07/10/2014 - Oriental Review

Day: October 7, 2014

Black Sea Strategy –Threshold of World War?

07/10/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

The article Ukraine, Iraq and a Black Sea Strategy by George Friedman came into focus of international experts’ attention. The author is known to make no bones about it when he expresses his opinion. While others wrote about European values, democracy and open society to take hold in Ukraine, he devoted his […]

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As the Cookie Crumbles, Ukraine’s Civil Divisions Move West

07/10/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 2 comments

The Ukrainian Civil War did not end with the 5 September Minsk Protocol, despite many in the mainstream media alleging that this is so. Besides the fact that the ‘ceasefire’ was a misnomer and never implemented in practice, the war has now evolved past an East-West Ukrainian struggle and into […]

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Putin Makes Compelling Case at Investment Conference

07/10/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW

Speaking on October 2 at Russia’s largest investment conference, Russian president Putin made a compelling case that Russia’s economy has not only not been seriously affected by sanctions, but that in fact, it stands to benefit from them. He dismissed the recent fall in the value of the ruble, stating, […]

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