Month: May 2011

May 26, 2011

Energy Blast – May 26, 2011

Gazprom increased its gas exports to Europe by 30% this month, with daily supplies now ‘correspond[ing] to winter production rates‘.  The company’s plans to redirect 20% of the gas it currently transports thought Ukraine cou...
May 26, 2011

Energy Blast – May 26, 2011

Gazprom increased its gas exports to Europe by 30% this month, with daily supplies now ‘correspond[ing] to winter production rates‘.  The company’s plans to redirect 20% of the gas it currently transports thought Ukraine cou...
May 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 26, 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over Russia’s dependence on foreign companies in ‘key industries‘.  Dairy farmer Dmitry Malov has been sentenced to five years in jail, apparently as a result of refusing t...
May 26, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 26, 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed concern over Russia’s dependence on foreign companies in ‘key industries‘.  Dairy farmer Dmitry Malov has been sentenced to five years in jail, apparently as a result of refusing t...
May 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 26, 2011

TODAY: Activist’s wife facing drugs charges; independent newspaper shut down after supporting opposition candidate; Moscow says no to gay rights parade; United Russia remove posters; Duma intern fired for revealing session secrets; Khodorkov...
May 26, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 26, 2011

TODAY: Activist’s wife facing drugs charges; independent newspaper shut down after supporting opposition candidate; Moscow says no to gay rights parade; United Russia remove posters; Duma intern fired for revealing session secrets; Khodorkov...
May 25, 2011

Political Superheroes

The above is an image from the brilliant Superputin comic strip, rumored to be ‘part of a behind the scenes campaign‘ or ‘commissioned by the Kremlin‘ to keep political focus on the ruling tandem – increasingly i...
May 25, 2011

Political Superheroes

The above is an image from the brilliant Superputin comic strip, rumored to be ‘part of a behind the scenes campaign‘ or ‘commissioned by the Kremlin‘ to keep political focus on the ruling tandem – increasingly i...
May 25, 2011

Energy Blast – May 25, 2011

Russia and China have postponed pricing discussions about Transneft oil supplies until next month’s St Petersburg economic forum.  Ukraine is caught between deepening economic and political ties with the EU, and joining a Russian-led cu...
May 25, 2011

Energy Blast – May 25, 2011

Russia and China have postponed pricing discussions about Transneft oil supplies until next month’s St Petersburg economic forum.  Ukraine is caught between deepening economic and political ties with the EU, and joining a Russian-led cu...