aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- Re: [aaus-list] Russian diplomats

[Marta Dyczok <mdyczok@uwo.ca>]

Dear Nataliyu

 

This is a story which began on 3 June when the Russian diplomats were abducted. There has been coverage of the story on RFE/EL and I believe the New York Times ran something earlier in the month. See

 

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/6/A7E5BA3C-4022-43F7-B8C1-F22A79A43A82.html

 

It will be interesting to track what happens.

 

On another interesting note, Russia is planning to start satellite broadcasting in the Middle East, trying to gain influence in the region. See

 

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/6/6F252A58-B4F8-479F-AE5C-F32AB42F5DE4.html

 

Regards

 

Marta

----- Original Message -----
From: Natalia Pylypiuk <natalia.pylypiuk@ualberta.ca>
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:31 am
Subject: [aaus-list] Russian diplomats
To: aaus-list@ukrainianstudies.org

> Colleagues,
>
> The Ukrainian media have announced that 4 (?) Russian diplomats
> were taken hostage in Iraq:.  Read, for example:
>
> http://5tv.com.ua/newsline/186/0/27227/
>
> I have not read anything about this in the Western media.
> If you have seen references to the event, please let me know.
>
> Thank you.
> N. Pylypiuk
>
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Marta Dyczok, DPhil (Oxon)
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