Video: Russia in Search of Allies
Matthew Chance of CNN reports on Russia’s sudden financial altruism. Embedded video from CNN Video
Year: 2008
The Turkmen Energy Giant
Turkmenistan has just discovered what might be the fourth largest natural gas field on earth. I am sure that Gazprom doesn’t like this development whatsoever. From the Asia Times: British consultancy firm Gaffney, Cline & Associates (GC...
Energy Blast – Oct 16, 2008
A further group of Russian energy companies is planning to ask the government for ‘tens of billions of dollars of cheap loans’ to stave off the effects of the financial crisis. ‘Turkmen gas riches may exceed the West’s wildest dreams’ – if s...
Today in Russian Business – Oct 16, 2008
The falling price of oil contributed to further huge losses on the MICEX yesterday. Mid-size Bank Globex is under scrutiny for seeking to protect itself from severe losses by taking measures that, some argued, are against the law. Amid falling pri...
RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 16, 2008
TODAY: International Court of Justice gives Georgia green light on ethnic cleansing case; Georgia-Russia talks suspended amid accusations on both sides; EU makes friendly moves towards former Soviet republics; Karina Moskalenko story hits global p...
Mercury Rising: The “Piling On” of Karinna Moskalenko
I must confess that I feel entirely too close to Karinna Moskalenko personally and too involved professionally in the defense of our client, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to objectively comment on what appears to be a horrific mercury poisoning attempt in...
Grigory Pasko: Another Attempt on a Russian Lawyer
Russian lawyer – a dangerous profession? By Grigory Pasko Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. The procuracy of Strasbourg has opened a criminal case based on the fact of an attempt to poison the famous R...
A Yawning Gap for Favouritism
We agree with the concerns raised in this new Financial Times op/ed that the Russian government’s bailout plan is unlikely to be distributed evenly and fairly, and will likely reward certain political expediencies. However this argument that...
El País: Russia’s Growing Impunity to Kill and Intimidate Journalists
The following is a translation of an article which appeared last week in Spain’s leading newspaper, El País, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The original article can be read here. Russia’s Growi...
Russia and Georgia Meet for Talks, then Suspend Them
Well, that sure was fast. Today for the first time since war broke out between the two countries, delegations from Russia and Georgia met at the United Nations in Geneva for peace talks aimed at resolving tensions. However, no sooner than the Russ...
