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Procházková, Petra
4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Russian elections were superfluous
Basically it didn't matter at all whether the elections in Russia were carried out in accordance with the law or entirely according to the wishes of Vladimir Putin or Dmitry Medvedev, writes the conservative daily Lidové noviny on the vote: "Even without the arrest of opposition activists the ruling party would have won. Even without the aggressive attacks of hackers on media websites that tried to expose irregularities in the election the next Duma would have been nothing more than an instrument of the future president. Even without the police cordoning off Red Square the new Russian parliament wouldn't have passed a single law that those in power didn't like. The demonstration of power and brute force and the disregard of decent behaviour and political culture were superfluous. Just as superfluous as the entire election."
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More from the press review on the subject » Elections, » Labour, » Russia
Report too one-sided
The Russian report on the plane crash near Smolensk has provoked angry reactions in Poland. The investigators put the blame on the purportedly inebriated commander of the Polish Air Force, who is said to have put the pilots under pressure. Although the conservative daily Lidové noviny finds this scenario entirely feasible it adds: "Reading the report you get the impression that the Russians didn't make even the slightest mistake, that they keep their planes in perfect condition, their dispatchers are always sobre, the runways clean, the planes reliable, the passengers satisfied and the weather fine. ... But no one believes that the Russians are in the least way responsible for the death of the Polish president. The reputation of the CIS airline authority that looked into the crash is very bad. And getting rid of a reputation like that can take forever."
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More from the press review on the subject » Infrastructure / Travel and Transport, » Politics, » Poland, » Russia
Russia's dominance
Russia should be satisfied that a year after the military conflict in the South Caucasus the West has almost completely withdrawn its support for Tbilisi, the conservative daily Lidové Noviny writes: "What's more, thanks to its renewed military presence in the region Russia's self-confidence has increased dramatically. … Moscow is also happy about Nato's reserve regarding Georgia's desire [for Nato membership]. … Moscow is repeating its argument that Georgia has been 'punished' for its policy regarding South Ossetia. A little less loudly it adds that this is a warning to other countries in the post-Soviet region trying to escape Russia's influence. It's an open secret that the countries in question are mainly central Asian republics that are flirting with the US."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Security Policy / Crises / War, » Russia, » Asia, » Georgian Republic
Russia continues to rely on gas to exert pressure
Russia cut off gas deliveries to Ukraine for two days, March 3th and 4th, because Kiev had failed to pay earlier deliveries. Petra Procházková finds it significant that this cut in deliveries coincided with Russia's presidential elections. "It's naïve to expect Russia to show something like generosity towards former Soviet republics, even if their economic difficulties are a result of their having been Moscow's slaves in the past. What's more, Russia is using price hikes to punish those who have chosen a Western orientation, NATO and the EU, and are thus pulling away from its sphere of influence. Russia's blow against Ukraine is the first evidence that the Kremlin's foreign policy will continue unaltered after Vladimir Putin's departure."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Energy, » Ukraine, » Russia
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