Eurasia Press & News
Kavkazan Haamash edition reported referring to the pro-Russian puppet website Grozny-Inform that surgeon Hasan Baiev, who now lives in the US, has come to visit the occupied Chechnya the other day.
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May, 2008
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11 May
Moscow will keep shooting down Georgian airplanes from now on
The United States has accused Russia of aggravating the tensions with Georgia. The White House has made a statement that Russia’s actions in the situation around Abkhazia are provocative.
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11 May
Will the puppet untie from its puppeteer?
Dmitry Medvedev may face the necessity to fulfill his promises regarding the leadership of law and civil freedoms. The Washington Post writes that “to begin, Mr. Medvedev could be asked for action on the 14 unsolved murders of journalists during Mr. Putin’s tenure — such as that of Anna Politkovskaya”.
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11 May
Period of diarchy begins in Russia
Western press has been vividly commenting on the assumption of the office by Putin’s successor Dmitry Medvedev. Virtually all publications have come to one – Russia is now entering a period of diarchy.
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11 May
Putin’s shadow still looms
Dmitry Medvedev becomes the youngest Russian ruler since Czar Nicholas II during a Kremlin inauguration ceremony today.
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11 May
Gorbachev: U.S. could start new Cold War
Mikhail Gorbachev has accused the United States of mounting an imperialist conspiracy against Russia that could push the world into a new Cold War.
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11 May
Pentagon: If Russians want to show their old equipment, they’re welcome to do so
In response to requests by Western journalists the Pentagon officials said that they were unconcerned by Russia’s plans to parade military equipment on the Red Square on May 9 for the Victory Day parade in order to make a show of strength reminiscent of the Soviet times.
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11 May
Protestors clash with police in Afghanistan
A least two people were killed and seven wounded in eastern Afghanistan when police clashed with demonstrators.
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10 May
Fuel shortage forces Gaza blackout
GAZA (Reuters) – A fuel shortage forced the Gaza Strip’s main power station to shut down on Saturday, leaving much of the Hamas-controlled territory without electricity, a senior official at the generating plant said.
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