We need Russia as a partner, not as a punching bag [Letter]
At a time when the entire Middle East is in chaos and aflame, it seems strange that U.S. leaders would pick a fight with Russia over Ukraine that could lead to another world war. We need to put our feet in the shoes of the Russians in order to realize why ...
Russia's Putin says military escalation won't solve Ukraine crisis
MINSK (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the crisis in Ukraine could not be solved by a further military escalation or without dialogue with representatives of the country's Russian-speaking eastern regions. "We are convinced that ...
Russia's Putin sits down with Ukrainian president for talks
MINSK, Belarus — The presidents of Russia and Ukraine sat down for talks Tuesday, meeting face-to-face for the first time since June on the fighting that has engulfed Ukraine's separatist east. Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko were ...
Russia confirms its soldiers have been captured in Ukraine
Ukraine released a video of captured Russian soldiers on Tuesday, sharply escalating a dispute over Moscow’s alleged backing for separatist rebels in the east of the former Soviet republic. The footage was released only hours before the two countries ...
Обыкновенный рашизм
New York Times пишeт об это, уже хорошо. Только их нужно называть не 'rebels', а 'russia-backed terrorists' Originally posted by andreistp at Обыкновенный рашизм Вчера все газеты (Германия, США, Великобритания) вышли с фотографиями как террористы издеваются над пленными в Донецке - на первой обложке ...
［The Voice of Russia］ウクライナ危機、変わりつつある欧州の見方
日本のマスゴミの報道では ここに書かれている各国の立場とは 真逆のニュアンスで伝えてるのが なんとも… 以下、 シャンティフーラの時事ブログより転載 ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ ［The Voice of Russia］ウクライナ危機、 変わりつつある欧州の見方 2014/08/26 7:25 PM 竹下雅敏氏からの情報です。 8月26日なら今日だと思いますが、ベラルーシでの 会談で、“EUも状況改善を望んでいる”とのこと。 この会談にポロシェンコと共に、ＥＵ外相だけでなく エネルギー問題と貿易の担当委員も出席するとなると、 ＥＵは実質的に、相当ロシアの輸入制限が 堪えたというこ ...
- Ну как дела? - Не спрашивай.
В Пскове напали на корреспондентов ŤДождяť и ŤРусской планетыť 26.08.2014, 18:33 В Пскове неизвестные напали на корреспондентов Владимира Роменского с телеканала ŤДождьť и Илью Васюнина из ŤРусской планетыť. Об этом сообщается в твиттере ŤДождяť. Роменский рассказал, что машину журналистов забросали ...
暖心 (Song cover)
Hello people whom I don't know! Didn't post over the weekend coz' life happened. (nahh I was out with people... I HAVE A SOCIAL LIFE WOW. yes indeed.) I guess I'll post about the "exciting" things next week coz' this weekend's gonna be another busy one.. & I actually have an exam paper next monday s ...
Putin is key to avoiding a new cold war
Putin is key to avoiding a new cold war The presidential summit in Minsk offers hope of a deal over Ukraine. But the Russian leader will not accept humiliation David Owen The Guardian, Monday 25 August 2014 ‘It would be extremely hard to contain, for more than a few months, a Russian-Ukrainian war w ...
World Health Organization Urges Stronger Regulation of Electronic Cigarettes
PARIS - Governments should ban the use of electronic cigarettes indoors and in public places and tactics to lure young users, the World Health Organization said in a report released on Tuesday. It also raised concerns about the role of big tobacco companies in the fast-growing market. Considering th ...
No S*it Economic Commentary of the Year
Russia’s central bank said it would have to tear up its previous economic forecasts due to uncertainty surrounding the impact of sanctions imposed by Europe and the US over the conflict in Ukraine. No, really?Filed under: News & Views, Politics & Economics
SCA2014 Day 15 & 16: Simo & Kuopio
As a new day dawned upon this behemoth tour, part of me felt quite confused. I knew I probably crossed a timezone on the way here, but I wasn't sure of that. All I knew was that the long shadows indicated the start of yet another sunny day. Time to awake the Beast... ...and gallop further South. For ...
Patriarch's Ponds + Mari Vanna
Top: Vintage | Skirt: Urban Outfitters | Shoes: Minnetonka | Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters More than four years have gone by since I last saw my beloved Moscow, but I've finally made it here. So many emotions went through me when I arrived at my birthplace, my motherland, my former hometown. So much ...
