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Published on Russia Today RT, Oct 15, 2014.

European and US businesses are “categorically” against Russian sanctions because they act against their commercial interests, but can’t say so freely, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said. “I’m absolutely certain that European businesses are categorically against this because it’s contrary to their interests,” the Prime Minister said in an interview with CNBC aired Wednesday. “I’ve also talked with US business representatives. Naturally, they also say that they are opposed. They whisper: ‘Well, you know that this is the decision of the government and we have to comply, but we consider it completely destructive’,” he said.

In September, a Moscow-based European business lobby group, the AEB, wrote a letter to EU and Russian governments asking for business ties to be kept functional. “Businessmen from the US are also opposed to the sanctions, but cannot come out in the open,” Medvedev continued.

On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a similar statement, and said the European Union may face a €40 billion loss this year due to sanctions. “We are pragmatic people, and I believe that everyone should be aware of this, including our partners such as President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, and any others,” Medvedev added … //

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Related Links:

• Russia’s gas fight with Ukraine, on BBCnews, by Paul Kirby, Oct 16, 2014;
• Russia’s isolation is absurd and illusory goal – Putin, on Russia Today RT, Oct 15, 2014;
• The Saudi oil war against Russia, Iran and the US, on Russia Today RT, by Pepe Escobar, Oct 15, 2014;
• Pardon Us For Our Country’s Existence in the Middle of Your Military Bases – Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Speech at the UN, transcript on Global Research.ca, by Carla Stea, Oct 14, 2014;
• China leader signs trade deals with Russia in visit to sanction-squeezed Moscow, on The Washington Post, by Michael Birnbaum, Oct 14, 2014;
• EU risks €40bn hemorrhage from Russia sanctions in 2014 – Foreign Minister, on Russia Today RT, Oct 14, 2014;
• Moscow-Beijing Camaraderie Lifts Russia’s Market, on Investors/news, by ALAN R. ELLIOTT, Oct 13, 2014;
• Iran, Russia to establish joint bank to bypass sanctions – report, on Xinhuanet english, Oct 11, 2014;
• DISPATCHES FROM THE EDGE: Shanghai Cooperation Organization – Let A Thousand Poles Bloom, on Berkeley Daily Planet, by Conn Hallinan, Sept 29, 2014: At the very moment that the Americans and their allies are trying to squeeze Russia and Iran with a combination of economic sanctions and political isolation, alternative poles of power are emerging that soon may present a serious challenge to the U.S. dominated world that emerged from the end of the Cold War …;

Other Links:

U.S. pounds Islamic State in Kobane, seeking a propaganda and a military win – GRAPHIC, VIDEOS, The Washington Post, by Karen SwYoung and Liz Sly, Oct 15, 2014;

Serbia rolls out red carpet for Putin with military parade, on FT, by Neil Buckley in London and Andrew Byrne in Budapest, Oct 15, 2014;

Revenge of the Kress Cycle, on GlodSeek/news, by Clif Droke, Oct 10, 2014;

uploaded by YouTube’s RT channel:

• No one has monopoly on truth – Lavrov at UNGA 2014 FULL, 16.01 min, Sept 27, 2014;
• (translation in english alone, 16.03 min, Sept 29, 2014);
• US must stop acting like global prosecutor - Lavrov FULL, 25.32 min, Sept 28, 2014;
• Certain states helped create Islamist extremism – Iran’s Rouhani to UN GA FULL, 23.10 min, Sept 25, 2014;
• Russian state arms maker to sell plant to bypass Western sanctions, on Reuter, Sept 25, 2014;

… und noch das … auf Schwäbisch:

• James Bond auf schwäbisch, 1.46 min, vom Puffgustel am 19. September 2013 hochgeladen;
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• Tagesschau auf Schwäbisch – Compilation, 31.03 min, von Merrettichbrot am 27. August 2013 hochgeladen;
• Die Abifeier Schwäbisch – Schwaben Menschen Abenteuer, 2.28 min, von dodokaylan am 13. Mai 2011 hochgeladen;
• Die Welt auf Schwäbisch – Karl Lagerfeld über seinen neuen Job, 2.41 min, von ARD am 12. April 2010 hochgeladen;
• Star Trek auf schwäbisch, 5.04 min, von CalaRajada08 am 8. April 2010 hochgladen.