TODAY: Pomonaryov imprisonment draws attention; Putin on unsanctioned protests, backs Khimki preservation; Emergency Situations Ministry applauds itself for handling fires; religious icon to provide ‘moral support’; skinhead attack at ...
Philip Crowley, a representative of the U.S. State Department, has assured observers that the case of Viktor Bout will not impact in a negative manner the development of bilateral relations with Russia. Naturally, it’s Mr. Crowley’s du...
Fresh from a whale chase near the Kamchatka Peninsula, Putin is off again on another publicity stunt adventure: a 2,000 km journey across Siberia in a yellow Lada – followed by an entourage of journalists, of course. The journey, he says, is...
From Robert Amsterdam’s latest article on the Huffington Post: Most importantly, Bout is a picture perfect representation of “one of the men” currently in power in the Kremlin, and say what you will about Vladimir Putin, he is ve...
‘Vanguard states, such as Germany, Portugal, China, South Korea […] are already investing heavily‘ in low-carbon technologies, says the FT. ‘If it does not move quickly, Russia risks being left further behind.‘ ...
Vladimir Putin has agreed on financial backing for an ecotourism plan to draw visitors to Russia’s national parks ‘after hearing that US parks earn $14.5 billion a year‘. Grain supplies between regions will be monitored dai...
Activists’ efforts have been awarded with the staggering news that President Dmitry Medvedev has temporarily halted and ordered a review into the construction of a highway through the Khimki forest. But The Economist’s ‘East...
Seriously? Not even just this one time when a world famous rock band comes to town and is gracious enough to do a photo shoot with the president, can the Russian police resist the temptation to act like moronic gestapo by arresting and banni...
Writing over at Russia Profile, Roland Oliphant has some fascinating quotes from Roy Isbister of Safer World. One of the reasons why I think any trial of Viktor Bout is unlikely to reveal any “blockbuster” exposures is that so ma...
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