Archive for the 'Russia' Category
Oct
10
Russia and US hit Reset Button
October 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The press has taken a dramatic turn on coverage of Russian and U.S. relations. It seems as though the media has gone from finger-pointing to covering U.S.-Russian relations in a more positive light. The focus now lies on how these two countries will rebuild their diplomatic relationship. According to the Wall Street Journal, President Medvedev […]
Nov
30
The Empire Strikes Back… Or Will It?
November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
“A top Russian general is quoted as saying the military will upgrade its missiles in response to U.S. plans to deploy weapons in space.” (AP) It will be interesting to see how the White House will address this build-up (AFP): Moscow bashed U.S. plans to put up an anti-missile radar facility in the Czech Republic. […]
Sep
22
Kremlin Seeks Global Isolation…What Blasphemy!
September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Let’s start with Russia’s side of the argument: MoscowTimes.com, an opinon piece: “U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a bizarre speech last week in which she warned that Russia’s policies are pushing the country into international isolation. She got it exactly backward. This is precisely the Russian government’s plan. I am talking about the […]
Sep
17
Gotta watch out for "Imperial" Putin and don’t forget the Ossetians!
September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
(Today I’ll post the links throughout my views). As the majority of media attention subsides from Georgia and Russia, some outlets cover how Putin is facing international criticism: “We do not have and will not have any of the imperial ambitions that people accuse us of,” Mr Putin said from the southern resort of Sochi.” […]
Sep
8
Looking back at Georgia v. Russian conflict
September 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The poster says: “We are ashamed of you.” Caption: Protesters rally against presence of Georgian troops near South Ossetia BBC News I have decided to start a blog about how independent news sources cover relations between U.S. and Russia. Check this out for same great independent sources, ideas, and quotes: reuters blog/article on the conflict […]