The Financial Times has an editorial on next Wednesday’s first meeting between Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev. The two sides are now accelerating talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty to replace Start 1 before it expires in Decemb...
On the face of it, Russia should be happy with the news that the EU and Ukraine have agreed a deal to modernize Ukraine’s aging gas pipeline infrastructure. The Russians themselves have complained for years that Ukraine has allowed the syste...
A message to Moscow: do not underestimate the new US President. The Obama administration has put out clear signals to Russia about real possibilities for engagement. Many Russian commentators believe that the new US administration ‘needsR...
Once in a while, perhaps too rarely, it is necessary to compliment a member of the Russian administration. Whenever a Russian politician addresses hard economic or political truths head-on, this needs to be recognized and in this case applauded. G...
A partak means a lot “on the zone” Grigory Pasko, journalist Partak – that’s a tattoo in the language of jailbirds. The history of tattooing goes with the roots into the ages. They say that the fist to start doing it were t...
Here is a link to the press release on Reuters announcing Nasir El-Rufai’s retention of Robert Amsterdam to defend against a raft of baseless, politically motivated charges by the Nigerian government. Nasir El-Rufai, a popular Nigerian refor...
Is there any subject more frustrating than European energy politics? These bureaucrats just can’t seem to get their act together nor show any sense of awareness of what the Russians are doing. Below is the conclusion of a pretty ...
Reuters offers some suggestions as to why Russia was so angered by Ukraine’s plan to modernize its pipeline system. Italian-owned power producer OGK-5 has warned that electricity prices must rise if it is to maintain investment. ...
Vladimir Putin’s unemployment figures are significantly lower than those of the Federal Statistics Service. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says that the government will step in to prevent Oleg Deripaska’s GAZ from falling in...
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