Nov 06, 2008 - I guess Russia didn't get the memo that now that Obama was elected, everyone's supposed to be nice to one another. Russia, facing a lame duck president and a president elect whose backbone they doubt, is looking to make moves. This from the NY Post:
Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter US military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned yesterday in a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.In his first state-of-the-nation speech, Medvedev blamed the United States for the war in Georgia and the world financial crisis, and suggested it was up to Washington to mend badly damaged ties. After the speech, the Kremlin announced Medvedev had congratulated Obama in a telegram saying he was "counting on a constructive dialogue with you on the basis of trust and taking each other's interests into account." Echoing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who made criticism of Washington and the West a hallmark of his eight-year presidency, Medvedev used his speech in an ornate Kremlin reception hall to cast Russia as a nation threatened by encroaching American military might.Russia's timing on this is not accidental. Putin and Medvedev must figure they have a few months to run roughshod over the west, with Bush's state department on the outs, and Obama's new state department needing time to take shape.This will no doubt be Obama's first foreign policy challenge, perhaps even the one Joe Biden was speaking of. My prediction is that he comes out of the gate with a show of strength, signaling to the world he won't be pushed around. That being said, a show of strength doesn't necessarily mean he'll make the right decisions. Time will tell. [read more]
Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter US military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned yesterday in a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.In his first state-of-the-nation speech, Medvedev blamed the United States for the war in Georgia and the world financial crisis, and suggested it was up to Washington to mend badly damaged ties. After the speech, the Kremlin announced Medvedev had congratulated Obama in a telegram saying he was "counting on a constructive dialogue with you on the basis of trust and taking each other's interests into account." Echoing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who made criticism of Washington and the West a hallmark of his eight-year presidency, Medvedev used his speech in an ornate Kremlin reception hall to cast Russia as a nation threatened by encroaching American military might.Russia's timing on this is not accidental. Putin and Medvedev must figure they have a few months to run roughshod over the west, with Bush's state department on the outs, and Obama's new state department needing time to take shape.This will no doubt be Obama's first foreign policy challenge, perhaps even the one Joe Biden was speaking of. My prediction is that he comes out of the gate with a show of strength, signaling to the world he won't be pushed around. That being said, a show of strength doesn't necessarily mean he'll make the right decisions. Time will tell. [read more]
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