Archive for August 17th, 2008
The Independent: Do not feed the bear’s paranoia
Western leaders should adapt their rhetoric to show a more thoughtful realism and understanding of Russian fears
Independent on Sunday
Sunday, 17 August 2008
New York Times: Europe Wonders if It Can Square Its Need for Russia With a Distaste for Putin
PARIS — As NATO foreign ministers gather Tuesday for an emergency meeting on the Georgian crisis, Europe is divided over how to balance its ties to Russia with concerns over the country’s new aggressiveness. →
Sunday Times: David Cameron (Leader, Conservative Party):
Tbilisi yesterday did not feel like a city at war. Despite the Russian tanks just outside the city on the main road to Gori, people went about their Saturday business. →
New York Times: Europe Wonders if It Can Square Its Need for Russia With a Distaste for Putin
PARIS — As NATO foreign ministers gather Tuesday for an emergency meeting on the Georgian crisis, Europe is divided over how to balance its ties to Russia with concerns over the country’s new aggressiveness.
The European dilemma is clear, said Clifford Kupchan, a director of the Eurasia Group, a consulting firm in Washington. “How do they square their increasing energy dependence on Russia with their increasing political discomfort with Putin?” he said, referring to Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin. “It’s a very hard circle to square.”
Press-release of Council of National Security of Georgia
This post will probably be in English soon. Now you can read it in Russian - Русский.