Russia Is Drawing The Line in The Sand

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Russia Announces ‘Spheres Of Interest’ -- Financial Times

Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday announced Moscow’s intention to preserve geographical spheres “of privileged interest” on or near its borders as part of a five point foreign policy statement in a television interview.

The announcement, in the wake of the recent conflict in Georgia, is likely to raise the political temperature in neighbouring states, especially those with significant Russian minorities, as they try to gauge Russia’s appetite for future conflicts in the region.

He said that Russia would defend “the life and dignity” of Russian citizens “no matter where they are located”. He was referring to Russia’s intervention in Georgia with the declared aim of defending Russian citizens in South Ossetia against Georgian forces.

Mr Medvedev announced that Russia would provide aid – including military help – to the enclaves of South Ossetian and Abkhazia.

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My Comment: Cannot say that I am surprised. Their annexation of parts of Georgia and their threats against countries like the Ukraine and the Baltics is a clear public statement of what are their intentions.

This announcement is not going to go well in Europe and in the former Republics of the Soviet Union. No one wants to be controlled and manipulated by an outside power.