Ukraine: Russo-Ukr War (June-December 2015)

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Amusingly, #Russia accuses #Belgium of "an openly hostile act" that "violates recognised norms of international law" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33197782 …

Khodorkovsky on Russian assets seizure: 'This is a landmark moment for our country' http://uatoday.tv/politics/khodorkov...ry-442413.html …

Russian humor:
Belgium, with massive cash reserves stored in Rubles, faces ruin if we seize them.

Russia threatens retaliation against European state-controlled companies http://on.wsj.com/1GwECXW prin @WSJ

After both the Russian FM and Putin threw a tantrum in their press conferences yesterday about Russia assets being frozen due to the Yukos court decision we get this today.

Our position is clear: Russia does not recognize the authority of this court"
- Putin on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague

BUT then they forgot the following it seems:
Russia is a signatory to a pair of international agreements underpinning Yukos arbitration.
https://twitter.com/ArianaGicPerry/s...97970419818496 …

Ah... the rule of law is a beautiful thing when it works--it did more to shock Russia than anything Obama, Hollande and Merkel have done in the last year.

BUT did a single journalist call out the hypocrisy of Putin and his FM especially after the statement above--NO.

Russia doesn't recognize Permanent Court of Arbitration - established at the initiative of Czar Nicolas II of Russia pic.twitter.com/L6FPxBcJES

Russia, member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration for over 100 years.
http://www.pca-cpa.org/showpage.asp?pag_id=1038 … pic.twitter.com/c8xv2pvCmD

Putin's cronies from Gazprom will be charmed, I'm sure.
http://www.pcacases.com/web/search/ pic.twitter.com/nIcVf7M5Ql
Gazprom has a court challenge filed against them by one of the Baltic states-----