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Aug. 31st, 2008

Friends and Enemies of Russians: Poll 2007

Found interesting article about the attitude of Russian people towards other nations, naming them as friends or enemies....

The Vladivostok News / 2007

Estonia topped the list of the most unfriendly countries harvesting 60 percent of the respondents’ negative emotions, a poll held by the Levada agency in mid May 2007 revealed. The increase in dissatisfaction with Estonia is noticeable if compared to 28 percent last year. Georgia was named a country inhospitable to Russia by 46 percent of the polled people and Latvia received 36 percent of the dissatisfaction of the people, however showing a drop in ill will from 46 percent last year.
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Aug. 15th, 2008

Increased Aid For Georgia

Associated Press writers in Europe, Turkey and the Middle East contributed to this report
Major international aid commitments to Georgia to help victims of the Russian-Georgian conflict:

_The International Committee of the Red Cross, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and the U.N.'s World Food Program have been providing aid through long-standing operations in Georgia. In addition:
_ICRC dispatched the first of five new shipments of food and other supplies for 25,000 people.
_World Food Program sent two planeloads of high-energy biscuits.
_U.N. refugee agency has sent two planeloads of supplies and plans a third flight Friday.
_U.S. sent two cargo planes carrying US$2 million (€1.3 million) worth of sleeping bags, cots, medical supplies — including syringes and surgical supplies.
_Turkish Red Crescent has sent tents, blankets, bottled water and food, and a new truck convoy is to leave Thursday. Turkish government to dispatch medical aid.

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