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Vendaval -> RE: NATO and Russia, latest news (8/21/2008 1:53:01 AM)
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A sampling of perspectives from the Germany, France and Italy respectively. I found these on Newstran and the translations are not exact in grammar and syntax, being run by Babelfish and all but here goes -
Der Spiegel (Germany)
"CAUCASUS CONFLICT"
Federal Government wants to prevent isolation of Russia
20.08.2008
"Of Russia occurrence in Georgia encounters international indignation: Also Germany demands the immediate departure of the Russian troops. But the German government wants to prevent isolation of Russia - and hopes for imminent discussions in the NATO Russia advice."
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=de_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spiegel.de%2fpolitik%2fausland%2f0,1518,573267,00.html
Le Monde (France)
August 20, 2008
DIPLOMACY • Alliance plays the unit vis-a-vis in Russia
"The members of NATO thus seem to have found a language to react to the expansionist policy and revisionist of Moscow. The crisis meeting which was held in Brussels did not have an other objective. But it seems to have reached it. After all, NATO was divided before the meeting. Its members were clearly divided on the role which Alliance must hold since the end of the cold war: gendarme of the world, peacemaker or political alliance?
In Brussels, the United States and the Eastern European countries of Europe required strict measurements, while France and Germany misaient on the diplomacy of the dialogue. The result is an acceptable compromise if one takes account of divisions of Alliance. The Russia commission of NATO will meet again only after the withdrawal of the Russian troops, but one will not break therefore the contact with Moscow. NATO thus accompanies the efforts by the United States and the European Union (EU) for a peaceful solution of the conflict. This common policy is necessary to show clearly in Russia which it can continue the expansionist policy only it started under Putin. This one tested the will of the European governments, by in particular stopping the energy supply of the Ukraine and Lithuania to intimidate the governments of these countries and by threatening Poland of economic sanctions. Europe did not have until now expressed step of opposition worthy of this name. "
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=fr_en&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humanitas-international.org%2Fnewstran%2Fnewsdesk-french.htm
Il Messaggero (Italy)
(19 August)
"Exchange of prisoners. The Russian and Georgian forces have proceeded to an exchange of prisoners in a gesture of good will, in spite of the persistent tension with regard to the promised Russian withdrawal from the Georgia. According to a journalist of Reuters the exchange (15 between military ones and civil Georgians against five Russian soldiers) has happened 45 km to the west of Tbilisi, in a village where emplacements of Russian soldiers and Georgian policemen are faced. Yesterday Moscow had accused to have blown up an exchange of prisoners agreed for noon.
Sluices to the foreign borders with Tbilisi and Baku. Moscow has closed temporary its frontiers with the Azerbaigian and the Georgia to all the aliens, to meaning of those of the Csi, the community of the independent States that to comprise former Ussr less the Baltic Sea States. Rossiskaia Gazeta reports, official daily paper of the government, explaining that the decision had been taken from the executive 12 past August. The initiative is justified like one of the “measures in order to prevent that members of foreign terrorist organizations cross the Russian border and the contraband of crews”. "
http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=it_en&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.humanitas-international.org%2Fnewstran%2Fnewsdesk-italian.htm
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