Is it Time for Estonian Sanctions?
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posted by zaina19 on June, 2007 as Imperialism
13.05.07 Is it Time for Estonian Sanctions? By Yevgeny Primakov Why has Russia not imposed large-scale economic sanctions in response to the blasphemous behavior of the Estonian authorities? On the eve of VE Day, Tallinn defiantly removed its Bronze Soldier memorial statue - dedicated to Soviet soldiers who were interred in the capital city's center - to an outlying military cemetery. Why, after Estonian police ruthlessly dealt with young ethnic Russians who were protesting against this move, have we not blocked Estonian sea ports, which depend on shipments from, and cargo imports to, Russia? Not so long ago, I read an article by K. E. Korostayeva, a senior research associate at the Russian Institute of Strategic Studies (see RISS Analitichesky almanakh #7, 2007). Based on the information provided in the article, I would like to share with our readers some conclusions that I trust will help them better understand the prevailing situation. Conclusion 1. The ... >> full
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To be globally competitive Russia needs a viable energy strategy
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/13/2007 1:37 AM A War of Pipelines By Natalya Alyakrinskaya The Moscow News To be globally competitive Russia needs a viable energy strategy The issue of energy security continues to dominate Russia's agenda. In his annual address to parliament, President Putin stressed this topic, too. While highlighting Russia's role as the world's largest oil producer in 2006, Putin lamented the sluggish pace of developing the nation's refining industry, which lags behind world leaders. Questioning Russia's ability to extract the maximum value out of its natural resources, Putin ordered the government to develop a set of measures intended to stimulate growth of the domestic refining sector. ANTI-RUSSIAN ALLIANCES Meanwhile, apart from the internal intrigue of energy security, there is also a great deal of external intrigue. Citing a gas crisis in Ukraine in early 2006 and the halt of Russian gas deliveries to Belarus in January, the European Union drafted its ... >> full
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Court protects Crimean journalist
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/15/2007 12:36 AM 14.5.2007 17:02 MSK Court protects Crimean journalist UKRAINE, Sevastopol, Crimea (Our Correspondent) The Gagarin District Court of Sevastopol rejected the complaint of Marines and the police against journalist Nikolai Karpinski. The Marines and police had asked the court to punish him for flying a Ukrainian national flag above the Khersonessky Lighthouse with members of the organization "Student Brotherhood ". The Marines of the Black Sea fleet of Russia guard the lighthouse. Several days ago, they threw the Ukrainian flag to the ground and fought with members of "Student Brotherhood" and Ukrainian Navy correspondent Dmitry Sizovsky. The infantrymen told police that journalist Nikolai Karpinski "participated in the protest action and took videos of "secret installations". However, the court did not find Karpinski's actions to be criminal. In the judge's opinion the Khersonessky Lighthouse is not a "secret installation" and the journalist had the right to cover ... >> full
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Soviet & Russian Monuments Commemorate Imperialism
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/9/2007 1:59 AM Soviet & Russian Monuments Commemorate Imperialism Since the start of the great fall of the Soviet Union, which used to be called "the Evil Empire", that used to be Soviet and Communist influenced nations and states in what was used to be called the Soviet Union, and "Eastern Europe", oppressed nations and citizens started destroying statutes and monuments that were established, founded and constructed by Soviets, Russians or their puppets which included but not limited to Lenin, Stalin, and other symbols of the Soviet Communist era. Same consequential steps and actions took place in all 15 so-called Soviet Republics (Russia included), that were part of the so-called union that was established by force and compulsory measures in the early twentieth Century as a result of the Bolshevik Revolution against Tsarist Russia, and the consequences of World War I, and World War II. Due to the ... >> full
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Hackers deepen Estonia-Russia rift
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/18/2007 3:39 AM THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 20:08 MECCA TIME, 17:08 GMT Hackers deepen Estonia-Russia rift Attacks have crippled the websites of government ministries, banks and other companies [File: EPA] Nato has sent an expert to help Estonia fight attacks on government websites, which the defence minister has said the Russian government was possibly involved in. Cyber-attacks by hackers crippled the websites of ministries, banks and other companies for more than two weeks after relations between the two countries deteriorated. Jaak Aaviksoo, the defence minister, said on Thursday: "We identified in the initial attacks IP [internet protocol] numbers from the Russian governmental offices. "There is not sufficient evidence of a governmental role, but it indicates a possibility." The internet protocol address is an electronic address that devices use to identify and communicate with each other on a computer network. The Estonian defence ministry also said that Russian-language instructions on how to jam the websites ... >> full
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