tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post7570226787904640688..comments2023-11-02T13:57:16.422+02:00Comments on a lamb with no guiding light: Getting down at the Finno-Ugric festivalArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17741128283037566675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-44784778752886074352007-07-21T13:31:00.000+03:002007-07-21T13:31:00.000+03:00Good on him. Incidentally, Foreign Minister Kanerv...Good on him. Incidentally, Foreign Minister Kanerva said that Estonia may be receiving an invitation next year. Apparently Halonen brought up the topic with Putin.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741128283037566675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-4597867960342735142007-07-21T12:38:00.000+03:002007-07-21T12:38:00.000+03:00Well, Ilves went to Greece instead to build EU rel...Well, Ilves went to Greece instead to build EU relationships. Looks like he took my advice ;)Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-22225347050775483032007-07-20T01:19:00.000+03:002007-07-20T01:19:00.000+03:00Er... no, I don't mean that at all. Wanting Russia...Er... no, I don't mean that at all. Wanting Russia to be ignored by Russia is nonsensical. The joke was to portray Putin as a secret admirer of Nordic values, which is funny because it's not true.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741128283037566675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-55374830045828210152007-07-19T23:43:00.000+03:002007-07-19T23:43:00.000+03:00You mean be ignored by Russia despite having a lur...You mean be ignored by Russia despite having a lurid, war-torn past (I can post the conversation between Mannerheim and Hitler here if you like)?<BR/><BR/>It's going to take some big attitude adjustments for Estonia and Russia to get along, and it mostly comes on the side of Russia. <BR/><BR/>The whole Bronze BS means that Russian relations will be cool until the Putin-Lavrovs are replaced. Hopefully that will happen next year.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-64671835884024910512007-07-19T22:08:00.000+03:002007-07-19T22:08:00.000+03:00"Hey, Tommy...""What is it, Vlad?""Do you s'pose w..."Hey, Tommy..."<BR/><BR/>"What is it, Vlad?"<BR/><BR/>"Do you s'pose we could be a Nordic country too?"Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741128283037566675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893847182564659255.post-92077100905838801402007-07-19T16:48:00.000+03:002007-07-19T16:48:00.000+03:00I don't think it really matters that much. Putin h...I don't think it really matters that much. Putin hates Estonia, most Estonians don't like him, Putin, it appears, is a bully who takes things personally, and that's about it. <BR/><BR/>What would Putin and Ilves talk about anyway? Gardening? A trip to Saransk for Ilves would be a waste of time.Giustinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04756707910693785516noreply@blogger.com