Putin to West over Iran - "For God's sake, do it yourself"

Putin to West over Iran - "For God's sake, do it yourself"

debka.com

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin said in reference to the impact of the Georgia row on US-Russian cooperation on Iran Thursday, Aug. 28: “If nobody wants to talks with us on these issues and cooperation with Russia is not needed, then for God’s sake, do it yourself.”

Moscow has now committed to completing the reactor within four months.

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There you have it folks. The UN and US can no longer rely on Russia to support harsher sanctions, the diplomatic pressure, against Iran.

The disagreement on Georgia has well and truly spilled over - I thought it would take longer for it to get to this stage, but here we are, it seems.

debka.com
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Yep! Thats whats been leaked to the media alright. To Debka anyway.

Asked in an interview with CNN if the Georgia row could hurt U.S.-Russian cooperation on Iran, Putin said: "If nobody wants to talk with us on these issues and cooperation with Russia is not needed, then for God's sake, do it yourself."

(Reuters)

And everywhere else.

It wasn't 'leaked': Putin said it during his one-on-one with Matthew Chance.

Putin - CNN Interview: 1/3 (English Subtitles)
Putin - CNN Interview: 2/3
Putin - CNN Interview: 3/3