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September 8, 2008

Disaggregating Russia

As the West grapples with how to respond to the Georgian crisis, one policy most likely to yield results, as part of any strategy, is that of disaggregation. This means finding ways to punish those in Russia responsible for pushing the Kremlin int...
September 8, 2008

Pardon My French

You’ve got to be kidding me. From the Telegraph: Bad French prolongs Russia-Georgia conflict The conflict between Russia and Georgia has been worsened by badly-translated French, France’s foreign minister has admitted on the eve of cru...
September 8, 2008

A Long Winter is Coming

Ed Lucas thinks that the timing of Russia’s move to seize control of its former spheres of influence was brilliantly timed, with Europe’s leaders trapped in economic subservience and Washington constrained by war exhaustion among the p...
September 8, 2008

Russian Warships in the Caribbean

Let the tit-for-tat military deployments begin, as Moscow complains about the presence of NATO ships in the Black Sea, they unveil plans for joint naval exercises with Venezuela in the Caribbean. As we’ve reported before on this blog, both C...
September 8, 2008

Energy Blast – Sept 8, 2008

Can BP recover from losing Robert Dudley? In a move thought to be an attempt to punish Russia for its actions in Georgia, the US is pulling out of a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Russia. Meanwhile the US’ potential civil nuclear deal with...
September 8, 2008

Today in Russian Business – Sept 8, 2008

The MICEX Index has fallen to its lowest level in two years amid a speedy flight of capital. Despite Yevroset’s offices being raided by authorities last week, Mobile Telesystems is considering buying a stake in the mobile phone retailer. Russia wi...
September 8, 2008

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 8, 2008

TODAY: Sarkozy in Moscow seeking adherence to ceasefire agreement; Cheney takes new angle of attack, Medvedev ups rhetoric; International Court of Justice to hear Georgian appeal; Russia colluding with Iran and Venezuela; Happy Birthday Moscow. Fr...
September 7, 2008

Goodbye Reality

The leaders of the Russian government are asking that we believe that 1) the U.S. started the war in order to get a certain candidate elected, and 2) that American operatives were actively involved in the fighting, as proven by a found passport of...