TODAY : Agrarian Party to join United Russia; Amnesty International says South Ossetia was ‘torched’; Russia to be rewarded, or suspended? Weapons debates heat up over Iran and Venezuela. Lavrov suspects foul play between UN and Nato. Ukraine bans Russian broadcasts.
The opposition Agrarian Party will vote in its final congress today to dissolve the party and unify with United Russia. ‘Only big parties can influence state decisions,’ said party leader Vladimir Plotnikov.
Satellite images indicate that areas of South Ossetia were ‘torched’ during the war, says Amnesty International. It was recently reported that Russia and Georgia could be suspended from human rights body the Council of Europe, unless they uphold obligations to prevent further abuses, but new reports suggest that the EU may reward Russia for withdrawing troops from Georgian security zones. The UN Security Council has renewed the mandate of its mission in Abkhazia.
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Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin has reopened an investigation into miner Uralkali on whether not it must pay damages for a 2006 flood. Vladimir Putin, in his capacity as leader of the United Russia party, has signed off on a series of 55 measures designed to shield the Russian economy from the financial crisis. Oligarch Alisher Usmanov has paid for the transportation of 112 Turner paintings to a gallery in Russia, in support of improved cultural ties between the two countries. Gazprom... more
In today’s conditions a daily dialogue with people and a good knowledge of the problems faced by our citizens take on a special meaning of utmost importance.... more
Moscow - A Kremlin bill to extend the presidential term from four to six years was a vote shy of being unanimously approved by lawmakers in its third and final reading Friday in Russia’s lower house of parliament.
The bill was backed by 449 of the 450 seat house dominated by pro-Kremlin party United Russia, esaily [...]... more
Thursday, March 30, 2006
English Court of Appeal holds that the Security Council has displaced the ECHR
Another English case, and what a remarkable decision it is: the English Court of Appeal (Brooke, May and Rix LJJ) decided yesterday that the Security Council has, by adopting SC Res. 1546 and authorising the Multinational Force to intern people [...]... more
by Mustafa Latif-Aramesh
Preemption is within the law.
It isnt enough to read a United Nations General Assembly resolution and to conclude that Israel is an aggressor. It also isnt enough to read an article on Wikipedia. What a person must do is look under every stone and realise the dirt that lies beneath. The Six Day War, a war which unarguably set the agenda of Israels future borders, is often used as example of Israel breaking international law, but this is truly a farce.
Custom... more
South Ossetias President Eduard Kokoity has pledged to put on the wanted list Georgias President Mikheil Saakashvili. Kokoity made the respective statement in the interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda.... more
Rice Admits Georgia Started War with Russia
George Washington’s Blog September 19, 2008
A BBC article from today confirmed what many people have been saying:
Speaking at an event organised by the German Marshall Fund in Washington, Ms Rice acknowledged that Georgia had fired the first shots in the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
“The Georgian government launched a major military operation into Tskhinvali [the capital of South Ossetia] and other areas of that sepa... more
Russian military officials said the monitors would not be allowed to work immediately in the buffer zone that surrounds South Ossetia, the breakaway Georgian enclave.... more
Can BP recover from losing Robert Dudley? In a move thought to be an attempt to punish Russia for its actions in Georgia, the US is pulling out of a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Russia. Meanwhile the US’ potential civil nuclear deal with India is continuing to garner support . Should we be more concerned about energy consolidation in former Soviet states and countries bordering the Caspian? Gazprom is likely to receive licenses for the development of seven new gas fields... more
The MICEX Index has fallen to its lowest level in two years amid a speedy flight of capital . Despite Yevroset ’s offices being raided by authorities last week, Mobile Telesystems is considering buying a stake in the mobile phone retailer. Russia will create a state-controlled airline holding company to rescue the AiRUnion alliance from its crippling debts. An economic forum on Russia’s “ Mega Projects ” ran over the weekend in Yakutsk. Read a comparison of the Britis... more
TODAY : Sarkozy in Moscow seeking adherence to ceasefire agreement; Cheney takes new angle of attack, Medvedev ups rhetoric; International Court of Justice to hear Georgian appeal; Russia colluding with Iran and Venezuela; Happy Birthday Moscow.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in Moscow today, aiming to get Russian troops finally out of Georgia and discuss the role of the international community regarding security . German Chancellor Angela Merkel is optimistic about the meeting. ... more
Goodbye Reality From: robertamsterdam.com Post Date: 2008-09-07 08:17:28
The leaders of the Russian government are asking that we believe that 1) the U.S. started the war in order to get a certain candidate elected, and 2) that American operatives were actively involved in the fighting, as proven by a found passport of a U.S. national.
An editorial at the Boston Herald argues that these claims are an illustration of just how far away from reality the Kremlin is drifting...
It’s absurd. Covert operatives never carry passports in the field; when they do c... more
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