Thursday, August 14, 2008

ARTICLE: Diplomatic Line Up!

Global community turns on Russia
By Kerry Sheridan in Washington
August 14, 2008 03:42am

RUSSIA faced a global blacklash today over its attacks on Georgia as the United States and European nations began to review key military and diplomatic ties with Moscow.

Leading world condemnation of Russia, US President George W Bush warned US support for Russian entry "into the diplomatic, political, economic, and security structures of the 21st century" was "at risk".In the first concrete demonstration of international anger, Washington and London said they were pulling out of annual military exercises due to start on Friday alongside France and Russia in the Russian port of Vladivostok.

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