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Posted on 05/02/2007 6:13:46 PM PDT by kronos77
moscow • Russia halted deliveries of oil products to Estonia yesterday in a move that coincided with protests in Moscow over the Baltic state’s relocation of a Soviet war memorial.
The cut-off was likely to revive Western fears the Kremlin is using its energy might as a political weapon against ex-Soviet neighbours.
Russia’s state rail monopoly said it planned to carry out maintenance on the rail link to Estonia, disrupting supplies.
Coal exporters said Russian railways had also halted exports of steam coal via Estonia for this month, totalling up to 900,000 tonnes, citing a shortage of railway wagons.
They said Russian rail monopoly RzHD told them they must use their own rail wagons, not RzHD’s, but it has not been possible with such short notice to find alternative wagons.
Moscow and Tallinn have been trading barbs since Estonia last week moved a bronze statue of a Red Army soldier—revered in Russia as a symbol of its huge sacrifices in World War Two — from its spot in the centre of the capital.
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the Euro.
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Can the red leopard change his spots? Even after 1990, I guess the Russkies still need a nuke to land in their laps.
Commie thugs.
Russia to Estonia (NATO) “Young man, you are barging in on my territory, and since you want to retain your business, you have to make deals with me, since this is my territory...”
For 2,000 years humanity remained fighting for territory, always about territory
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Do you think there will be an Estonia Airlift?
Nope. This is a simply fight between drug (oil&gas) dealer and a junkie... merely ‘who is yo suggardaddy?’
A friend of mine from Finland who is rather an expert in these matters sent me the following just before this latest story broke:
Hi!
I am fine but busy, as things here bordering to Russia are getting all the more interesting about every week now. While the Moscow police was well geared to break up an attempted demonstration (a type of thought crime) by chess grandmaster Garri Kasparov and the other remaining liberals, arresting hundreds of passers-by, it seems to be impotent when faced with pro-Putin youth, the Nashi, blockading the Estonian embassy for several days. At the same time, Russian officials were shocked by the “brutality” of Estonian police arresting some vandalizing Russian youth in Tallinn. Although Russians themselves have removed statues of war heroes in several Russian towns, they prefer to call the decision by the Estonian government to move a statue and the bodies buried beneath it from hectic downtown to the old military cemetery (where all the other Soviet soldiers are buried), an act of fascism and a deliberate insult to ethnic Russians. According to the logic of non-chess playing Kremlin, the Soviet statue represent “mother Russia” who “liberated” Estonia during the Second World War, and Estonians should remain grateful and humble toward the “Russian liberators”. Yet, according to official Soviet history and Putin himself, Estonia was since 1940 a part of the larger Soviet Union, and its citizens were drafted to the common Red Army. Now, if that was so, then the “liberators” were not Russians but Soviets (including loyal Estonians themselves), and the whole statue issue should not concern other former Soviet republics (like the Russian Federation) at all! And if, on the contrary, the liberators were indeed ethnic Russians and the statue represents them only, why would Kremlin not draw the logical and correct conclusion, that Estonia was an independent country “liberated” unwillingly by a foreign power? But the issue is not actually about history, ethnicity, or statues (not any more than the cartoon conflict was about Islamic theology), but about Russia’s need to test the mutual solidarity of NATO members, to draw attention from domestic troubles to “enemies” abroad, and to build up the Russian national-socialistic Nashi movement.
Time to go nuclear. Power that is.
“Schultz!.....”
The cut-off was likely to revive Western fears the Kremlin is using its energy might as a political weapon against ex-Soviet neighbours.How far-fetched. ;')
Putin using oil as a weapon? No way! Who woulda thunk??!!
NATO needs to make it clear to Putin's Russia aggression shall be met with counter force against dictator Putin's evil empire.
Your Finnish friend has very keen insight relating Moscow's multi-threats against the West. I for one look forward to any of his future commentaries on the expanding dangers along the 'Russian Front'.
The only thing which has changed in Russia since 1990, was the levels of Moscow’s media deceptions. That era of deception is over, Moscow’s mask is removed. The only question is when will Cold War II develop into a hot war?
Where are the Moscow police?
Not a cop in sight ....how convenient.
Note: not one Russian cop in sight in any of the photos. Is it not strange if street thugs are attacking people the cops should rush in, arrest the guilty and restore order. No way, since the Kremlin ordered their trained NASHI brownshirts into action against the Estonia embassy and newspaper offices . Where is the condemnation from the White House? Where is the outcry for justice from Number 10 (London) or NATO on these brazen violent violations clearly against the diplomatic corp in Moscow. This is a whole new chapter for 'While the West Slept in 2007'.
Madame ambassador you are a very brave lady! Under the appalling, exceedingly dangerous circumstances, due to the Putin régime's ordered attacks on the Estonian embassy, coupled with the Kremlin's withdrawal of proper police protection, it would be wise to depart from Russia and demand NATO take firm attack against the Russian dictatorship.
Which nation's embassy will Putin ordered attacked next? In protest to this incredible, very visible state approved violence attack against a sovereign nation's diplomatic quarters, all free nations should immediately withdraw their ambassadors in protest to the Kremlin's savage, Islamofascist like displays of preplanned and sanctioned KGB ordered brutality.
What additional stunts are being cooked up by Putin and his neo-Soviet henchmen for the weekend?
A friend of mine from Finland who is rather an expert in these matters sent me the following just before this latest story broke:==
Your expaert is just the russophobe. You may find such experts all over the internet.
the Soviet statue represent “mother Russia” who “liberated” Estonia during the Second World War, and Estonians should remain grateful and humble toward the “Russian liberators”. ==
Th esatue is the men fugure. It can then represent rather the “father Russia” not “mother”:))).
Now, if that was so, then the “liberators” were not Russians but Soviets (including loyal Estonians themselves), ===
That is true.
and the whole statue issue should not concern other former Soviet republics (like the Russian Federation) at all! ==
The wrong conclusion. All teh soviet soldier of WW2 was heroes. So Russia defends just those defendless heroes.
But the issue is not actually about history, ethnicity, or statues (not any more than the cartoon conflict was about Islamic theology), but about Russia’s need to test the mutual solidarity of NATO members, to draw attention from domestic troubles to “enemies” abroad, and to build up the Russian national-socialistic Nashi movement.==
That is BS. Russia needs no problems but wnats peace but she will stand for her values. One of them is the former hitlerite supporters (estonians) must shut up.
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