tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post3902157173652665052..comments2024-03-28T09:55:42.123+00:00Comments on Capitalists@Work: Russia: the Bear-Baiting Continues ...CityUnslickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929544047783163175noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-46655627447870455202015-07-08T19:24:33.826+01:002015-07-08T19:24:33.826+01:00"an Arbitral Tribunal sitting in The Hague un..."an Arbitral Tribunal sitting in The Hague under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration held unanimously that the Russian Federation breached its international obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty"<br /><br />I only know what I read ...Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-44961567530161970382015-07-08T18:53:26.136+01:002015-07-08T18:53:26.136+01:00If the government of Country A breaks its own laws...If the government of Country A breaks its own laws to expropriate an oligarch of Country A, how is it that a court sitting in Country B can decide to penalise Country A ? I understood that could happen for genocide or war crime, but for expropriation ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-61364677029247805782015-07-08T15:59:42.045+01:002015-07-08T15:59:42.045+01:00I was in Russia for a year and it was very, errr, ...I was in Russia for a year and it was very, errr, interesting<br /><br />so if you want to be interested ...Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-11028780981852426972015-07-08T15:16:43.571+01:002015-07-08T15:16:43.571+01:00So you advise us to visit Russia before Russia vis...So you advise us to visit Russia before Russia visits us?Budgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-80593250706138801472015-07-08T10:23:44.510+01:002015-07-08T10:23:44.510+01:00"The countries of the Orthodox faiths must th..."The countries of the Orthodox faiths must think us western europeans have got it in for them."<br /><br />On such a tangent read Byzantium and the Crusades by Jonathan Harris. Interstesting to note how propaganda sticks over the centuries.hovisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-31501556566773348662015-07-08T08:35:18.612+01:002015-07-08T08:35:18.612+01:00it would - correction made, thanks!it would - correction made, thanks!Nick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32841798.post-88112403163648153022015-07-08T08:05:15.067+01:002015-07-08T08:05:15.067+01:00That would be "bear baiting" :-)That would be "bear baiting" :-)Pedantsniffer Pursuivantnoreply@blogger.com