Year: 2007

Hello,

While enjoying a cup of coffee! Just grabbed this news hot off the wire;

President Vladimir Putin on Monday 12-10-2007 backed the candidacy of The First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in the March presidential election — this is the first time Putin has publicly supported a presumed successor.

Putin met with the leaders of four parties proposing Medvedev’s bid, Putin noted that he has known Medvedev for more than 17 years & has confidence in him.

“I completely and fully support this proposal,” Putin said in comments broadcast on state-run Channel One television.

To see the Qualifications of Medvedev…..

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Kyle

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Hello,

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about when I walk the Sabaka! (dog)

I come across lots of interesting things as I take my walks: I took these pictures of a children’s playground near our Flat, sometimes the simplest places become Winter Wonder Lands!

Strange how snow can transform things. Then as far as the Sabaka is concerned, just stick your nose into the snow! Gotta be something good under that white stuff!(his name is Boza)

Kyle

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is to head the Union of Russia and Belarus.

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Hello,

Just some news today from Russia; For you to read while you drink your morning cup of coffee!
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Russian PM to visit Hungary:
RBC, 07.12.2007, Moscow 09:28:33.Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov will pay a one-day visit to Hungary to attend the first Russian-Hungarian intergovernmental consultations chaired by the heads of government of the two countries. The consultations will also be attended by heads of the countries’ government agencies concerned, with a view to analyzing the current state of affairs and the potential for developing trade and economic, fuel and energy, transportation and information cooperation between Russia and Hungary.

A government source told RBC that several documents are expected to be signed following the consultations, including a cooperation agreement between Hungary and a number of Russian regions, a memorandum of understanding for a Hungarian company’s participation in building a residential block in the center of St. Petersburg, as well as a cooperation protocol between Russia’s Federal Agency for Culture and the Hungarian Culture Ministry.

The source has not rule out the possibility that an agreement could be signed between Sukhoi Civil Aircraft and the Hungarian airline Malev for the supply of SuperJet 100 planes.

Sibir Energy co-owner gains control of Russian retail chain:
RBC, 07.12.2007, Moscow 09:58:01.Dixy retail chain founder Oleg Leonov has found a way to raise financing to support the company’s aggressive growth without increasing its debt load as he aims to sell a controlling stake in the retail chain to Igor Kesayev, the owner of Russia’s largest tobacco distributor Merkury and co-owner of the oil company Sibir Energy. The deal is due to close by February 1, 2008. Although Leonov is leaving the company, he intends to stay in the retail business. As of the announcement date, the market value of the controlling stake in Dixy stood at nearly $450m. Experts believe that the new owners’ good financials and well-developed logistics can help significantly accelerate the retail chain’s development, the RBC Daily newspaper wrote today.

Dollar loses ground vs. ruble on stronger euro at open:
RBC, 07.12.2007, Moscow 10:25:32.Early at today’s special dollar trading session for tomorrow deals, the weighted average exchange rate stood at 24.51 RUR/USD, RUR0.04 below the official rate set by the Bank of Russia for December 7. The dollar’s retreat from yesterday’s steep RUR0.13 gain can be traced to the euro’s recovery of some of its losses from Thursday on international exchanges, where it is now trading at USD1.4611, up 0.06 percent from USD1.4602 at 10 a.m. at the previous session.

Russia’s upper house concerned with surge in motor fuel prices:
RBC, 07.12.2007, Moscow 10:30:51.The Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, intends to address Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov in connection with a steep rise in motor fuel prices. A group of deputies proposed to add the item to the agenda of today’s plenary session of the upper house. The proposal was drafted in collaboration with the Federation Council’s budget committee.

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Since Russia is entering the World Trade Organization they no longer can ignore software piracy. The Country has chosen to go completely open source. (Due to cost of legalizing all school software.)

I’m sure other countries want to see how this works out for Russia. They are starting with the Russian education System. Then if successful will move on to the rest of the Government.

This great news for Russia and I really think that they will pull it off. We use nothing but open source at home. It is the wave of the future! Once Russia accomplishes it, Then China will be next!

Now you know why the Penguin is dancing!

Kyle

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Hello,

I have always told you that we take lots of pictures. Well we take lots of videos also. Here is a video of Ukraine from a train window. (just pardon my humming)

Enjoy!

Kyle

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Hello,

We tried to modernize the Blog. Trying to bring it up to date. The old blogger template was outdated and becoming more obvious that it was not up to standards. So my wife and I came upon this template and decided with some alterations that it would fit “Windows to Russia” just fine.

So we hope that you enjoy: The template came from, “Final Sense!”

Any suggestions are welcome during this reconstruction period! It takes a few days to get everything back in line again.

Kyle

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Hello,I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about Iran.

A new U.S. intelligence report says Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and it remains on hold, contradicting the Bush administration’s earlier assertion that Tehran was intent on developing a bomb.The National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) released on Monday could undermine U.S. efforts to convince other world powers to agree on a third package of U.N. sanctions against Iran for defying demands to halt uranium enrichment activities.”

I was in a university lecture hall in 2003 to hear former UN weapons inspector tell the audience that o weapons of mass destruction would be found in Iraq. I was in the same hall when Joe Wilson explained how he knew that the yellow cake uranium story in the 2004 State of the Union Address was false.

In recent months there have been several statements from the Bush White House that Iran is close to building a nuclear weapon. I am here to tell you that, at least for the next decade, that is false.

Although the intentions of the government, or the mullahs, in Iran are unclear and although some of their public statements are troubling, Iran does not have the capability to refine uranium to the level needed and is not now trying to build such weapon.

Post by Kyle Keeton
Windows to Russia…

http://windowstorussia.com/2007/11/iran-calls-for-us-nuclear-apology.html

Hello,

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & looking at the article after article about the Russian Elections. The Elections that were so unfair?

My Wife voted. When she came home I said, “Did they hurt you? Did they threaten You? Did they beat You? Did they hold a gun at your head while you voted?” She said, “No, it was very peaceful and polite!” I then sighed relief, the articles on all the terrible things that they do to voters in Russia is not true! :)))

Guess what? I live in Russia: I as an American, did not see the atrocities that are reported by foreign press! My wife as a Born here and raised here Russian, Does not understand the meaning of an article that says, “Russian Elections Are Unfair!”

One thing I do know, “More Russians vote at their elections than Americans do at theirs!

I have a great idea:

I think that America should let Russians come and see how a real election is done! The last time I voted was 2004 Presidential, Men and women stood near the entrance sidewalks to the voting building. (100 yards away or so) The building was a public school for kids. The women held signs that said, “Vote for (candidate)” The men had baseball bats and several were cleaning their Shotguns. Then if you had looked in the parking lot of the school you would have found the local Sheriff Department with banners telling you who to vote for! (WOW!)

Can anybody say,”Intimidation”

Have some links to how bad Russian elections are. Then don’t believe all of the rhetoric!

My Grandma use to say,”Believe half of what someone tells you, for the other half is a lie.”

She was right!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/russia/article/0,,2221445,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120300678.html?nav=rss_email/components
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/03/AR2007120300483.html
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0712/S00190.htm
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200712/200712040001.html
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2994961.ece

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/russia/2007/russia-071203-voa01.htm

Kyle

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