Russia warned over ‘Soviet past’

BBC
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned Russia against hankering after a Soviet past in its border disputes.

He told the BBC Russia had been trying to assert the concept of “ex-Soviet space”, which was “not acceptable”.

Russia had adopted a 19th Century approach and “blatant aggression” in Georgia, when it should be asserting itself economically, he said.

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EU foreign ministers are meeting to try to co-ordinate an international response to the crisis in Georgia.

Russian and Georgian troops have been fighting over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia.

‘Unacceptable’

But Mr Miliband told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme there had been “blatant aggression” by Russia outside South Ossetia, in Abkhazia and into parts of Georgia.

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4 Responses to “Russia warned over ‘Soviet past’”

1. Prinzowhales Says:
   August 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm

   The ponce, Mr. Miliband, servant to a lying mass murderer and subject of some gruesome old sow who wears a broken flower pot on her head and raised something she fished out of a commode to be the Prince of Wales, has no business warning Russia away from protecting its citizens in South Ossetia and thwarting the bloody imperial and financial ambitions of the Anglo-American plutocrats.

   To hell with you Mr. Miliband! To hell with your Prime Minister, Mr. Brown! And, to hell with your Queen and her whole wretched family!

2. B Says:
   August 13th, 2008 at 6:12 pm

   Well what about the blatant agression, by the americans, against Afghanistan and Iraq and their threatening of Iran, Syria and North Korea, as well as their support, including militarily, of Kosovo breaking away from Serbia. Why does no one ever bring these up, and the fact that GEORGIA ATTACKED FIRST!! The media is so damn bias anymore that it’s disgusting.

3. Howard Says:
   August 13th, 2008 at 6:36 pm

   Warned?! For what? All you guys in Organized Global Evil, Inc. should be wearing Red Star awards in public for your crimes against God, humanity and the unborn innocent. Resurrect Stalin and he’ll be glad to pin your little awards where those of us in the gulags can be proud. Play the Internationale again, Sam.

4. jonny Says:
   August 14th, 2008 at 10:04 am

   i think america should take a long took at its past of its quest for world power why should we be looking to be a world power cant we just be peaceful peoples