Month: July 2008

July 1, 2008

Today in Russian Business – July 1, 2008

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told visiting US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson that Russia, contrary to popular belief, has “various funds”, but does not yet have a sovereign wealth fund. He also said that Russia is “ready to respond” to the chal...
July 1, 2008

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 1, 2008

TODAY: Khodorkovsky’s former inmate tells of prison officials’ corruption; Russia appears on new corruption ranking; EU to start new Russia talks this week; US Treasury Secretary meets with Putin and Medvedev. A former inmate of Mikhail Khodorkovs...
July 1, 2008

The Self Interest of Kremlin Siloviki

As you may have already read in the media, earlier today Russian prosecutors presented new charges against my client, the political prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The most notable coverage of this development comes from the French daily Le Monde, ...