US vice-president Dick Cheney has delivered the Bush administration's strongest criticism of Russia to date, saying resident Vladimir Putin's regime has "unfairly and improperly restricted the rights of her people" and accusing Kremlin of turning oil and gas into "tools of intimidation or blackmail".
The extraordinarily harsh attack was delivered in a speech on Thursday (4 May) at a high-level conference of east European leaders in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius.
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.