Good ‘ole Norway. You’d never hear a peep from them about human rights or democracy shortcomings over in Russia, and in exchange they are gifted with some large contracts for the state energy company. Nobody ever said it wa...
I have often argued that Russia’s friendship with China is more talk than it is substance (for example, Venezuela’s president has made twice as many trips to Moscow in recent years than China’s President Hu Jintao). But thi...
Having recently completed a week-long trip to the cities of São Paulo, Brasilia, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, I am struck with several observations that relate to relations with Venezuela, Russia, and the international business community. The...
Russia and the Netherlands have ‘serious plans’ to increase their energy projects; Royal Dutch Shell is seeking involvement in the Yamal region. The oil giant has made a discovery of natural gas in the Norwegian Sea that could be...
A World Bank report has said that the Russian economy is contracting more than expected and ‘damaging waves’ are rippling through the whole of the ex-Soviet Union. Vladimir Putin has signed a second anti-crisis plan to prepare fo...
TODAY: Medvedev gives positive signs to US on START; Ingushetia President critically ill after assassination attempt; Surkov backs multiparty cooperation; political art unwelcome at the Kremlin Russia has announced that it is ready to ‘...
From the Associated Press: When the judge ordered a recess, Kasparov confronted prosecutor Gyulchekhra Ibragimova as she walked past him on her way out. During the brief and tense exchange, Ibragimova told Kasparov she respected him but added he s...
Der Spiegel has supposedly obtained confidential documents written by the EU team led by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini that is investigating the war last summer. There are quite a few interesting little nuggets in Der Spiegel’s write-up. Here ...
Lukoil will expand Russian energy companies’ push into the European market with a $725 million bid for a 45% stake in a Dutch refinery owned by France’s Total. The stake, previously owned by Dow Chemical, was slated to be purchased by ...
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