Condemning Russia: Western Hypocrisy
Take this recent bit of news : Seven of the world's leading industrialised nations have jointly condemned Russia's decision to recognise Georgia's breakaway regions. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US and UK said Moscow's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia violated Georgia's integrity and sovereignty. Earlier, the UK's foreign secretary said Western countries should re-examine their relations with Russia. David Miliband also warned Russia not to start a new Cold War. No more than a few months ago, similar articles could have read almost identically describing events at that time: Two of the world's largest developing countries have jointly condemned the decision of Western nations to recognize Serbia's breakaway region. Russia and China said that the Western nations' recognition of Kosovo violated Serbia's integrity and sovereignty. Earlier, Russia's foreign secretary said Russia and China should re-examine their rel