legend87 wrote an interesting post today on
Here’s a quick excerpt
BBC
South Ossetians have celebrated Russia’s recognition of independence
EU leaders are considering sanctions “and many other means” against Russia over the Georgia crisis, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said.
But he said he hoped the matter would “be solved by negotiation”.
Moscow’s military action in Georgia and its recognition of independence for rebel regions has angered the West.
At a key summit, Moscow’s Asian allies have not followed suit in recognising independence but Russia’s president says he has their “understanding”.
Speaking at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), President Dmitry Medvedev said the group had a united position that would have “international resonance”.
“I hope it will serve as a serious signal to those who try to turn black into white and justify this aggression,” he said in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
However, the BBC’s Humphrey Hawksley in Moscow says the summit’s statement fell far short of unequivocal support for Russia.
The […]
Read the rest of this great post here
