Srettha invites Putin to visit Thailand

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen the two countries’ ties.

 

Srettha said he extended the invitation to the Russian president during their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. It was the first meeting between the two leaders who are in China to attend an international forum on the Belt and Road initiative.

 

“I asked Russia to promote mutual trade in agricultural commodities and increase investments in Thailand. I also invited President Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen our relations,” Srettha said in a post on X social media platform.

 

Srettha also noted that more than one million Russians have visited Thailand this year and his Cabinet recently approved an extension of the period of visa-free stay for Russian tourists from 30 days to 90 days.

 

Source: Thai PBS 2023-10-18

 

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[JoePai]

A disgusting photo

[Karma80]

Money before morals. I don't care that there are Russians here, and heck - I would leave if I lived there too, but that's a poor look.

[bob smith]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen the two countries’ ties

dancing with the devil(s). 

[Trippy]

Wow, that's really stabbing the US and all Euro nations in the back.

 

Maybe Thailand should start buying oil from Iran too. Might save a few baht.

[scorecard]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen the two countries’ ties.

 

Srettha said he extended the invitation to the Russian president during their meeting in Beijing on Tuesday. It was the first meeting between the two leaders who are in China to attend an international forum on the Belt and Road initiative.

 

“I asked Russia to promote mutual trade in agricultural commodities and increase investments in Thailand. I also invited President Putin to visit Thailand to strengthen our relations,” Srettha said in a post on X social media platform.

 

rSettha also noted that more than one million Russians have visited Thailand this year and his Cabinet recently approved an extension of the period of visa-free stay for Russian tourists from 30 days to 90 days.

 

Source: Thai PBS 2023-10-18

 

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I can't believe the Thai PMs staff have not told him that there's an international warrant out for Putin's arrest. And Thailand is a signatory to the international court which issued the warrant.

 

 

[Pouatchee]

what a frucking sycophant

nothin' good here in the very near future

i smell the birth of a dictatorship

makes me feel sick to my stomach

[Will B Good]

Wow.......just wow!........Read the room for God's sake.

 

In his defense he must know Putin would rather poke something sharp in his eye rather than be seen here.

[proton]

I thought Putin was a wanted war crimes offender with an international arrest warrant out on him? Does Thailand not respect international law.

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, proton said:

I thought Putin was a wanted war crimes offender with an international arrest warrant out on him? Does Thailand not respect international law.

Good one.....555

[brianthainess]

Free Vodka to all Ruskys, to go with the 3 month free Visa?

Thais can get a 3moth visa for Ukraine so why are Ukrainians not being offered a free 90day extension too? I thought this was about reciprocal agreements when is Zelenskyy being invited? They could come together now that would be fun. 

[sirineou]

I think many confuse netrality with aligning with one side. 

Why should the PM of Thailand visit with Biden but not Putin?

I know, I know , Putin has Ukrainian blood on his hands where where The US has not invaded anyone lately. 

[bob smith]

The sooner we get to a global world order instead of these tit for tat nation states the better. I personally don't consider myself a citizen of any particular country, I am a citizen of the World and I want a global passport system with free trade and movement for eveyrone.

 

Thats how it should be. Instead of judging each other by our differences in race, religion, ethnicity and the like - if instead we are all part of one global community then I think the likelihood of wars arising for arbitrary reasons would be greatly reduced. 

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

The sooner we get to a global world order instead of these tit for tat nation states the better. I personally don't consider myself a citizen of any particular country, I am a citizen of the World and I want a global passport system with free trade and movement for eveyrone.

 

Thats how it should be. Instead of judging each other by our differences in race, religion, ethnicity and the like - if instead we are all part of one global community then I think the likelihood of wars arising for arbitrary reasons would be greatly reduced. 

Free movement for everyone? 

 

What do you imagine might be the consequences?

[bob smith]

5 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

What do you imagine might be the consequences?

well we arent getting it right at the moment, are we?

 

may as well try something radical and new.

 

People have a right to live wherever they wish.

 

The planet belongs to all of us and none of us at the same time.

