Posts Tagged ‘Yushchenko’

Posted on October 3, 2008 - by Venik

Pirates, Tanks and Conspiracy Theories

An Israeli-owned cargo ship, sailing under Belize flag with Russian and Ukrainian crew, carrying to Kenya Soviet-made main battle tanks for the army of Sudan is being boarded by Somalian pirates; the ship is surrounded by US Navy cruiser and destroyer, as well as by two Royal Navy frigates, as the Russian Navy dispatches its [...]

Posted on September 4, 2008 - by Venik

Ukraine’s Political Turmoil

The constitutional crisis in Ukraine is a direct result of the threats made by the US and the EU against Russia’s WTO membership bid. In case Ukraine’s political life is not at the top of your list of interests, here is a very brief summary of events from the past week of Ukraine’s turbulent political [...]

Posted on March 29, 2008 - by Venik

Russia and the US heading toward a confrontation

It seems that Russia and the US are moving toward some major headbutting in April. First, there’s the issue of Kosovo and the announcement by the US that it intends to provide weapons to the breakaway province. Russia opposes the move, saying that this would be a violation of the UN SC Resolution 1244 (which [...]