Russia Proposes Belarus as Meeting Ground

PNB ^ | Friday, May 26, 2006

[lizol]

Russia Proposes Belarus as Meeting Ground

A meeting of the Presidents of Poland and Russia was expected in Autumn. There was mention of Gdansk and Kaliningrad or a ship as possible locations.

Now a meeting seems very unlikely. A month ago the Polish side received a letter from the Russians proposing Belarus as the meeting ground and Lukaszenko as host.

[lizol]

I wonder why they didn't propose North Korea.

And if anyone asked - according to the Russians it's Poland responsible for the tension between the 2 countries.

[lizol]

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[lizol]

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[GSlob]

Is there anything to meet about? To each one's own, sheep to the right, goats to the left.

[Tailgunner Joe]

"Welcome to Motherland, comrade!"

[rzeznikj at stout]

Clearly the Russians want the upper hand by meeting in Belarus. If they wanted to be fair, there's a slew of other places such a meeting could be held that are obviously neutral to either side.

Though from what I've read in my politics classes--it's pretty clear Lukashenko and his admin. is more or less a stooge for the Russians.

That, and from what I've seen, Poland has fared a lot better than Russia in the post-bipolar world...8^)

[Frank_Discussion]

Man, that's a big-a$$ hat.

[Lukasz]

They have a sense of humor :) So maybe Ukraine?

[lizol]

You know, the planned meeting was supposed to improve the relations.


Like hell, as we can see :-)

[Tailgunner Joe]

[lizol]

Or Georgia? :-)))

[lizol]

Or maybe in future Chechen embassy in Warsaw :-)

[Lukasz]

We should propose some shithole in Chechnya as a neutral ground :) Well eventually Latvia :)

[rzeznikj at stout]

I dunno--I was personally thinking either Finland or Slovakia...8^)

[Lukasz]

They could always offer Abhazia, South Ossetia or Transdniester. :)

[Lukasz]

At least something reasonable

[rzeznikj at stout]

Yep.

Belarus is not something I'd consider reasonable...8^)

[lizol]

Seriously - Czech Republic was one of the places under consideration (at least I've heard so).

Which would be OK.

[rzeznikj at stout]

That'd work...8^)

[Lukasz]

Slovakia and Czech Republic are part of Viseograd Group but Finland is preety neutral.