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K, Many of us have been lead to accept the explanation as you have outlined,
having said this I feel this is a feeble excuse on the part of Russians to
justify their inactions. (the fact is that the overwhelming majority of
Russian popular opinion and certainly amongst armed forces has always been
and still is very pro - Yugoslav). Unfortunately for Yugoslavia, I believe
the behind the scenes politics between the two (Moscow / Washington), has
resulted in my opinion in the Russian fudge which deserted Yugoslavia (not
Milosevic) at the perhaps most crucial point in their history. Even our
Chinese friends who purport to be Yugoslav friends have chosen to remain
neutral by abstaining from key UN votes. Jacques PS - I would like to know,
why the state of the art Russian anti - aircraft weapons have not been
provided prior and during the bombing (sorry I must have forgot the UN
embargo that Russians have supported)! What happened to the Russian
satellite and other forms of intelligence when Croatia attacked Slavoinia
with massive US logistic and other support particularly after the US have
downgraded Bosnian - Serb military communications! by pre-emptive and timely
bombing???? If I was cynical I would assume Russians have been bought of and
ignoring the public posturing on Star wars etc we may even see Russia as a
full NATO member, sooner than later! Finally, Yeltsin is history, look out
for Putin deeds on the same issues.
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Dear Party of Citizens,
the Russian position in the Balkans is complex, but was definately colored
by animosity between the Yeltsin clan and Milosevic, b/c this last one
suported the "hardliner coup" in late August 1991 and also supported the
forces of the parliament during the October 1993 standoff where Yeltsin
order tanks to supress Russian communists and nationalists who were opposing
his policies. Russia failed to use its veto on a number of key occasions
especially during the Bosnian war.
cheers!
Kole
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