Post Global, the “collaborative, global” Washington Post blog moderated by David Ignatious and Fareed Zakaria, has posted a smart essay articulating what is likely the next iteration of responses to Obama’s secret letter to Mosco...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Europe today, giving a short speech and Q&A session at the European Parliament (the highest ranking U.S. visit to EuroParl since Reagan in 85). Click here to watch the video, and below is what she...
Earlier this week, the British historian Orlando Figes alleged that his Russian publisher, Atticus, had jettsoned his book, “The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia” due to “political pressure” and Kremlin-led...
As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, prepare to meet in Geneva today, a Bush administration policy expert on Russia and Eastern Europe offers some advice on post-secret letter U.S./Russia relations in a...
Vladimir Putin warned that Ukraine’s recent raid on Naftogaz could jeopardize the flow of Russian gas to Europe, and threatened to cut supplies again if February bills weren’t paid by Saturday – but Gazprom said it received full ...
Inflation is at a four-month high of 13.9%. International reserves are dropping at a slower speed thanks to a slight increase in oil prices, seeing the ruble hit its strongest level in a week against the dollar. ‘The regional gov...
TODAY: NATO agrees to restore normal relations with Russia; Kremlin working on anti-satellite weapons; Khodorkovsky trial in the news; media owner attacked; Medvedev orders investigation into elections; Gorbachev criticizes United Russia.In a west...
Yesterday we posted some hostile reactions to President Barack Obama’s “secret letter” overture to the Russians to suspend the plans for a missile shield in Europe. Today, we bring you a ringing endorsement of the letter, w...
Stratfor has published an opus of sorts on the Russian financial predicament. What’s so unique about it is the historical lens through which the authors gauge the truths and fictions of the Kremlin’s recent rise, including the counter-...
“What doesn’t seem to be much appreciated is that the main problem isn’t really Georgia. It’s that Georgia is the thread hanging off the tattered sweater; you pull it, and the sweater falls apart.” This quote, from St...
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