washingtonpost.com - Eastern EuropeEastern EuropeBush Faults WWII Legacy In E. Europe- May 9, 2005 RIGA, Latvia, May 7 -- President Bush condemned the Soviet subjugation of Eastern Europe after World War II but acknowledged Saturday that the United States bore some blame for the "division of Europe into armed camps" and vowed never again to trade freedom for stability.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45654-2005May8.html?nav=rss_world/europe/ea... Chechen Activist Groups Feel Pressure From Russia- May 9, 2005 NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia -- When four security service officers arrived at the offices of a prominent human rights group here on Jan. 20, they demanded to see back issues of the group's monthly newspaper. Employees showed the officers to what passed for an archive, a pile of dusty papers on the floor.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45652-2005May8.html?nav=rss_world/europe/ea... Putin Calls Arms Aid No Threat To Israel- May 9, 2005 JERUSALEM, April 29 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin chided Israel on Friday for thwarting his efforts to provide military equipment to the Palestinian Authority's security forces. But he said he would not antagonize Israel by moving forward with the military assistance now.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26976-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/europe/e... |