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Outside View: Playing nice with Russia
College Park, Md. (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 Russia's invasion of Georgia should compel the United States and Europe to alter their policies of economic engagement to promote democracy. After the Cold War, the United States and Europe sought to integrate Russia, China and their satellites into the Western market economy. Policymakers believed this would encourage democracy, human rights and a peaceful demeanor toward their ... more Walker's World: The price of Putin 
Paris (UPI) Aug 27, 2008 The extraordinary European summit to be convened Monday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy is intended to agree on a common policy toward Russia in the wake of its short, sharp war with Georgia. Given the divisions of interest between those who depend on Russian oil and gas and those more concerned with a resurgence of Russian bullying, only optimists think it is likely to succeed. ... more Russian show of force complicates Georgia's NATO ambitions 
Brussels (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Russia's show of force in the Caucasus has vastly complicated Georgia's efforts to join NATO but the military alliance remains determined not to cave in to Moscow, experts say. NATO allies have rallied behind Tbilisi and called on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to reverse his decision on Tuesday to recognise two rebel Georgian regions. But they have been cautious about talking up its ... more Russia slams West, looks to China for support 
Dushanbe (AFP) Aug 27, 2008Russia on Wednesday lashed out against Western criticism of its actions in Georgia as President Dmitry Medvedev discussed the situation in the Caucasus with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao. "The Russian president informed his Chinese colleague about the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia," Kremlin spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said after the talks, referring to two Georgian rebel region ... more Europe raises fears of wider Russia confrontation 
Paris (AFP) Aug 27, 2008European leaders raised fears Wednesday that Russia could set its sights on other neighbouring countries after recognising two Georgian rebel regions as independent states. Ukraine and Moldova are both vulnerable, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said as Russia shrugged off a welter of condemnation from the West with even China saying it was concerned at Russia's actions. Russia ... more |
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London (AFP) Aug 26, 2008NATO should not be able to use Russian routes to transit supplies and equipment to Afghanistan because Russia has suspended military co-operation with the Western alliance, the country's ambassador to Kabul argued in an interview published Tuesday. Speaking to The Times from the Afghan capital, Zamir Kabulov said increased tensions between Russia and West over the former's recent assault on ... more Russia To Boost Foreign Military Trade 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 27, 2008Russia plans to increase foreign weapon sales by 8-10% annually over the next three to four years, the country's defense cooperation service said on Monday. "Military-technical cooperation will see a steady increase in arms sales of 8-10% annually over the next three to four years. This is the potential set out in the defense contracts portfolio, and the industry potential," said Vladimir ... more Russia Says Ready To Supply Syria With Defensive Weapons 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 27, 2008Russia is ready to supply Syria with defensive weapons, the Russian foreign minister said on Thursday following a meeting between the two countries leaders in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Russia Wednesday on a two-day visit to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments, in particular the situation in the Middle East and Iraq. ... more Outside View: NATO's Russia communique 
Moscow (UPI) Aug 26, 2008 The emergency NATO Council session held in Brussels last week at America's request to give Russia its "comeuppance" did not go smoothly. It took the ministers several hours to hammer out the final communique. In the end it turned out to be utterly predictable: The bloc's 26 members decided that they would, after all, live with Russia, but they should talk to it in a tactful but tough ... more |
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Brussels (AFP) Aug 25, 2008NATO insisted Monday that its ties with Russia hinge on Moscow's compliance with a Georgian peace plan, after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned of a possible break in relations. "Our relationship will be judged by the Russian compliance with the peace plan," said Carmen Romero, spokeswoman for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. "We will continue to assess regularly the status ... more Analysis: EU-Russia crisis intensifies 
Berlin (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 After days of cautious warnings, the European Union over the weekend upped the pressure on Russia to withdraw all its troops from Georgian territory. The French government, currently holder of the rotating EU presidency, over the weekend called for an EU summit in Brussels on Sept. 1 to address the conflict in Georgia -- a sign that Europe is growing increasingly frustrated with Russia ... more Analysis: Shifting Middle East alliances 
Washington (UPI) Aug 25, 2008 Alliances in the Greater Middle East are written in sand, not stone, and as the winds blow and the sands shift, so do alliances. Today the prevailing wind appears to be blowing from Moscow. Russia's aggressive response in Georgia has unleashed what Joshua Landis, co-director of the Center for Middle East Studies and a specialist on Syrian affairs at the University of Oklahoma, calls ... more US-Russia chill threatens NASA space program 
Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2008The chill left on US-Russian relations by Moscow's military incursion into Georgia could spell problems for future US access to the International Space Station, US experts said. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will become dependent on flights to the ISS by Russia's Soyuz spacecraft when it retires the shuttle fleet that has long ferried US astronauts into space in 2010. ... more
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