Video: The Mending of Ties
Here you can watch Barack talk Russia – courtesy of the BBC.
Month: May 2009
Russian Pessimism
Pessimism, it seems, is blind to partisan differences in Russia. This is from an interesting column by Andrei Kortunov in the Moscow Times. It is interesting that Russia’s conservative “patriots” and the diametrically oppos...
Putin Approaches a Decade in Power
His contemporary Hugo Chavez in Venezuela has been doing the authoritarian-political prisoner thing for more than a decade, but Vladimir Putin is not too far behind. With any luck, these fellows could emulate the successful grip on power of ...
Energy Blast – May 13, 2009
Russia and Japan have concluded a deal on more extensive cooperation in the nuclear industry that may path the way for a flurry of contracts, including supplying Japan with $100 million worth of low enriched uranium for nuclear power plants. ...
Today in Russian Business – May 13, 2009
Russia may allow the ruble to strengthen at least another 6.7% against its exchange rate basket as the country moves towards free floating the currency before its 2011 target. Bloomberg features a video interview with Alexei Ulyukayev, first...
RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 13, 2009
TODAY: Anti-corruption initiatives fail to ‘dizzy’ so far; Sochi faces IOC inspection and reports of ecological violations; governor’s official earnings’ declarations raise eyebrows; Lavrov finds US approach to arms issue &...
Dmitry Muratov Visits the Khodorkovsky Trial
Below is a translation from khodorkovsky.ru of the highly regarded journalist Dmitry Muratov’s experience visiting the trial of Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Earlier this year President Dmitry Medvedev granted an interview to Muratov and Novay...
Medvedev Speaks Honestly on Corruption
It would be hard for anyone to disagree with what the Russian president said today: “As regards the fight against corruption, it is clear that we are at the very start of this path. Nobody is feeling dizzy with success. There is actually no ...
The Dream of No Nukes
Amitai Etzioni of George Washington University has a post on TPM criticizing President Barack Obama’s “zero” nuclear weapons ambitions, pointing out the false assumption that whatever arrangement the U.S. and Russia work out, tha...
Eni’s Dispute with Gazprom over South Stream
Interesting that Berlusconi and Putin are signing the South Stream deal in Crimea – perhaps a little reminder of who’s boss. Eni, however, is a little surprised that after all they’ve done for Russia (including selling back...
