"After the December resolution acknowledging that the Duma elections in Russia were neither free not fair, it would be utterly false to pretend that the current institution can be a relevant partner, representing the interests of Russian people." she says.

 The middle class of Russia, the educated population of big cities will claim respect for their Constitutional rights. The aspiration for democracy will only increase in time’. He underlined that the presidential elections will not be free and fair in spite of camera’s installed next to each transparent ballot-box, because in a decade Vladimir Putin has done his utmost to eliminate any political competition. No political parties except those approved by Kremlin can be registered, the same for presidential candidates.

 She admits that one shouldn't be 'naive' hoping that the problem will be resolved all by itself but the political class in Brussels should mount the level of pressure on Chinese authorities to stop the violence against the populations. 'China is powerful, but it is not the only one in the world, - says Ojuland, - we all are interdependent. And there are tools at our disposal, like it happened in case of sanctions against Iran', but she underlined that nobody would be eager to go that way. International pressure should be sufficient to redress the Chinese policies towards Tibet. The hearings on Tibet are planned within soon.