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BBC: Sarkozy Media Strategy Under Scrutiny

2008-01-17 10:00:58 by Editor in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy's close friends, publicly criticizing Sarkozy is not easy. Fears have arisen that the freedom of the French press is now being stifled. Last summer, few in France remarked that Sarkozy...
 
 
 
 
 
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Kasparov: Sarkozy Jealous of Putin?

2008-01-17 18:31:15 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy for his conduct vis-à-vis Russia during the elections period in tomorrow's edition of Le Monde. The original French version can be read here , and we have some colleagues doing a full...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sarkozy Lashes Out at Russia Critics

2008-01-08 22:31:33 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy, when asked at a press conference about the fact that the OSCE declared the parliamentary elections in Russia undemocratic, stated that it was completely ridiculous to Russian President...
 
 
 
 
 
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Bush Leaves NATO Stronger as Putin Seethes

2008-06-10 05:23:00 by dave in boca in Dave's World
 
...Sarkozy These two were different let's say more "American" in other important respects as well. Ms. Merkel isn't only the first woman chancellor, but the first German leader from the old...
 
 
 
 
 
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The London Times: Vladimir Putin's Mastery Checkmates the West

2008-08-14 07:34:33 by Editor in Russia Blog
 
...Sarkozy could voice Western anger. Moscow made clear that it retained the initiative. And despite sporadic breaches - on both sides - Russia has blunted Georgian charges that this is a war of...
 
 
 
 
 
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France Looks to Get Back into the Kitchen

2008-11-14 14:44:39 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy boasting about how he " soothed Putin's rage ." Among other comments (including an anecdote about how Putin wanted to hang the Georgian president "by his balls"), the French suggest that...
 
 
 
 
 
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France Looks to Get Back into the Kitchen

2008-11-14 14:44:39 by James in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy boasting about how he " soothed Putin's rage ." Among other comments (including an anecdote about how Putin wanted to hang the Georgian president "by his balls"), the French suggest that...
 
 
 
 
 
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RA's Daily Russia News Blast - Nov. 17, 2008

2008-11-17 09:59:48 by Editor in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy, says he will back down on his original threat to deploy missiles in Eastern Europe if Barack Obama joins next year's EU energy security discussions. The Czech Republic and Poland said...
 
 
 
 
 
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On Hanging by the balls

2008-11-17 17:47:57 by Sean in Sean's Russia Blog
 
...Sarkozy, Im going to hang Saakashvilli by the balls is making the rounds in the news. Putins crude words, which he is known for , has prompted questions over how much he really detests Saak, and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Grigory Pasko: Ringing Out the Old

2007-12-31 20:18:16 by Grigory Pasko in Robert Amsterdam
 
...Sarkozy about the scandal with the caricatures in Denmark. And this despite the fact that Sarkozy is of small height. I guess that means its a matter of how you feel about yourself, and not of...