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saber-rattling is not a strategy. And an attack on Iran by either country would be disastrous.” “If sanctions and incentives cannot be made to work, the voices arguing for military action will only get louder. No matter what aides may be telling Mr. Bush and Mr. Olmert — or what they may be telling each […]

potential, even though it had very detailed information on gas markets, the CEO noted. The gas price volatility may be attributed to the current surge in hydrocarbon prices. For instance, the oil price is expected to close in on $250 per barrel in the near future, Miller stated. RBC, 10.06.2008, Moscow 16:24:03.Gazprom has finally determined […]

Konstantin Palace, St Petersburg THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM! EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM KLAUS SCHWAB: Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, friends, It gives me great pleasure to welcome President Dmitry Medvedev to our forum today. This is a special pleasure because I remember very well your concluding remarks at Davos a year-and-a-half ago, […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about the weather here. It is now June 10th and we have 50 – 60 degree F. days and almost freezing nights. In fact a few days ago they had a frost warning & the trees are now just fully leafed out. Right now at […]

Everyone might want to think about what the world is trying to escalate toward…..——————————————“If Iran continues with its programme for developing nuclear weapons, we will attack it. The sanctions are ineffective,” Mr Mofaz told Yediot Ahronot. “Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable,” he said.——————————————–Iran must understand that without a […]

RBC, 06.06.2008, St. Petersburg 16:25:59.Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said during a meeting with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev in Strelna, a town outside St. Petersburg, that he planned to pay an official visit to Azerbaijan in early July, the Mayak radio station reported today. In turn, Aliyev thanked the Russian President for accepting the invitation […]

Russia: the key to Iran’s nukes?If the U.S. wants to stop Iran’s nuclear programme, it should strike a bargain with Russia, Senator Charles Schumer believes. In an article published in the Wall Street Journal, the American politician outlines the incentives which, in his opinion, could convince Russia to give up its stance as Iran’s defender […]

Hello, The Caucasus Mountains was a high point of our last trip in April. I do not have very many pictures because of the hard drive incident so looks things look like we will not have very many pictures of the trip. In the Caucasus Mountains Svet and I got to ride a ski lift […]

German President Horst Koehler and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The visit to Germany follows his trip to Kazakhstan and China last month. Some analysts said the fact that he went east rather than west for his first trip abroad after being sworn in showed where Russia’s foreign policy priorities lay. Do you blame Medvedev for […]

Mikheil Sakaashvili / Dmitry Medvedev Hello, I see that we have an upcoming meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Sakaashvili, due to take place during the St. Petersburg Economic Forum on 6-8 June.