observe the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal, advocating for keeping this international transit waterway safe and open.”

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LazyCommunist
Member Tue Jan 21 11:23:51
Sorry, we need to build a threat here.
But you have to understand that we need the Panama Canal as a bargaining chip when we talk to Trump about Ukraine.
In the end, the USA gets the canal and we get Ukraine.
That's how you have to deal with Trump, you have to give him the feeling that he has achieved something in the negotiations.

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Rugian Member	Tue Jan 21 11:07:56 Russia warned President Trump on Tuesday against seizing the Panama Canal, after he reiterated his intent to take control of the strategic waterway in his second inaugural address on Monday. “We expect that during the expected discussions between the leadership of Panama and US President Donald Trump on issues of control over the Panama Canal, which certainly falls within the sphere of their bilateral relations, the parties will respect the current international legal regime of this key waterway,” said Alexander Shchetinin, director of the Latin American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, according to Russian state media outlet, TASS. Shchetinin reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to the neutrality of the critical trade route and said it expects both America and Panama to continue respecting that agreement. “Russia has been a party to the protocol since 1988 and confirms its obligations to observe the permanent neutrality of the Panama Canal, advocating for keeping this international transit waterway safe and open.” http://the...ald-trump-russia-panama-canal/
LazyCommunist Member	Tue Jan 21 11:23:51 Sorry, we need to build a threat here. But you have to understand that we need the Panama Canal as a bargaining chip when we talk to Trump about Ukraine. In the end, the USA gets the canal and we get Ukraine. That's how you have to deal with Trump, you have to give him the feeling that he has achieved something in the negotiations.
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