Russia keeps watchful eye on Crimea
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posted by zaina19 on October, 2007 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/28/2007 6:57 PM Russia keeps watchful eye on Crimea By Laurence Lee FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 18:46 MECCA TIME, 15:46 GMT Ahead of key elections in Ukraine Al Jazeera reports from the region of Crimea, scene of what some say was the world's first "modern" conflict, and now an election battleground as politicians argue over Ukraine's relationship with Russia. If it was in a different place on the map, Sevastopol might be known more widely as a tourist attraction. If it was on a different place on the map, you might not see quite so many memorials to the war dead here, they are everywhere. Imperial Russia fought the British and French to a standstill on these shores in the Crimean war. A century later, Sevastopol became known for its proud resistance to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Hundreds of thousands have died around here in the last ... >> full
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KAFFED President denied entry into his motherland
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 9/30/2007 4:28 PM KAFFED President denied entry into his motherland Istanbul – Cihan Demir, Head of the Federation of Caucasian Associations, KAFFED, one businessman of Circassian origin in the Diaspora, has been subject to refusal of entry from Russian customs officers as when he sought entrance into Sochi Candemir was denied entry into Sochi on September 19 when he wanted to attend there, along with a group of officials from the Foreign Economic Affairs Committee (FEAC), the 6th International Investment Forum in Kuban. Candemir told the Agency Caucasus that he was refused entry into the country without any specific reasons whatsoever given to him. Candemir had to stay at an airport hotel until September 24 because he had not had a chance to return immediately. He tended not to associate a restriction of this kind on his freedom of travel with celebrations of the 450th ... >> full
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Sadism Of Winter Olympic Games Equals Farce Colonial Claims
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/2/2007 2:03 AM Sadism Of Winter Olympic Games Equals Farce Colonial Claims Only sensible Human Beings would look at matters and facts in a way that respects dignity and admires values which should be endured by all live-conscious people and individuals, without yielding or quitting, while positively presenting their action with objective reality. It is obvious though that self-deceived people and/or individuals always assume the lack of awareness, knowledge, education, cleverness, and intelligence of others. The political games that managed to evolve and derive the immoral announcement of selecting Sochi to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, with the patronage, acknowledgement, and presence of the present Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he was presented to the audience and described by assumingly to be a member of the Olympic Committee, who said in his presentation that “Sochi could not be where it is now, without support, vision, and ... >> full
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Gazprom threatens Ukraine supplies
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/3/2007 3:23 PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 02, 2007 21:50 MECCA TIME, 18:50 GMT Gazprom threatens Ukraine supplies Experts say Gazprom's pressure is in support of Ukraine's prime minister, Viktor Yanukovich [AFP] Gazprom, the Russian gas exporter, has said it will reduce supplies to Ukraine in October if Kiev fails to agree repayment terms on a $1.3 billion debt. The move threatens to affect supplies to Europe as Gazprom, the world's largest gas producer, supplies a quarter of the continent's gas via Ukraine and Belarus. Previous pricing disputes with the transit states have led to significant cuts in deliveries to Europe. Two days after a parliamentary election in Ukraine, the company said: "Gazprom today warned its European partners about existing problems with gas deliveries to Ukraine." No clear winner has yet emerged between the pro-Western president, Viktor Yushchenko, and the prime minister Viktor Yanukovich, from Ukraine's Russian-speaking east. Some analysts interpreted Gazprom's statement on Tuesday as ... >> full
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Ukraine: Gazprom Sends Message To Nascent Parliament
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posted by zaina19 on as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 10/5/2007 12:21 PM Thursday, October 4, 2007 Ukraine: Gazprom Sends Message To Nascent Parliament By Roman Kupchinsky Russia -- First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko in Moscow, 03Oct2007 Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev (left) meets with Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boyko in Moscow on October 2 (ITAR-TASS) October 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The timing of Gazprom's threat to reduce supplies to Ukraine by the end of October unless outstanding debts are paid is curious, coming as the votes of Ukraine's parliamentary elections are still being counted and with the formation of a new government on the way. It also sparked fears of a repeat of the January 2006 gas crisis in which the Russian energy giant briefly shut off the flow of gas to Ukraine -- which in turn affected European supplies. Gazprom and Ukraine quickly sought to assure ... >> full
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