Year: 2010

NATO Wants Russia to Believe – but Russia Does Not Believe in NATO!

NATO Wants Russia to believe:

“NATO is not an enemy of Russia,” NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich.

Russia does not believe NATO:

President Dmitry Medvedev signed into approval his country’s new military doctrine Friday. The doctrine identifies one of the “main external threats of war” as NATO’s expansion east to Russia’s borders, and it sees U.S. plans to create an anti-missile shield in Europe as a concern for national security. It also reaffirms Russia’s right to use nuclear weapons if the country’s existence is threatened.

Why is this? Because the lies run deep! Russia has learned what my Grandma always said, “Only believe half of what you are told, the other half is a lie!”

For Russia it will be a long time until she will believe anything the Wests says…

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Putin – Quote of the Day! (Feb. 2010)

Putin talking to the United Russia leaders on taking care of the masses, this last Friday!

Putin said, “You mustn’t become ‘promise makers,’ who just make these promises to throw dust in peoples’ eyes so that you can get into power and start settling your own personal problems.” This is according to a statement on the government web site.

Do you think he has any Western Politicians in mind when he lectures to his government like this?
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PS: Another famous quote for Politicians and Promises -Nikita Khrushchev once said: “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”

Lavrov Invites Hamas to Talk in Moscow Russia!

One thing that I have discovered about the modern Russian people is that they truly believe in discussion as a first resort. There is none of this “strike now and talk later” issues.

I learned this from the Georgian war and saw that Russia tried to contact the UN and such about the Georgia strike against South Ossetia… (Don’t remember that do you? That is because the Western press refused to print it.) Russia tried to get some attention before they ripped Georgia apart! When their issues was vetoed by America at the UN in an emergency meeting over the situation – Russia went it alone.

Now in tradition that I see befitting of the Russians:

For the first time since 2007 the political leader of Hamas is due in Moscow for talks on how to unite Palestinians and resume talks with Israel.

The talks come just two weeks after Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Russia.

The two factions split in 2006 with Hamas seizing the Gaza strip following violence a year later.

According to a Hamas representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, who is among the delegation members, the “visit of the Hamas delegation to Russia is paid at the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.”

“The visit is held within the framework of permanent consultations of the Islamic Resistance Movement with the Russian authorities. We intend to maintain this dialogue,” the Hamas representative said.

Russia remains the only member of the Middle East Quartet to openly talk with Hamas.

Interesting how the world turns their back on the real Russia. I just ask when will the world open their eyes and see the Russia that is always trying to keep the Middle East together and not bomb it into submission.

I had someone say how can you say Russia wants peace when they did the same to Afghanistan?

I respond, That was not Russia – That was the Soviet Union and they are gone or haven’t you noticed?
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Ukraine Election is it Over?


In Ukraine nothing is done until “well” it is done! I have stayed very quiet about all the exit poll statements that give Viktor Yanukovych the presidency over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The Western press and half the Eastern press have given the win to Viktor. I like to be more accurate on what I print and exit polls at 50% of the vote is not accuracy…


The gap has closed steadily and surly as all the votes come in. Looks like it is much closer than you think. Statements of: It will be a week before all final results will be tallied, the gap between candidates has narrowed to less than 3% with only 80% of the vote counted and the fact that the Ukraine embassy in Moscow shut the doors early against a whole bunch of voters for the Ukraine election shows that issues are far from secure.


The last video shows how many people were denied the right to vote at the Ukraine Embassy in Moscow and if it happened here in Moscow it happened all over the world.

Democracy is they name…

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PS: Update – Yulia Tymoshenko has further cut Viktor Yanukovych’s lead in Ukraine’s presidential runoff to 2.09%, the Central Election Commission said on Monday.
According to a commission update, with 95.04% of the vote counted, Yanukovych is leading with 48.23% of the vote and Tymoshenko is running close with 46.14%.
KIEV, February 8 (RIA Novosti)

Medvedev Has a Vision!


I had a good reader send me a article link that is very important. (Link to the article) I let this article slide because I have all this type of information been constantly fed from the Kremlin website and I just read and tossed aside. I realize that was a mistake… (Some items I still need to address.)

MOSCOW — It’s the near future. Russia is a thriving multi-party democracy with a media free of state control. It has become a member of NATO and is thinking of joining the European Union.

A crazed fantasy? This was the vision put forward Wednesday by a think-tank set up by President Dmitry Medvedev of the path Russia needs to take in the next years.

