It seems that even in front of "friendly" audiences, the Russians are not getting a heck of a lot of support for territorial aggrandizement.
You thought the early EU statements were weak tea, look at this
Then again, could anyone have reasonably expected countries like the PRC to sign off on forcible detatchment of integral territory when they have issues like Xinjiang?
Look, guys, Russia is hurting for moral support here. "Red Bob" Mugabe, Hugo Chavez, Ken Livingstone... Bill Ayers... come on, this is your chance to show some appreciation for all the years.
Naw, I guess that since Russia became an autocracy in function if not form, even the old school won't sign on. Silly me for even suggesting it.
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Well, Chávez did come out last week in support of Russia. I doubt he understands anything more than what they did was an unlawful grab after spending years undermining the Georgians by handing out passports left and right (they're doing the same in Crimea). Russia uses passports to undermine governments, while Chávez uses money and oil -both of which, according to reports, are running out and he may be forced (rumor has it) to devalue the oh so not so strong bolivar in the near future and bring back various and sundry unpopular taxes.
@Marie
Yes, well, he was there in support of the invasion part of the job...
Haven't heard a peep about the recognition of Abkhz and SO "independence" from him yet (thus my words of encouragement)
After all, he just needs to start minting Venezuelan passports and distributing them in those Guyanese territories he likes to claim, and he's on the way, right?
all joking aside: given the recent inflation numbers out of Venezuela, he has already started to flood currency into the market, and that leads to devaluation pretty fast in such a small local economy (the non-export resources part).
I just read this same article on the internet as I was busy all day and made reference on Adam's blog- come to find out, you had it here!
oops-- a few hours behind!
thanks LDG and Marie for the input! @LDG- I love your Guayanese comment--
Looks like the EU nations and US are not wanting to impose sanctions yet on Russia-
I just received an email from my Venezuelan friend-- I asked her to write me more about what is going on in Venezuela-- she made mention of the 26 laws.
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