 

Do you think you should have more rights to travel and relocate over someone who was born in say Somalia or Syria?

 

[ChipButty]

You can judge a person by the friends he keeps, 

[oxo1947]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Srettha also noted that more than one million Russians have visited Thailand this year

90% of them draft dodgers.................i.e running away from the Putin Goverment.

[ChipButty]

Maybe he wants to open an office for Sansiri in Moscow 

[ChipButty]

Just now, oxo1947 said:

90% of them draft dodgers.................i.e running away from the Putin Goverment.

Even Putin would be amazed at the amount of Russians in Phuket and the amount of money being invested here 

[VBer]

9 minutes ago, oxo1947 said:

90% of them draft dodgers.................i.e running away from the Putin Goverme

There is no draft at Russia now. Draft was announced at September 2022  and this created a load of negative consequences, so the government shut it after a month or so. 

[John Drake]

Many of said Thailand was getting an anti-Western PM and kept telling you Prayuth was better. 

[Hamus Yaigh]

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

And Thailand is a signatory to the international court which issued the warrant.

A signatory but not ratified by all accounts as it involves people higher up the scale in Thailand.

[BarraMarra]

What a absolute disgrace. I hope the West have noticed what this will do to relations with Thailand ansd someone should have a word in the thai PMs ear or is he that stupid that he does not know Putin is on a watch list for a arrest warrent. Monkey say Monkey do. What next will the Hamas leader be sunning himself of Patong beach.

[transam]

Perhaps he's going to arrest him.........................🤣

[Will B Good]

11 minutes ago, bob smith said:

well we arent getting it right at the moment, are we?

 

may as well try something radical and new.

 

People have a right to live wherever they wish.

 

The planet belongs to all of us and none of us at the same time.

 

Do you think you should have more rights to travel and relocate over someone who was born in say Somalia or Syria?

 

well we arent getting it right at the moment, are we?

 

may as well try something radical and new....... And potentially make the situation worse?

 

People have a right to live wherever they wish......No they don't, not since national boundaries were established  in order to protect a nation's citizens.....(Russia/Ukraine?)

 

The planet belongs to all of us and none of us at the same time.

 

Do you think you should have more rights to travel and relocate over someone who was born in say Somalia or Syria? ........In the sense that I have no intention of remaining in someone else's countries unless allowed to, then yes, I have more rights.

 

Nations have to maintain stability for the safety of its citizens......and key to that is controlling mass migration. Allowing free movement could only work where everyone on Earth enjoyed equal benefits......income/welfare/healthcare/human rights......etc

 

[BarraMarra]

Somebody must step in and tell him he risks international friends.

[Will B Good]

11 minutes ago, VBer said:

There is no draft at Russia now. Draft was announced at September 2022  and this created a load of negative consequences, so the government shut it after a month or so. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-putin-signs-decree-autumn-military-conscription-2023-09-29/

[bob smith]

20 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Allowing free movement could only work where everyone on Earth enjoyed equal benefits......income/welfare/healthcare/human rights......etc

again, a byproduct of nation states exploiting other poorer states.

 

if we got rid of nation states, then people would have equal access to all those things you mentioned, no?

 

Nations are a figment of the humans imagination, just like religion and the tooth fairy..

 

They arent real, and nationalism is the indirect cause of millions upon millions of deaths worldwide.

[newbee2022]

Yeah, please come. You'll be arrested immediately...............maybe not🥳. 

[Guderian]

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

I can't believe the Thai PMs staff have not told him that there's an international warrant out for Putin's arrest. And Thailand is a signatory to the international court which issued the warrant.

 

 

Apparently, Thailand has signed up to the 1998 Rome Statute but it has never been ratified. That may have something to do with the possibility of certain prominent Thai politicians being held culpable by the ICC for major crimes on Thai soil. Just fishing for ideas here, but maybe the Tak Bai massacre under one Thaksin Shinawatra may have something to do with that. Plus the 2,000 or more extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers under the government headed by, let me see now, who was it? Oh yes, Thaksin Shinawatra.