Robert Amsterdam

Russia suspended trading on its MICEX again yesterday morning for two hours, reportedly in an attempt to prevent volatility in the US market from spreading. Just how hard is the financial crisis hitting the oligarchs? Will debt problems in certain...

TODAY: Anti-corruption legislation marks renewed Medvedev campaign; stand-off in Brussels over Russia’s call to limit EU observers in South Ossetia; ties with Bolivia to be strengthened; the ongoing pro-Stalin trend. A new package of anti-co...