This is an important change of thoughts in Russia. Putin and Medvedev have this goal and before the release of this information those two had a big meeting and decided the game plan so to speak.

If you look at the sidebar on Windows to Russia. You will see a title called:
Kremlin.Ru: Unified Wire Service:

This is a direct feed that comes from the presidents website in Moscow. This is how I follow the happenings in the Kremlin. You can expect the list to be virtually all new items everyday. That is how active the site has become. Medvedev is very open about what he does and tries to assure that everything gets posted properly. I really only see one area that needs to improve and think that they need to start giving more information about the meetings between Medvedev and Putin. This would help dispel all these rumors about a rift between powers, now and to be! But I really think as the site develops they will start including more about their meetings…

I installed this feed to be visible, for helping on that very reason. So that people in the world could see what the Kremlin is up to! I use to post directly most of these articles, but they are too numerous now and I feel that this way gives you a better choice of links to follow and study Medvedev’s plans for the future…
Russia is a democracy but it will be a democracy done the Russian way. America has already proven that her way of democracy has failed and needs a pivotal revamp.
Strange that the Western world can not see that Russia has big plans with World at large and America is really not in that initial list…
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Windows to Russia Says: China Will Not Support Sanctions Against Iran!

If sanction support from China against Iran was even a consideration at any point. That point is gone. America has sufficiently pissed China off to exclude any form of help for at least a year on the political front. I read the Western press and their stories how China and America go through this all the time. I read how this is really no big deal… (Ok…)

I hate to pass on the news but what I hear coming from China and Asia is not good and America has awakened a normally quiet semi-foe. China does not jest this time when she says, something that resembles, The Reciprocation’s will not be pleasant!
So while the USA throws out her chest and says: China will adjust her currency, China will learn about trade laws, China will have Human Rights, China will help on Iran, China will not worry about arms sales to Taiwan and China don’t worry that Obama will meet with Dali Lama no matter what you think!
China has a quiet disposition and the patience that America has no understanding about. China will wait for the right time and retribution will be much worse than a bunch of ill timed words that stir up trouble…
Besides Russia has not changed her mind and will not be backing these sanctions either. One thing about Russia is that they can express a worry without having to feel they must carry through after expressing that worry.
China and Russia are much too involved politically and financially with Iran just to turn their back on her. Also when America is seen as a bigger issue and threat to the world than Iran…
Funny thing: Seems like America has pissed Russia and China off on purpose in the last few weeks. Could they then feel free to blame Russian and China for an ensuing attack on Iran nuclear sites? With the huge build up of warships near Iran… (No Support, so we had to do it to ensure the safety of the world! All Russia and China’s fault…)
Makes me go Hummmm!
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Russia Visa Free With South Ossetia!

This is one of my favorite pictures!
 

It is official: Russians have visa free travel with South Ossetians. Svetlana thinks this is cool because we can travel there no with no hassles. South Ossetia is a beautiful country and will make a good trip coming up in the next year.

This has caused Georgia to get all red faced and make strange angry noises! (Really – they did not like this visa free thing…)
Every step that Russia takes is just one more conformation of non re tractability by Russia. Even though Russia has said, we do not and will not ever change our mind on South Ossetia. Georgia has insisted that South Ossetia is an intricate part of Georgia! I think that Georgia should have thought of that before they went and tried to level South Ossetia to the ground with Grad Rockets and tanks!
Georgia screams, “Russia violates the International Standards!”
It should be unnecessary to mention that the recognition of the two former Georgian republics was triggered by nothing else but Georgia’s violation of the same international standards in August 2008!

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It is None of Our Beeswax: Russia Wants A French Mistral-class Assault Ship!

It is fun to watch the Western world get their faces all twisted up in a tissy when Russia does things that are considered bad and evil by Western standards. Even when it is the West that helps do these evil things…

What am I talking about?

The proposed sale of the French navy’s 23,700-ton Mistral-class amphibious assault ship to Russia by a NATO country, France!

This seems to me to be more of a chess game tactic by Putin to obtain a vessel. The actuality is Russia does needs the ship to be able to enhance the fleet and give helper blueprints to produce her own assault ships of said design.
But that said: If Russia does not obtain such a ship, it still will not prevent a future development of said assault ships. So Putin sees a way to increase the Navy now – not later – but in the end run, it will all be the same results…
The West tries to play the issue of a weak Navy by Russia who needs this assault ship to help her! Russia has played well on that part and recently released a statement that riled up America:

The Russian navy’s commander, Vladimir S. Vysotsky, said recently that Mistral ships would be a welcome addition to his aging fleet and that had they been available in 2008, the Russians would have defeated Georgia “within 40 minutes.”

