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NOBEL COMMITTEE SENDS WARNING TO THE RUSSIAN MILITARY
The Kremlin approved wholeheartedly the "exceptionally right decision" to award the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei, noting particularly that "he does not react on various shouts and is a very reliable partner" (Newsru.com, October 7). Apparently,... MORE
MOLDOVA: TWO STOOLS FOR THE WEST, TWO GILDED CHAIRS FOR MOSCOW AND TIRASPOL
The United States and the European Union have accepted the status of observers to the "five-sided" format of negotiations toward conflict-resolution in Moldova. That format, created by Yevgeny Primakov in 1997 and abandoned by Moldova in 2004, had pitted Moscow, Kyiv, Tiraspol, and the OSCE... MORE
MOSCOW SKILLFULLY USES ENERGY LEVERAGE TO DIVIDE EUROPE
The October 4 Russia-EU summit in London, as well as the talks Russian President Vladimir Putin held with Belgian leaders in Brussels on October 3 and with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on October 5, once again laid bare an important aspect of modern geopolitical... MORE
RUSSIAN LIBERALS JOIN FORCES FOR MOSCOW ELECTIONS
On September 25, the Union of Right Forces and Yabloko, Russia's two main democratic parties, announced the formation of coalition for the December 4 Moscow City Duma election. The two parties will field a single list of candidates. Evoking the old adage: "Our strength is... MORE
PACE ASKS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION OF GONGADZE CASE
On October 5 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) issued a resolution requesting that the Ukrainian authorities deal with different aspects of the investigation into the murder of journalist Heorhiy Gongadze (assembly.coe.int). However, the Ukrainian authorities will not honor that request. The... MORE
GEORGIA ON RUSSIAN “PEACEKEEPING:” ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Georgia has taken a major step toward correcting or ending Moscow's "peacekeeping" and "mediating" activities in the Abkhaz and South Ossetian conflicts on Georgia's territory. Georgian parliamentary leaders in close consultation with the Presidency have drafted a resolution whereby the parliament sets deadlines for corrective... MORE
GEORGIAN OPPOSITION LOSES BY-ELECTIONS, ALLEGES VIOLATIONS
The October 1 by-elections to fill five seats in the Georgian parliament produced a convincing victory for the ruling National Movement party. Party leader and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili openly declared these by-elections to be an indicator of the electorate's confidence in his policies... MORE
BELARUS OPPOSITION CHOOSES ITS CANDIDATE
On October 2 about 1,000 delegates attending the Congress of Democratic Forces of Belarus, meeting at the Palace of Culture of the Minsk Automobile Factory, elected Alexander Milinkevich as the single candidate for the presidential elections of 2006. Milinkevich received 399 votes, defeating his closest... MORE
ARMENIAN SPEAKER SCORING MORE POINTS WITH TRADEMARK POPULISM
Armenia's ambitious parliament speaker, Artur Baghdasarian, has solidified his positions this week by exploiting an issue that touches a raw nerve in Armenian society and is a major ingredient of his populist discourse. Baghdasarian, who is seen as one of President Robert Kocharian's potential successors,... MORE
UKRAINE’S NEW PRIME MINISTER RETURNS EMPTY-HANDED FROM MOSCOW
Yuriy Yekhanurov paid his first visit abroad as Ukrainian prime minister to Moscow on September 30, barely eight days after his confirmation by parliament and only two days after the appointment of most of his ministerial team. The alacrity of the visit reflected -- as... MORE