Month: January 2011

January 27, 2011

Fridman’s Challenge To The State?

The BP-Rosneft deal has certainly rocked a few boats.  It is reported today that TNK, BP’s partners in Russia, have sought to block the deal with an injunction filed in a London court, on the basis that it contravenes two points of thei...
January 27, 2011

Fridman’s Challenge To The State?

The BP-Rosneft deal has certainly rocked a few boats.  It is reported today that TNK, BP’s partners in Russia, have sought to block the deal with an injunction filed in a London court, on the basis that it contravenes two points of thei...
January 27, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 27, 2011

NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin has warned the organization that it must investigate the Stuxnet virus which hit Iranian nuclear facilities last year, as a cyber-assault of this nature could, he claims, lead to a catastrophe of Chernobyl’s proport...
January 27, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 27, 2011

Following Monday’s terrorist attack, President Medvedev has made an abbreviated visit to the Davos summit, where he attempted to woo foreign investors: highlighting a desire to create a common economic area ‘stretching from the Atlanti...
January 27, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 27, 2011

Following Monday’s terrorist attack, President Medvedev has made an abbreviated visit to the Davos summit, where he attempted to woo foreign investors: highlighting a desire to create a common economic area ‘stretching from the Atlanti...
January 27, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 27, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev addresses Davos with anti-terror message; fires ‘lax’ transport officials; Putin denies airport attack connected to Chechnya. START sails through upper house; Medvedev encourages ongoing arms reduction; Putin-Medvedev a...
January 27, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 27, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev addresses Davos with anti-terror message; fires ‘lax’ transport officials; Putin denies airport attack connected to Chechnya. START sails through upper house; Medvedev encourages ongoing arms reduction; Putin-Medvedev a...
January 26, 2011

Democratic Whispers

President Medvedev is well-known for paying lip service to the grand ideas of reform and democracy, whilst, some would say, overseeing little in the way of concrete results.  Today provides us with one such example of the President’s de...
January 26, 2011

Democratic Whispers

President Medvedev is well-known for paying lip service to the grand ideas of reform and democracy, whilst, some would say, overseeing little in the way of concrete results.  Today provides us with one such example of the President’s de...
January 26, 2011

Another Crack in Putin’s Terrorism Policy?

Of the many angry and saddened responses that the Moscow airport bombing has precipitated (see RFE/RL for a selection of online comments), opposition leader Boris Nemtsov has proved particularly vociferous.  From the Other Russia: What we hav...