October 14, 2008
October 7, 2008
United States Secretary of State Robert Gates made clear to the government of newly independent Kosovo, on Monday, that U.S. forces would stay in the country for at least one year more. Gates’ remarks will not go over well with Russia, which opposed Kosovo’s declaration of independence, ...
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“If elected president of the US, senator Barack Obama would not trade eastern European security for Russian help on Iran,” reports Transatlantic Politics. ...
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I know most people have moved on from the silly claim that Sarah Palin can see Russia from her backyard - but in case you're wondering 'wait, can she really?' (the U.S. media still seem to be wondering) - check out this amusing post from American expat Erik Rassmussen who has used a dis...
go to article »October 3, 2008
Europe’s response to Russia’s invasion of Georgia was very moderate. The U.S. called for political isolation, Nicholas Sarkozy went to Moscow as head of a European delegation. The U.S. wanted Russia to withdraw immediately, while Europe was satisfied with one or even two months later. Th...
go to article »October 2, 2008
Over on our sister blog, openRussia, Patrik Shirak takes both McCain and Obama to task for their simplistic views on this summer's Russia-Georgia crisis. During last Friday's debate, the Republican stuck to his hawkish, cold warrior line on the Kremlin, while Obama declined the opportunity ...
go to article »October 1, 2008
I was extremely disappointed with comments made by both Senators McCain and Obama at the presidential debate concerning Russia.Monday US Defense Secretary Robert Gates spoke to the National Defense University. A portion of his speech concerned Russia. Strikingly, the words spoken by Gates came ac...
go to article »September 30, 2008
It’s too fitting. A year after the US, the winner of the Cold War, spun into financial meltdown, Russia, its vanguished foe, succumbs to the same malady. What makes Anders Aslund’s essay even more noteworthy is, that, unlike the warmongers among the pundit class and the Pentagon who beli...
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The comedy news channel Russia Today is always worth watching for five minutes if you need to be reminded how good CNN, Sky News, BBC or even Fox News is.The story Russia Today is running with today is how undemocratic the US is for not giving Ralph Nader equal coverage with Obama and McCain, with t...
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