Archive for 'Russia'
Fall-Out: Russia’s conflict with Georgia
 Georgia War Shows ‘Weak’ Russia, U.S. Official Says,(Washington Post)…Glenn Kessler
Russia’s conflict with Georgia is the sign of a “weak” Russian nation, not a newly assertive one, and Moscow now has put its place in the world order at risk, the top U.S. diplomat for relations with the country said in an interview yesterday.
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China’s Unease With [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2008 under Georgia: Abkhaz, Leadership, Russia.
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Russia, U.S. Missile Defense
Russian Bombers Could Be Deployed To Cuba (Washington Post)…Peter Finn, July 22, 2008 Pg. 10
Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons could be deployed to Cuba in response to U.S. plans to install a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, a Russian newspaper reported Monday, citing an unnamed [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2008 under Military, Russia.
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Georgia, Russia, NATO
Georgia Is Warned By Russia Against Plans To Join NATO, (New York Times)…Sophia Kishkovsky
President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia warned the Georgian president, Mikheil Saakashvili, on Friday that Georgia’s joining NATO would deepen the conflict between the former Soviet states.
Posted: June 7th, 2008 under Georgia: Abkhaz, Russia.
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