Tag Archives: russia

NATO’s open door policy

Posted on 2023-07-10 by Oliver

Now, while any small town club is able to reject applications for membership and scholarships are tied to preconditions — and ignoring for a minute that NATO even refused to talk about Russia’s security interests, including its unwillingness to accept … Continue reading →

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“They are a smaller country”

Posted on 2016-12-19 by Oliver

The Russian’s can’t change us, or significantly weaken us. They are a smaller country, they are a weaker country, their economy doesn’t produce anything that anyone wants to buy except oil and gas and arms. They don’t innovate, but they … Continue reading →

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Like!

Posted on 2014-05-03 by Oliver

Maria Zakharova wrote on the Facebook page of the Russian ministry of foreign affairs (Министерства иностранных дел России): One of the most important posts I ever did! I address this to my foreign media colleagues and friends from Reuters, CNN, … Continue reading →

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Is Kerry the successor in spirit of Goebbels?

Posted on 2014-04-27 by Oliver

… and the State Department the new propaganda ministry? Check this out: http://youtu.be/jshAX9ialok Quite frankly I found the one-sidedness of this clip appalling. Not to mention the blatant lie starting at 1:12 concerning the options of the referendum on Crimea … Continue reading →

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Наш дурдом (голосует за Путина)

Posted on 2012-02-23 by Oliver

Русский / Deutsch / English Die russische Rockgruppe Рабфак hat ein nettes Lied (Youtube oder hier oder hier) welches die aktuelle Stimmung vieler Russen so kurz vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen in Russland widerspiegelt. Hier also meine eigene (zugegebenermaßen etwas holprige) Übersetzung … Continue reading →

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Lovely, it is starting again

Posted on 2010-08-06 by Oliver

Reuters reports on the stopped grain exports from Russia: […] caused international grain prices to spike as markets placed bets that without shipments from one of the world’s leading exporters, global supplies would be restricted. In 2008 the price for … Continue reading →

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