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Was Medvedev Exposed?
Dr. Andreas Umland, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Departament of Political Science 2008 10 17
The clearer the larger implications of Russia’s latest adventure in the Caucasus become, the more the Russian leadership’s actions, in August 2008, look dysfunctional. A growing number of repercussions of Russia’s overreaction to Georgia’s deeds in South Ossetia have, by now, added up to a significant loss in Moscow’s international standing.
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Moscow’s Miscalculated Show of Strength (1)
Dr. Andreas Umland, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Departament of Political Science 2008 10 02
In Western comments, the Russian army’s invasion of Georgia is portrayed as a manifestation of revisionist expansionism. Kremlin-controlled mass media, in contrast, presents Russia’s intervention in the Southern Caucasus as a humanitarian action saving a national minority from “genocide” as well as the “lives and dignity” of Russian citizens abroad.
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New concept of the Russian foreign policy: from Vancouver to Vladivostok?
Vadim Volovoj, Doctor in Political Sciences 2008 09 09
On 12 July the Russian president D.Medvedev signed the new concept of the Russian foreign policy. It presents Russia as one of the political centers which is ready to create and implement the international agenda.
According to the above concept, the Western world is getting weaker in the military-political sphere, ignores international legal norms and tries to „restrict“ the developing Russia. |
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Russian Citizenship: Moscow's Tool for Recollecting the Empire's Lands
Dr. Andreas Umland, National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, Departament of Political Science 2008 09 05
One of the main justifications for Russia´s recent invasion of Georgia was that it had to protect its citizens from what Moscow´s leaders chose to call "genocide" by the Georgian army in South Ossetia. The reasons behind Russia´s embrace of this particular argument seems to be that the protection of one´s own citizens has been a common rationalization for military action abroad by many countries, including major Western powers.
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Russian Army: image, plans and reality
Vytautas Kinčinaitis 2008 06 23
The Russian Army is little by little changing over, innovations gradually come to the defense, daily life of militaries, even the ideology, transform. Having degraded from the glorious Red Army to the looser in 1994-1996 Chechnya war, it started to recover after V.Putin came to power.
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Enforcement of environmental protection or power?
Vytautas Kinčinaitis 2008 06 09
At the beginning of 2008 vice prime minister and future president of Russia D.Medvedev spoke in South Ural about the necessity to rearrange legislation related to ecology. This concern was very timely, since quite a lot of ecologic problems emerged together with the weakened state control and accelerated privatization of companies.
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Has the tone of the Russian foreign policy really changed?
Arűnas Spraunius 2008 05 28
Variations in the tone could be heard in the recent speeches of the Russian politicians. During the visit of the U.S. Secretary of State C.Rice and the U.S. Secretary of Defense R.Gates, S.Lavrov said that America decided to let Moscow observe the AMD system which is to be deployed in the Eastern European countries, and suggested to Russia guarantees on the postponement of final deployment of the system elements before Iraq establishes missiles able to reach the European states.
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„Putin‘s Russia“: towards totalitarianism?
Viktor Denisenko 2008 05 06
Will „Putin‘s Russia withdraw together with its leader, and what direction „Medvedev‘s Russia“ will take? Although uncertainly, but 8 years ago Russia was moving towards democracy. During V.Putin‘s reign the country has been reoriented to the establishment of the dictatorship strategy.
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A new Russian military doctrine: the Bear is gettingon feet!
Vadim Volovoj, Doctor in Political Sciences 2008 04 21
Chief of the Russian General Staff Y.Baluyevski has recently said that “because of sovereignty of the Russian Federation and its allies, and in order to protect the territorial integrity, military forces would be used in cases stipulated by the doctrine documents, including prevention actions and nuclear weapon”. Sounds aggressive, therefore, it is worth while discussing a new Russian military doctrine which has already been widely discussed in 2007.
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The last speech of president V.Putin
Vadim Volovoj, Doctor in Political Sciences 2008 04 10
On 8 February 2008 V.Putin most probably has delivered his last speech as the Russian president.
He started from the review of the past. The former KGB officer emphasized that from the czar Boris he has inherited state insolvency, oligarchy and the war in Chechnya. |
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Russia‘s friends and enemies in the European Union
Povilas Ţielys 2008 02 25
In the polarized Europe Russia has both, friends and enemies; however the scale of power is moving towards Russia and not the EU. Why the EU, being more advantageous from the demographic, military and economic point of view, indulges the non-democratic Russia? Why the EU foreign policy is not effective in defending the European interests and values?
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Freedom of media in Russia
Auđra Radzevičiűtë 2008 02 18
According to the ratings of press freedom, elaborated by the international organizations „Reporters Without Borders“ and „Freedom House“, Russia is attributed to one the most undemocratic states. But most importantly the Russians are more concerned about the pseudo national ideas than about freedom of the press.
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Ukraine has filed a lawsuit against Russia in the International Court of Justice for terrorism and racism (41) 2017 01 19
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine filed a lawsuit in the UN International Court of Justice against Russia within the framework of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, says the site of the Foreign Minister. This is done on the instructions of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, issued on 16 January.
National Armed Forces (NAF) of Latvia will deploy additional military units in three cities (67) 2017 01 18

For effective complex defence of Latvia, the establishment of a permanent division of the National Armed Forces has started in Latgale, reported the official website of the Ministry of Defence.
In Lithuania the amount of 110 thousand Euros was collected at a concert in support of the ATO fighters and residents of Donbass (23) 2017 01 17

On 13 January a concert "Together to the victory" was held in Lithuania, where the audience decided to support Ukraine's defence and donated 110 thousand Euros.
Belarus has established a visa-free regime for citizens of 80 countries (2) 2017 01 10

Alexander Lukashenko on 9 January signed a decree № 8 "On the establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals." The document establishes visa-free entry to Belarus for a period not exceeding 5 days at the entrance through the checkpoint "National Airport Minsk" for citizens of 80 countries, - reported the press service of the President of Belarus.
The European Parliament approved the recall of visas for citizens of Ukraine and Georgia (3) 2016 12 19

The European Parliament approved the granting of a visa-free regime for short-term trips to the citizens of Ukraine and Georgia, RIA Novosti reported.
The US House of Representatives approved actions against the influence of Russia 2016 12 08
The US House of Representatives approved a bill on establishing an inter-departmental body, the purpose of which would be to resist Russian attempts of "influencing the people and the governments" of other countries, - reported the Associated Press.
Alexander Parkhomenko. The pro-Russian (not already) President of Moldova, who was seated by the Russian Federation, stated about the way towards the EU 2016 12 02
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"I back up": networks got surprised with the unexpected statement of the pro-Russian President Dodon about the EU.
The newly elected president of Moldova Igor Dodon, known for his pro-Russian views, stated that his country is not going to refuse from the cooperation with the European Union.
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