Russia 111206 Basic Political Developments
McCain warns Putin of approaching “Arab Spring”
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McCain warns Putin of approaching “Arab Spring”http://en.rian.ru/russia/20111206/169389247.html 09:56 06/12/2011 WASHINGTON, December 6 (RIA Novosti)U.S. senator John McCain, known for his staunch criticism of Russia, warned Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that Russia would see an “Arab Spring” of its own, following the post-election street protests. “Dear Vlad (Vladimir Putin), The ArabSpring is coming to a neighborhood near you,” McCain said in his Twitter micro blog. The senator added a link from his Twitter comment to a Wall Street Journal article which states that “widespread evidence of voter fraud” will sour Russia’s relations with Western capitals “in the coming days.” Known for his sharp anti-Russian views, McCain has repeatedly called on the U.S. administration to treat Russia with caution. Recently, he said that Russia had continued to "occupy a part of Georgia’s sovereign territory," in a comment about the annulment of election results in South Ossetia. “As the Russian people go to the polls this week and again next year, we must continue to support their human rights and democratic aspirations as well, even though the electoral process in Russia will likely be just as manipulated by the Russian authorities as that of their client state, South Ossetia,” the senator said last week. Sunday's parliamentary elections were marred by widespread allegations of poll procedure being manipulated in favor of the ruling United Russia party, with dozens of amateur video clips appearing to show election fraud uploaded onto the Internet and thousands of people protesting against unfair polls.
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http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/290133.html CARACAS, December 6 (Itar-Tass) – Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has congratulated the people and government of the Russian Federation on the occasion of elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, where the United Russia Party received a majority of seats on the background of high turnout of the voters at polling stations. The full text of Chavez’s address was released by the Agencia Venezolana de Noticias /AVN/. “Commandante Hugo Chavez warmly greets the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the occasion of a convincing victory in these elections that will help deepen with Duma’s aid the political project allowing Russia to rejuvenate in the 21st century and to turn into a core power in the setting up of a multipolar, peaceful and democratic world,” the agency said. Venezuelan government believes the victory will impart an impulse to a further consolidation of political ties and broad cooperation with Russia that has arisen from a strategic union enabling the two countries to effectuate mutual projects in the vital areas, including the construction of housing, power engineering, and the financing of agriculture and industries, the address said. Venezuelan authorities voice he confidence that the eighth session of the high-level Venezuelan-Russian intergovernmental commission, due to be held in Moscow December 7 and December 8, will be crowned with a success. “This country expresses its firm intention to continue the implementation of projects bringing tangible benefits to the two peoples,” the news agency said.
Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 5 / Trend / President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Monday made a telephone call to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the press-service of Azerbaijani President reported. The Head of State congratulated the Russian President on the victory of the Yedinaya Rossia Party (United Russia Party), the list of which led by him, in the elections to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. President Medvedev, in turn, thanked the Azerbaijani leader on the attention and congratulation. During the conversation the presidents expressed satisfaction with development of relations between the two countries in various spheres. They also expressed confidence that bilateral relations would further develop. Do you have any feedback? Contact our journalist at agency@trend.az CEC chairman: Official results of State Duma election to be announced before SaturdayToday at 10:07 | Interfax-Ukraine MOSCOW - Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov has promised to announce the official results of the Dec. 4 parliamentary election before Dec. 10. "We plan to do so before Dec. 10," Churov told Interfax on Tuesday. It means that the official results of the State Duma election could be announced much earlier than Dec. 19, the latest possible date set by the electoral preparations, conduct and vote counting calendar. Churov said earlier that the Central Election Commission was not going to delay the official announcement of the election results. "Probably, summing up the official results will not take us long," he said. Read more: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/118248/#ixzz1fk0t7OXz Moscow election protesters remain in custodyhttp://en.ria.ru/russia/20111206/169393995.html 12:09 06/12/2011 MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti)Most of the 300 protesters detained on Monday at a demonstration in downtown Moscow against alleged electoral fraud remain in custody as of Monday morning, police said. Two rally leaders, anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny and opposition activist Ilya Yashin, were delivered to court on Tuesday morning, said Navalny’s wife, Yulia, in a Twitter blog. Both face up to 15 days behind bars for refusing to obey police orders. The demonstration - the largest opposition rally for many years in Moscow - was called to protest alleged violations during Sunday's parliamentary polls, in which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party just managed to hang onto its majority. Police moved against the 5,000-strong rally after Yashin urged protesters to move towards the Kremlin. Amnesty International called on the Russian authorities on Monday night to release the detained protestors, calling them “prisoners of conscience.” "These disgraceful detentions highlight once again the failure of the Russian government to respect its citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and assembly," said Nicola Duckworth, the head of Amnesty’s Europe and Central Asia Program. As the protests broke out, state-run TV channels continued to broadcast footage from a United Russia youth group event on Red Square. The concert stage at the rally, which ended before the demonstration began, was decorated with United Russia’s logo and the words “A Clean Victory.” United Russia’s youth wing, the Nashi movement, have also demanded that Navalny be charged with violating election laws after he revealed preliminary voting results from polling stations in his blog on Sunday. Several journalists from Reuters, Bloomberg and some Russian opposition media were detained and then briefly released after the rally. Some 120 people were also detained at a similar protest in St. Petersburg on Monday evening. Directory: gifiles -> attach attach -> British Forces – Akrioti, Greece Griffin Fighter Squadron (84 Squadron raf) MoD announced possible Typhoon and Tornado arrivals to the base France attach -> Russia 110204 Basic Political Developments attach -> Unclassified//for official use only attach -> Adaptability Sustainment attach -> Pop-up 1 ("C" Chechnya) Header Text: Emir of the Caucasus Emirate Doku Umarov Image attach -> Russia and Islam are not Separate attach -> Chapter 13: The Northern Caucasus attach -> Russia 100209 Basic Political Developments attach -> The evolution attach -> The devolution Download 289.68 Kb. Share with your friends:
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