Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

November 18, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Russian elections: two weeks to go

And it doesn’t look good so far, the FT noting that Europe’s main election monitoring group said on Friday it was scrapping plans to deploy observers to Russia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections in a decision that could cast doubt on the … Continue reading

April 27, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Chechnya – a(nother) crisis brewing?

Helicopter crash, 17 dead – all military. “Involved in a major military operation against separatist rebels at the time, Russian military sources are quoted as saying.” May have been “shot down” – no confirmation yet. If it was, expect a … Continue reading

April 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Bye, Boris

Expecting insightful analysis about Yeltsin’s place in history? Sorry – my computer crashed again and ate that one. (And I’d been loosely working on it since I first heard the news yesterday afternoon and all…) Instead, have a couple of … Continue reading