President Medvedev has reportedly slammed government ministers for showing ‘barely any progress’ on modernizing Russia’s energy sector. The New York Times reports on how constructing a gas leviathan has backfired on the Kre...
The BBC looks at the cold snap hitting Russia’s economy, which contracted by 9.5% in the first quarter, the worst shrinkage in 15 years, with GDP shrinking by 23% from the previous quarter. Alfa bank cut its predictions for Russia̵...
TODAY: US disappointed with Russia’s stance on OSCE; Medvedev hopeful on Obama talks; Abkhazia’s President Bagapsh wary of Russian control; Russia suggests ruble reserve currency for G8; prognosis not good for Russia-EU meeting; gay ri...
President Dmitry Medvedev recently met with human rights advocates. Hooray for Medvedev! Medvedev gave an interview to Novaya Gazeta. What a guy! They’ve released former YUKOS lawyer Svetlana Bakhmina. Respect – to him, naturally, the ...
Reading this stark judgment on Europe’s performance of leadership in the Balkan conflicts from Foreign Policy, one can see how easily Russia established its influence in Southeastern Europe (or at least enough influence to take over the gas ...
Earlier this week Russia Profile published an interesting piece about a new law being pushed by President Dmitry Medvedev to empower the Federation Council to handpick judges for the Constitutional Court. Clearly the potential for rule of la...
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stopped by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to talk about missile defense, NATO enlargement, the conflict with Georgia, nuclear proliferation, past/future U.S.-Russia relations, and his f...
The Russian Foreign Ministry has called the EU’s southern corridor agreements ‘counterproductive‘ as long as discussions do not take into account Russian interests. The Telegraph analyses how oil prices have risen by 70% in...
Russia has revised plans for state guarantees for the debt of major firms, which would make accessing government funds easier, in order to encourage them to lend to the real economy. The government has hired one of the country’s top in...
TODAY: Russia willing to revive European Arms Control treaty; IOC praises Sochi but says task must not be underestimated; Russia pledges help to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; policemen on trial Russia has proposed a new version of the Treaty o...
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