Vladimir Putin, added to the jitters, telling reporters during a visit to Paris in November: “I can assure you that if we purchase this armament, we will use it wherever deemed necessary.” This was on Russian national TV!

Putin has made a chess move…

Putin is playing on the several little known facts:

One, that Germany is a powerhouse of an exporter to Russia. France has caught this idea that Russia can be a good safe customer and is trying to enter the market to get her share of the pie.
Two, he is also playing the NATO issue of enhanced relations and closer ties!
Three, he is playing on the fact that 1000’s of French workers need the sale because the building shipyards are getting close to reducing the work force. There are no orders for these ships and Russia actually has suggested three ships to be bought. That means years of work for French employees…
Russia is not an enemy of Europe, in fact the opposite is true. Russia is a friend to Europe and the more that America gets shoved aside (due to lessoning influence) the more pronounced Europe will see a good Russia! (Is that possible?)
Six Republican senators from America, including John McCain (Ariz.), wrote a letter in December to the French ambassador in Washington, Pierre Vimont, complaining that the sale would be inappropriate because it would suggest that France approves of Russia’s conduct, which the letter called increasingly aggressive and illegal. (Lions, Tigers and Elephants – Oh My!)
Just maybe France does approve! Has America stopped to think about that?
I have thought about it and it is none of my American beeswax if Russia wants to buy an assault ship….
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Windows to Russia: Comments are Verified Only and Other Updates!

By the way this picture came from compliments of the US Coast Guard Blog!
Due to a onslaught of sick and disgusting comments. Windows to Russia has become verified e-mail only comments.

You can use Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, Open ID and Yahoo. This is a wide range of log in systems that will be increasing as the time goes by.
I received 5 comments last night while sleeping that were the icing on the cake and if people can not comment with out curse words, death threats and racial remarks – Then do they really need to be commenting?
One icing on the cake was a very rude racial comment to a very good reader of ours. That “broke the camels back” so to say…
Another one that pissed me off was an insulting comment about my wife for being a Russian Jew! This particular comment was originated in Washington DC in America! Washington DC is the king for rude and crude comments according to my records that I keep…
I have tightened the comment section over the last month and finally closed all the loop holes that I could find. I really hope that this does not cause issues with readers, but the trouble can go somewhere else and play!
Comments from readers has never been a huge part of Windows to Russia and most people read and move on to other blogs without ever leaving a comment. I can get a lot of comments but I have to stir the waters so to speak and hit a sore subject with America…
Now lets talk about since I have switch domains that we lost half the readers right off the bat. This has come back and I have finally separated the two Windows to Russia’s!
Both domains have come back to a page rank of 4 with Google and have very respectable Alex ratings in the 200,000 range.
Anyone that is interested will find that we have a huge array of blogs that cover multiple aspects of Russia and more! It is easy to forget because Windows to Russia is the main blog, but we (Svet and I) put a lot of effort into several blogs…
Blogger 4 You! (a Russian Blogspot Help Blog)
As The Donut Turns! (A English Blogspot Help Blog)
Windows to Russia News! (Replaced the articles – Russian News From Russia?)
The deal is that to see all of what we do, you have to look at the photo blog, the video blog and Windows to Russia as one blog. They all have different articles and you are looking at over 4000 posts in just our Russian blogs.
Another thing you should do is to stop by and see Svetlana’s – Russian Video From Russia! (Link above) Google Russian Video and you will see her at the second or third spot on the first page!
Svet has worked hard many nights very late to bring you some fantastic Russian videos…
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As America Meddles

This is a good article from a good news website that I feel compelled to let you have a read with. The upcoming election in Ukraine is really an important issue.

As America Meddles: “While most Americans are completely unaware of the fact that Ukraine is not only facing its worst financial crisis since its official inception, but Sunday’s election is being sold to its citizens as their only chance at fixing this crisis. Likewise, Americans are most likely oblivious to the fact that the current government is a puppet government installed by the USA. Unfortunately for the USA, and much more so for Ukraine, the puppet in charge was so inept that America could do little in Ukraine, while the people of Ukraine fell into a seemingly unending abyss.”

The Ukraine people deserve much better than what they have had to endure…

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