RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 11, 2008
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/08/ras_daily_russia_news_blast_au_6.htmPosted on Monday, August 11th, 2008 | In Emerging Markets, Market Commentary, Russia
TODAY: Russia attacks central Georgia after calls for a ceasefire; US condemns situation; Cuba backs Russia; Georgia being punished for Western aspirations?; media reports show discrepancies; ballerinas and Lake Baikal.
The embracing of two female athletes from Russia and Georgia on an Olympic podium is “a sign of national unity as their countries wage war.”
Following continued attacks on central Georgia late into Sunday, despite Georgia’s calling for a ceasefire for 5am Sunday morning, Russia – and Vladimir Putin – have received widespread condemnation. US President George W Bush has criticized Russia’s actions against Georgia, calling them “disproportionate”, Barack Obama and John McCain both called for Russian forces to be withdrawn, and at a UN Security Council meeting, the US’s Ambassador said that the situation would complicate relations between Washington and Moscow. One report says that many Georgians blame the US for not intervening. Cuba says it backs Russia’s actions.
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