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Russia's links to West scrutinized after Georgia
DailyNews.muzi.com ^ | 8/31/2008 | Reuters

Posted on 08/31/2008 2:18:16 PM PDT by Oyarsa

Russia's links to West scrutinized after Georgia 2008-08-31

MOSCOW (Reuters) - European heavyweights Germany and Britain questioned Russia's ties with global institutions on Sunday, a day before EU leaders meet to decide what action to take over the Kremlin's intervention in Georgia.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent troops and tanks into Georgia this month to stop what he called a genocide against separatist regions, but he now faces growing condemnation in the West, which accuses Russia of occupying parts of Georgia.

Georgia's pro-Western government, which last week severed diplomatic ties with Russia, said it had pulled out of a long-standing peacekeeping deal that Moscow has used to justify the presence of its troops inside Georgia.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would be pushing for a "root and branch" review of ties with Russia when he joins other EU leaders for an emergency summit in Brussels on Monday, and an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Russia should be suspended from the Group of Eight.

But Moscow's Brussels envoy dismissed as "unrealistic" all suggestions that Europe might try to isolate Russia on the international stage.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: g8; geopolitics; georgia; russ; west

1 posted on 08/31/2008 2:18:16 PM PDT by Oyarsa
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To: Oyarsa

RUSSIA !!! LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS !!! RESISTANCE IS FUTILE !!! WE GOT A LADY WHO KNOW’S HOW TO DEAL WITH “ THE RUSSIAN BEAR !!!


2 posted on 08/31/2008 2:55:44 PM PDT by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
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He also said reports Russia might retaliate against punitive measures by restricting energy supplies to Europe were no more than "rumors" and that Moscow had never used energy as a political weapon

Oh really!? What about the Ukraine a number of months ago?

3 posted on 09/01/2008 6:11:10 AM PDT by The Toad
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