NEWS: Russians Signal Major Foriegn Policy Shift, page 1

posted on Feb, 21 2005 @ 01:16 AM

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The Russian President Putin openly acknowledges 2 former states of the republic as seperate entities from Moscow. This act is recognised as a fundamental shift in foriegn policy as Moscow is no longer viewing relations between them as cozy brothers but now as defined states.

seattlepi.com
MOSCOW -- The Kremlin signaled a fundamental foreign policy shift Sunday, acknowledging that two former Soviet republics, Ukraine and Georgia, are no longer part of the Russian orbit.

Days before a potentially tense summit meeting between Kremlin chief Vladimr Putin and President Bush, the Russian foreign minister said in an interview broadcast Sunday that Moscow views the two former republics "as absolutely sovereign, absolutely equal states in the new geopolitical architecture."

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It is interesting to see this shortly after the Russian backed candidate for the Ukranian Presidency lost the contested election. Is this a signal to ukrain that "your on your own"?

This act cleares the way for Russia and the Ukrain to finalize some formal agreements between them as neighboring allied nations.

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Majic

posted on Feb, 21 2005 @ 01:41 AM

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Better Than Watching Tennis

For those following the Games Nations Play, articles like these are simply fascinating.

Here we see a little vignette involving Russia, Eastern Europe and the United States that doesn't involve tanks rolling through the streets.

I consider that an improvement, and like the way the game is going so far.

Countermeasures

posted on Feb, 21 2005 @ 02:56 AM

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Good news for space enthusiasts, the Ukrainie has a decent rocket industry and the stirred up relations had threatened to put the joint Russian/Ukrainian Kliper/zenith project in dire straits

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