Russia - Round-Up

* RUSSIA * #Russia Oligarch AFK Sistema head Vladimir Yevtushenkov - is in a spot of bother - http://goo.gl/zAr66Q  - blame head Rosneft, Igor Sechin? >> Sechin allegedly wants to assure oil production "by taking control of Bashneft" - the company @ issue ... hard 2 understand *Sistema portfolio diverse.  Publicly listed.  Yevtushenkov has something like 60% tho.   #Russia Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner, released bail + house arrest >>http://goo.gl/VjcEy5 /potash/Belarusian JV issue >bigger issue UK MP Bob Ainsworth, riding on #Putin's coattails in the press, criticising Putin as 'serious threat' / #UK Propaganda 101 ... yawn Kabardino-Balkar Republic / capital #Nalchik / Kabardin & Balkar ethnic minorities are mainly Sunni / North Caucasus - European #Russia >>> Just looked at map ... Region's above Georgia and shares a border with Georgia  RT >> "Crimea Tatars Say Assembly Raided by Masked Men and #Russian FSB [M/Times] ... need a #BlameFSB hashtag >>Oops ... maybe it IS the FSB ... "The FSB declined to comment." ... Tatars still pissed b/c deported to Central Asia in 1944? Footnote to purported FSB Tatar raid ... #Ukraine army assault on East "has killed more than 3,000 people, according to the United Nations" LATVIA / SWEDEN / RUSSIA – GOLD !! RT (Trans) >> "Reports of #Russian Channel: slander of the Russian Embassy on state television #Latvia" ... !! >aired by Latvian State TV residents Latgale say Rus/ Emb/ in Riga recruiting Russian-speakers in #Latvia 2 fight #Novorossiya >> Sounds like crap. Residents of Latgale? It's a region in Latvia. Latvia's up to something sneaky??? #Latvia .. meanwhile, Paul Goble, US expert agenda pusher .. issuing warnings re #Russia & Baltic ... not sure where from. LOL. >> He's fanning fear of a Russian uprising in Latvia, likening it to #Ukraine scenario! LOL ... Americans are evil geniuses. OMG! Crown Princess Sweden Victoria visits Latvia Andris Berzins .. & #Latvia Pres/ sees Sweden as good cooperation partner in export! LOL OMG! Pres points out: Sweden is the largest foreign investor in Latvia! Hello? Wouldn't wanna lose all that lovely MONEY! >> #Sweden MO in politics is PIMP OUT THE PRINCESS!!! >> It gets better ... #Sweden is "main player in the country's financial and banking sector" !!! PMSL Politics is so cool. Looks like Latvia = Central Asia trade / Sweden = Africa trade / So maybe Latvia wants a piece of the African action? http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/markets_and_companies/?doc=96469  ---------------------------------------------------- Discussed the Latvia information in Sweden round-up post, so best to check it out - here. The information about the businessmen means nothing to me.  Don't understand what's going on. Discovered a region in Russia:  Karbardino-Balkar Republic -- north of Georgia / borders Georgia. Difficult name for me to memorise.  Somehow I don't think that name will stick in my memory.