Putin’s willy-waving shows his failure – Russia is not an attractive option. He can only win friends by force. This is a sign of weakness, not strength. Good piece, worth a read.
March 1, 2014
by Nosemonkey
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Category Archives: Ukraine
March 1, 2014
by Nosemonkey
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If I were to write a post on the current Ukraine situation, this would be it
Good stuff. Only thing I’d add is a general attack on a whole load of journalists and news organisations who should have known better than to repeat unverified information and allegations from blatantly biased sources (on both sides) in an … Continue reading
January 23, 2014
by Nosemonkey
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Ukraine uprisings: News coverage of events in far-away lands, 2004 vs 2014
The pictures coming out of Kiev yesterday (decent galley here) gave me – and no doubt plenty of others – a bit of a flashback to November/December 2004’s Orange Revolution. The riots are in protest against the same president and … Continue reading
January 1, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Welcome to 2009
Nothing changes, it seems. Just like 2008, 2009 promises to bring yet more Russian sabre-rattling and European fears about the continent’s long-term energy security. Also time to welcome in the Czech EU presidency. With the Czech Republic currently being run … Continue reading
September 10, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Sorry, you’re just not European enough
Better luck next time, Ukraine. One of these days the EU powers that be are going to realise that when you’ve got countries torn between a European and non-European identity, to keep on telling them “sorry, you’re not European enough … Continue reading
September 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Ukraine between East and West
With the East/West standoff spreading to Ukraine, there’s an obvious solution to that country’s ills… Continue reading
August 19, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Europe’s Russia strategy / Russia’s Europe strategy
What way forward after the Georgia crisis? Continue reading
April 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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NATO, Russia and Europe
The NATO summit is the perfect illustration of the fraught relations of Russia and the West, but it’s also just a sideshow… Continue reading
March 4, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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One day since Medvedev’s election…
…and Russia’s energy blackmail steps up once again, with Ukraine’s gas supplies being cut by a quarter by Gazprom. The energy giant headed by, erm… one Dmitry Medvedev. Yay!
February 12, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Russia’s energy blackmail
My big worry over Gazprom boss Dmitry Medvedev becoming president of Russia is his use of the country’s gas supplies as political weapons. Continue reading
August 13, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Ukraine: time for the EU to act (again)
We all remember the Orange Revolution of late 2004. Regular readers will know that since liveblogging the thing, I’ve occasionally returned to the complex and heated world of Ukranian politics to try and work out just what the hell’s going … Continue reading
May 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Eurovision: please, please let France win
Les Fatales Picards are a work of absolute genius. That bald guy – perfect! Sadly no cheerleaders during the live finals, but still. Fantastic stuff – they’ve single-handedly revived my interest in pop music: Update: Actually, sod that – maybe … Continue reading
April 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A European periphery roundup
It’s not just in Ukraine that things are happening. All around Europe’s eastern fringe, people seem to have become a tad unsettled by the onset of Spring. In fact, the most stable country on Europe’s eastern edge seems to be … Continue reading
April 2, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Another Ukraine upset
I’ve been keeping a loose eye on Ukraine ever since liveblogging the Orange Revolution back in November/December 2004 (starting from a position of complete ignorance about the country, let alone the events taking place – but since when did ignorance … Continue reading