Month: November 2010

November 29, 2010

Today in Russian Business – Nov 29, 2010

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claims that Russia allocated $4 billion of credit to his country to spend on weapons last month.  Could new developments mean that the case against Sergei Storchak will finally be closed?  British Busines...
November 29, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 29, 2010

TODAY: Editor of Russian Newsweek speaks out against television news; bill submitted on tougher penalties for those who attack journalists; Wikileaks could embarrass diplomats; small-time gangsters; Olympics row with Georgia; Duma blames Stalin fo...
November 26, 2010

Energy Blast – Nov 26, 2010

South Stream’s Romanian segment has been completed, says Gazprom.  The combined profits of Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, and the Kharyaga project (all still in development), could bring Russia $318 billion over the next four decades, by ...
November 26, 2010

Today in Russian Business – Nov 26, 2010

British Business Secretary Vince Cable will speak in Russia today on the need for it to diversify its interests away from natural resources, drawing a parallel with the UK’s over-reliance on financial services.  Thomas Cook, lured by a ...
November 26, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 26, 2010

TODAY: Russia planning naval expansion; Putin praises Tajik military base; Belarus accuses Russia of funding opposition; Merkel spiky ahead of talks; Lavrov supports UN statement on N Korea; Wikileaks to expose corrupt politicians? World Cup and W...
November 25, 2010

Energy Blast – Nov 25, 2010

Is China on track with its efforts to reduce energy usage?  In an article published in a German newspaper, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin expresses reservations about potential risks posed by the EU’s third energy package, including R...
November 25, 2010

Today in Russian Business – Nov 25, 2010

An Ernst & Young audit suggests that 60% of Russia’s multinationals have a negative view of the country’s tax system and its effect on investment; the head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service says that foreign companies should all...
November 25, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 25, 2010

TODAY: Medvedev calls for political parties to diversify, warns of stagnation; Foreign Ministry won’t take Saakashvili seriously until it’s in writing; Romanian minister calls for troops to leave Moldova; friendly NATO relations underm...
November 24, 2010

Medvedev’s Gentle Grumbling

There’s not much to object to in President Dmitry Medvedev’s most recent video blog statement, which is being interpreted as a preview to his address to the Duma next week and a continuation of his ideological development kicked off by...
November 24, 2010

The Russia Today Arrests

Anyone who genuinely cares about freedom of expression and protecting the human rights of journalists should be outraged over the arrests this week in Georgia of journalist Kaelyn Forde and cameraman Jon Conway, employees of the state-owned cable ...