Russian Media Reacts: Dead Dockey’s Ears or Cooperation
Two years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin, answering a question about whether Latvia will gain its -Abrene- Pytalovo district responded with an interesting Russian adage.
“They’ll get a dead donkey’s ears, not Pytalovo District,” he said.
Komsomolskaya Pravda published a short piece about yesterday’s signing of the border treaty with a headline “Latvia received a dead donkey’s ears.”
In its editorial, Nezavisimaya Gazeta points out that Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov doesn’t trust his Latvian counterpart. Before the signing ceremony yesterday, Fradkov said, “We rely on the fact that the ratification of the border treaty will go without surprises or political makeweight.”
“Russia struggles with the relationships with its neighbors,” the newspaper pointed out. “All are complex. And the Baltic States are especially so because of their historical past. On one hand, Moscow declares it is interested in fence-mending with the Baltic states. On the other hand, Moscow doesn’t trust them. Real progress will depend on fundamental improvement of the political backdrop for negotiations, Moscow says under the nose of Latvian Prime Minister, which immediately, creates an unpleasant backdrop. The Kremlin toned down its criticism of infringement on the rights of Russians, placed diplomats in the background, and put ahead the Patriarch and Frankov. Enough, they thought.”
Recent Comments