Idea about Abkhazia’s integration with Russia won’t be discussed at national gathering in Sukhumi
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posted by zaina19 on December, 2006 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/6/2006 7:13 AM Idea about Abkhazia’s integration with Russia won’t be discussed at national gathering in Sukhumi 5.12.2006 "On day when in the State Duma of Russian Federation they will discuss the Reference of Abkhazian Parliament to Russian leadership about recognition of independence of Abkhazia and establishment of the associated relations with Russian Federation, the Abkhazian people once again will confirm its aspiration to independence", - the vice-premier of the Abkhazian government Leonid Lakerbaja declared. Speaking about the forthcoming national gathering in Sukhumi, Leonid Lakerbaja notified that at the meeting representatives of the multinational people of Abkhazia are going to address to the world community with request for de jure recognition of Abkhazia’s independence. He also added that at the gathering the idea on Abkhazia’s integration with Russia won’t be discussed. "To take part in the national gathering is the point of honour for everyone to ... >> full
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/7/2006 6:12 AM Russia Is Biggest Threat Publication time: Today at 11:11 Djokhar time Estonia's new military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that Russia remains the Baltic nation's biggest security threat.. "To put it mildly, we have an unfriendly country as a neighbor. Relations with Russia are truly the biggest security issue" for Estonia, Maj. Gen. Ants Laaneots told the Eesti Paevaleht, a leading daily paper. Laaneots, who was confirmed by Parliament on Tuesday, said Estonia should integrate deeper into the NATO alliance to reduce the Russian threat. From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/6/2006 7:21 AM Vitrenko – Dirty Agent of The Russian Imperialism Publication time: 5 December 2006, 17:23 The Strange Alliance between Ukrainian "Progressive Socialism" and Russian "Neo-Eurasianism" (on Aleksandr Dugin`s ideology) One of the worrying results of the March 2006 elections to the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, was that the so-called "Popular Opposition" bloc led by the head ... >> full
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/7/2006 6:12 AM Russia Is Biggest Threat Publication time: Today at 11:11 Djokhar time Estonia's new military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that Russia remains the Baltic nation's biggest security threat.. "To put it mildly, we have an unfriendly country as a neighbor. Relations with Russia are truly the biggest security issue" for Estonia, Maj. Gen. Ants Laaneots told the Eesti Paevaleht, a leading daily paper. Laaneots, who was confirmed by Parliament on Tuesday, said Estonia should integrate deeper into the NATO alliance to reduce the Russian threat. Estonia should participate more in NATO's missions, strengthen its defense capabilities against terrorist, environmental or military threats, and create a proper military and civilian infrastructure to accommodate NATO troops in case of crisis situations, Laaneots said. "We are a border country of NATO and the European Union, and our security situation cannot be compared to that of Belgium or Denmark," Laaneots ... >> full
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Russia’s Economic Imperialism
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From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 12/7/2006 1:44 PM Russia’s Economic Imperialism Publication time: 7 December 2006, 19:47 Russia's use of natural gas to exert economic and political pressure on Ukraine has caused grave concern in the West. But Russia's pressure on Georgia has been even heavier - and has scarcely been noticed. In Georgia, as in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to implement the doctrine of a "liberal empire" put forward in October 2003 by Anatoli Chubais, the chairman of United Energy System (RAO UES), Russia's energy monopoly. According to Chubais, Russia will never find a place in either NATO or the European Union, so it must create an alternativeto both, a new empire of its own. It can do this by using its huge and rich public-private monopolies to take over the key industries and economic institutions of former Soviet republics, thereby laying the groundwork for political domination. The resulting empire will ... >> full
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Ukraine: Quick, Dirty Fix To A Long-Term Energy Problem
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Thursday, December 21, 2006 Ukraine: Quick, Dirty Fix To A Long-Term Energy Problem By Roman Kupchinsky RFE/RL -- News Analysis graphic, button, bug (RFE/RL) Officials have recently touted plans to diversify Ukraine's energy balance by turning to a familiar and readily available resource -- coal. RFE/RL regional analyst Roman Kupchinsky looks at whether the country's ailing coal-mining industry is up to the challenge. WASHINGTON, December 21, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The specifics of Ukraine's coal initiative have been made more clear since Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych first floated the idea during his visit to the United States. During his speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on December 4, Yanukovych reasoned that Ukraine's coal reserves would be an obvious solution to the country's efforts to reduce its dependence on natural gas. Big Dig Upon his return, Yanukovych and Coal Industry Minister Serhiy Tulub announced that Ukraine plans to build seven new coal mines. "We will begin developing ... >> full
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