Dear Readers: I think I may owe all of you an apology. Today I got this message from a reader (who shall remain anonymous) through my Facebook profile: I have for some time been unable to comment at your website (so it occurs to me you...
Vladislav Surkov is one of the most creative minds inside the Kremlin, and I write with total honesty. No one else seems capable of weaving such elaborate fictions and improvised almost-believable narratives, such as his hit novel Sovereign ...
Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch has a new piece on the Guardian’s Comment is Free taking a look at the recent string of murders in Chechnya. What’s interesting here was the transparent way in which the Chechen state security...
RusHydro has sold investors 3.5 billion of 7.5 billion new shares in a public offering, with the rest bought by its own unit for a later resale. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has approved a Russian-Turkish draft protocol on cooperation in nu...
Following stalls in negotiations, Magna and Sberbank have modified the terms of their agreement to buy Opel, and are now apparently confident that GM Motors will be able to accept their offer. To see a timeline of events in the Opel-Magna sa...
TODAY: US will continue to train Georgian army; EU and Washington comment on Putin’s Abkhazia trip; Merkel expected to address human rights at meeting about Opel; Kadyrov to sue Memorial chief. Yushchenko ‘disappointed’ wit...
This one is fresh off the wire on Angela Merkel’s upcoming meeting with Dmitry Medvedev. Despite strong efforts, Merkel’s past comments on human rights have not produced much. Perhaps this summit, a new approach will be att...
We are pretty impressed with the latest article from Sarah Mendelson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published by Foreign Policy. It is exceptionally easy to whine and moan about conditions of injustice and human...
Christopher Walker of Freedom House has a very powerfully argued opinion article just published by the Wall Street Journal. No holds barred, openly strident, and given the violence against journalists this summer, totally appropriate. After ...
The following is an exclusive translation from Novye Izvestiya. Aren’t you a lucky reader… The tail wags the dog Judging by everything, Russia has refused to sign the Energy Charter because of the «YUKOS case» IVAN MARKOV, «Novye...
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