In an open letter published in the Financial Times, the owner of Swiss-based oil trader Gunvor has denied that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin‘s help was key to turning his firm into a global player. Bloomberg has Russia’s unemployment r...
TODAY: Medvedev in discussions with China; Baluyevsky proposes solution to CFE deadlock; British MP talks of “intimidation” over meeting with Russian embassy official; Litvinenko said Putin was “vetted” by Abramovich; football visa waiving boosted...
Here’s an interesting bit of truth from an opinion column about John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton by Philip Stephens of the FT: There is a view fashionable in foreign policy circles that this is all politics. Pretty much whateve...
[We are pleased to feature this exclusive special guest column from the Russian filmmaker Andrei Nekrasov, the director and producer of “Rebellion, The Litvinenko Case“, a Cannes featured documentary which opens in London on May 23rd. ...
Last year we did a lot of reporting on the important deal struck between Magna, Canada’s largest automotive manufacturing giant, and Oleg Deripaska’s Basic Element group. Now today the Financial Post reports that more and more are foll...
The press is really running away with the symbolic importance of Dmitry Medvedev’s first trip to Asia rather than Europe. “Medvedev trip east sends signal to west,” goes the headline from the FT. The AP reports that the China vis...
Joshua Kucera has a great travelogue article over at Slate.com about his (attempted) trip to South Ossetia, a place where “It’s clear that the government does not want journalists roaming around.” He writes about his near-arrest ...
Tatneft has started a $1.1 billion legal action against Ukraine over an ownership dispute at a Ukrainian refinery. Russia wants to delay the annual summit of the “gas OPEC” from June to October due to its newly appointed government. “Iran’s ...
Essar Steel Holdings may raise its offer for US-based Esmark after Severstal matched the Indian steelmaker’s bid. Internet firm Mail.ru is planning a $2 billion flotation in London this summer. Gazprom’s media arm has sold its majority stake...
TODAY: EU agrees on mandate to begin negotiations with Russia; Medvedev on first international visit in Kazakhstan, emphasizing the role of the East for Russia; football final passes without a hitch; Storchak refused bail; migrant workers to live ...
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