TODAY: NATO result a “diplomatic victory” for Vladimir Putin. Ukraine says bid to join not directed against Russia. Bush and Putin to discuss missile defense. Russia’s liberal forces to meet this weekend. Baby boom. Medvedev offers his...
Parallel worlds By Grigory Pasko, journalist Sometimes I watch Russian television. In prime time, they show me stories about events in the world – mainly about how bad things are OVER THERE, and about events in Russia. The main events in Russia: t...
It’s no secret that Russia’s political opposition is in a state of nearly complete disarray and disagreement over tactics. Today, the Wall Street Journal takes a deeper look…
I’m sure that this isn’t intended to be funny, but at this model NATO summit run by some students, we hear a remarkably accurate argument for Russia’s position on energy security with Europe. One word (Gazprom) and one piece of a...
The following is an exclusive translation from the German press on the most popular Russia story of the week. Read a summary on our German blog here. Concept of the enemy wanted With the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia for NATO membership Russia a...
The last time Gazprom played around with deals and “memorandums of understanding” in North Africa, it was the con of the decade: The preemptively announced cooperation agreement with Algeria’s state-held exporter Sonatrach, which...
Swiftly following Vladimir Putin’s meeting with a group of Italian businessmen, Italian power company Enel has announced that it plans to invest around €9 billion ($14 billion) in the Russian economy over the next five years. The staff at OGK-4 an...
Mikhail Gutseriyev, the billionaire former head of oil company Russneft, is “hiding in London from Russian police who want to arrest him for tax evasion”. Russian police have charged the British head of Hermitage Capital Management investment fund...
TODAY: NATO summit to take place tomorrow, unlikely that invitations will be extended to Georgia and Ukraine. Russian reporter granted political asylum in the UK. Suspended official tries to link Berezovsky to Politkovskaya murder. Time to disband...
Here’s a HUGE scoop from Reuters, who has found out from inside sources that the recent police raid on BP’s affiliate offices in Russia was only interested in seizing documents related to Gazprom, further indicating that this mess has ...
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