``You can't go around the world these days, dropping a flag somewhere,''

[Just Lucky]

Apparently Prime Minister Harper (or as a US politician called him President Harper) has decided that the Russian hegemony will not stand:

Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper set off to the country's north yesterday after Russia planted a flag on the seabed at the North Pole as part of its effort to claim Arctic territory rich in natural resources.
The north is ``a vast storehouse of energy and mineral riches,'' Harper said in a speech yesterday in Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, according to a government transcript. He promised to ``take action to vigorously protect our Arctic sovereignty as international interest in the region increases.''
A Russian mini-submarine descended 4.26 kilometers (2.6 miles) to the Arctic Ocean floor beneath the polar cap on Aug. 2 to carry out scientific tests and plant a Russian flag.
Russia contends the underwater Lomonosov Ridge links Siberia to the Arctic seabed, which may allow the country to extend its territory. The area of the Arctic shelf may hold 10 billion tons of oil equivalent, as well as gold, nickel and diamonds, according to the Russian government.
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said after the flag was planted that the Russians are ``fooling'' themselves if they believe they can simply lay claim to the Arctic.
``You can't go around the world these days, dropping a flag somewhere,'' he said. ``This isn't the 14th or 15th century.''
President Vladimir Putin congratulated the team of explorers and its leader, Artur Chilingarov, who is also a pro- Kremlin lawmaker, when they returned to Moscow on Aug. 7.
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``I am happy that we placed a Russian flag on the ocean floor, where no one has ever been before, and I couldn't care less what some foreigners say,'' Chilingarov said.

Bloomberg.com: Canada

[Rissask]

Hee hee hee...you tell 'em, Peter!

Good looks, brains and balls, that's what I like to see in a man.

Damn Russkies.

[Just Lucky]

Here's a recipe for borscht in case the Cossacks ride across the ice!: Borscht Recipe - CHOW

You should at least try to be friendly.

[Rissask]

Originally Posted by Just Lucky

Here's a recipe for borscht in case the Cossacks ride across the ice!: Borscht Recipe - CHOW

You should at least try to be friendly.

darlin', I have Russian Mennonite in-laws ...no problem at all, I am in like Flynn if they try to invade.
I will just feed them Roll Kuchen and Wareneki with a few shots of vodka, and slap on a babushka- they will be putty in my hands.