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Tag Archives: Ukraine
Buying Tymoshenko
As the European Union commendably attempts to pull Ukraine closer into the safety of the West, Russia has reportedly earmarked $1 billion to fund suddenly pro-Kremlin Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, against heroically pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko in the 2010 presidential … Continue reading
Containing Russia – The Battle for Ukraine
Westhawk“Ukraine is the big prize and thus a dangerous flash point between Russia and the West. For the West, a firm alliance with Ukraine would anchor the containment of Russia. But for Russia, such an alliance would be a step … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Foreign affairs, MikeR's Page
Tagged containment, foreign policy, NATO, Russia, Ukraine
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Further Fallout for Russia
Now Ukraine invites Western participation in her missile defense. Regionally, Russia’s actions in Georgia can only be poisonous to her interests. Coercive force is the only way to compel compliance once you’ve used it so malevolently. Not such a wonderful … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged air defense, force, Georgia, missile defense, Russia, Ukraine
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Georgian Wine Solidarity and Other Things
Estonians and Latvians are apparently buying up all available Georgian wine in a demonstration of national solidarity with the beleaguered republic. Particularly popular is the consumer label Old Tbilisi (order here). Sandra Saakashvili, First Lady of Georgia, is weathering the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged consumer, Estonia, Foreign Notes, Georgia, Georgian wine, humanitarian, Kateryna Yushchenko, Latvia, NATO, Old Tbilisi, Russia, Saakashvili, Sandra Saakashvili, snipers, Ukraine, wine
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Estonia: Get Georgia and Ukraine in NATO Now
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says the West must act fast: “They should take Ukraine immediately into NATO, and what is left of Georgia,” he told Reuters by telephone, adding that a decision this year not to give the two … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Black Sea, Estonia, fleet, Georgia, NATO, Sevastopol, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko, war, West
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Achieving International Opposition
James Traub has written a magnificent survey of the events leading up to the current war in Georgia, and the personal contest between Mikheil Saakashvili and Putin.
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Angela Merkel, EU, European Union, Georgia, Germany, James Traub, McCain, NATO, New York Times, Obama, Putin, Robert Kagan, Russia, Saakashvili, Ukraine, United Nations
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Hot Water and Civilization in Ukraine
In much of the former Soviet Union, urban heating is still managed at the block rather than per-building level. This is causing some protest from a population growing accustomed to a new ethos of individual convenience. Something we’ve always taken … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged BBC, central planning, convenience, heating, hot water, Soviet Union, Ukraine, urban, video, water
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Russian Nuclear Threat Against Ukraine
Russia’s fears of NATO expansion reaching right to her western border with Ukraine, have provoked a new round of saber rattling from the Kremlin. Here’s Putin’s ominous quote, after he had just met with Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko: “It’s frightening … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Kremlin, NATO, nuclear, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Yushchenko
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