Ah, how soon we move along to the next crisis.
Here's the latest report on efforts to get the Russian occupiers pulled back from Georgian soil:
EU Observers begin patrols
I stand by my assertion that having turned back (somehow!) certain doom for the Republic of Georgia, the outcome of all this will be a vastly better, more developed, and possibly stronger Georgia.
US$1 billion in Aid (and another US$750 million in World Bank loans) to Georgia vs. Russian offers of near-annexation to the separatists. Any guess who is going to be better off if there is enough time?
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GovRussia announces they are to partly pull back within 10 days.
Pres. Medvedev presser
speaking of which-- while we are around that area-- Ukraine's missiles went wrong in their new testing-- according to Reuter's
apparently these were old missiles-- and now they are looking to the
"tripling of budget expenditure on the military next year."
Lots of gas talk between Ukraine and Russia
re: Ukraine missiles
Yes Susan, that was so.
Air Defense missiles. They were trying to test-fire a dozen 20+ year old missiles, and a couple went *boom* at the wrong time. No one injured, though.
And there is no underestimating Russian paranoia, either:
oh please, haven't you heard of ICBM's?
I read your link--
Russia continues to strain its relationship with the West--
Who is more paranoid? Venezuela or Russia?
@Susan
re: "Who {sic} is more paranoid?"
culturally, Russia.
individually, Hugo-a-go-go takes the cake. Putin for one suffers under no such delusions.
LDG-- a round of applause for the Irish! Irish peacekeepers!
EU observers, including four Irish personnel, will begin monitoring a ceasefire between Georgia and Russia in the former Soviet state today. (Irish Times)
I am reading up on the latest--Denver Post
Russia is limiting the access of the EU monitors, I read-- Russia is not allowing them to enter a buffer zone surrounding South Ossetia...
Now let's see if Russia does pull back in this promised time frame!!!!
@Susan
Well, monitors, not peacekeepers, but Yay for all the EU volunteers. It won't be an easy or safe job.
Check date & time on that Denver Post article, please. I'll bet you it is earlier today than the RFE/RL report that says they did get into the buffer zone.
(The AP made that same misreport early "this morning" your time)
I see the Spanish prime minister is visiting in Russia
Medvedev told him: Russia WIll withdraw~
So far, from what I am reading, there appears to be no signs of a pullback-
this sounds like a repeat from the past!
article Launched: 10/01/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT--- just around 40 minutes ago-- according to what I am looking at-
I am reading the Fox news-- I see this-
But when a group of EU observers arrived at a Russian checkpoint near the village of Kvenatkotsa at the perimeter of Russia's so-called "security zone" on Georgian territory, Russians quickly let them enter the area.
Maybe things are moving along--
We have ten days to watch-- (well, you will and I will have to come in here and read what you find)
It is tough being as lazy as I am!
Ok, you have it now.
(All the Denver Post articles on the topic are AP bylines, so rehashes of the earlier misrep, just so's you know.)
Oh yes, I'll be watching and likely posting here. No worries about that.
@Susan 12:45 pm
"Will you delete this one?
"oyasumi nasai--"
I shall, as you wish. Thank you!
oyasumi nasai
a bit off topic here but on Glenn Beck tonight, he interviewed Gary Kasparov, which set off a bell in my head as I had posted about him in one of your preceding threads weeks ago and you explained his political views to me! See LDG, how much I have learned from you.
As for the comments between him and Beck-- nothing of new news-- Putin is a Business KGB- a street gangster with oil and nuclear weapons-- (Kasparov)
Now back on topic-- on FOX, it was mentioned Russia is leaving 75,000 (?) troops in Georgia and of course the EU and the US feel this is a violation of this pullback agreement.
I will have to wait and see what you find tomorrow--
Washington Post--
excuse me-- 7,600 troops- edit-
Russia plans to keep about 7,600 troops in the two breakaway regions, steps that the E.U. and the United States consider to be violations of cease-fire commitments Russia made. Russia has also refused to allow the E.U. monitors inside the regions.
But apparently, according to the Washington Post, no resistance is being meet-
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