Roberts from Manchester,
I do not suppose you want to see a list of the recent US adventures, during which it is almost invariably accompanied by its lap-dog, the UK. Oh, and I give credit to their storm-trooper's appearance.

Zhorka, Los Angeles/Vladivostok, USA/Russia

Nashi are not just spending their time in front of the embassy - Moscow is trapped in traffic jams for the third day in a row - they've been brought to the city on 60 buses from all over the country and they keep on drinking and celebrating close tio the Bolshoy Kamaenniy bridge.
To me, voting in Chechnya is the greatest crime - the republic was brought to ruins only 9 years ago, and the person who gave orders to be killing everybody, was the same Putin.
Potential collapse of oil prices would end this hell.

Alexey, Moscow, Russia

Zhorka, Los Angeles/Vladivostok, USA/Russia

Russia must be very civilized then according to you.

Afghanistan in the 80s, Chechnya in the 90s, which country is going to suffer from the depredations of your shambolic and poorly equipped army of conscripts in the 00s I wonder?

J Roberts, Manchester, UK

To Paul, London

In a world where bombing and plundering other countries for certain resources is a sign of civilization, and where selling their own product for the same price to all customers is an indication of barbarism, my sympathy clearly lies with the barbarian.

A GB city-dweller, envious that a country cousin can become as well-to-do as he himself, is no longer able to keep his phony mask of a gentleman and gets going with his dirty tricks openly.

Zhorka, Los Angeles/Vladivostok, USA/Russia

Ridiculous comments about a ridiculous issue. The fact that some people claiming to be from Russia or implausibly claiming not to be illustrates pretty clearly that the country's inferiority complex is as healthy as ever. The (negligible) actions of the ambassador are neither here nor there in comparison to the demonstrably barbaric actions of Russia in its region and the implicit and ongoing threat of energy supplies to Europe - get your own house in order before you presume to lecture other countries. Russia may be momentarily popular because of its wealth and resources, but it will always be as it always has been - the country cousin - uncouth, crass, obnoxious and embarrassing.

Paul, London,

2 Simon Albion
You can of course not buy our oil and gas.
We will just do the double eagle head thingie and sell them to China, India and Japan. They are more then willing to buy :)

Ignas Nikolajev, Tallinn,

How about we stop buying Russian oil and gas - let them protest over that....

Simon Albion, Washington DC, USA

To echo Andrey's view, I would like to know if the Russian ambassador to the UK has indulged in activity resembling that of our meddling ambassador, on British soil. I thought diplomats were supposed to be above politics?
Nashi's activities are crude, but they do have a point.

alice, Hove,

Perhaps they need to watch the movie"days of our lives" to see what life was like and will be like again under an authoritarian government.

paul anthony, johannesburg, south africa

Author is absolutely right at all. It is non constructive to protest against financing of destructive insiders like Kasparov and Kasjanov by British government in front of British embassy. What can change poor Sir Entony? He only carries out an orders of his bosses. It will be better if Russian government will finance Ireland separatists or British communists or other "fighters for democracy" and will recommend them to organize marches and actions in center of London with stoping street traffic and fighting against police. It would were the best medicine against British hypocrisy and messianizm as i see.

Andrey, Borisoglebsk, Russia

Do they goosestep in nightime torchlight processions also?

Or do they wear red caps and ties?

Scott, Durham, NC, USA