TODAY: Russian ship halted on way to deliver helicopters to Syria; Obama says Russia understands dangers of Syrian civil war; Cameron and Lavrov argue over Putin’s investment in Assad’s rule; Medvedev pledges support for Chechnya; Putin promises r...
TODAY: Russian ship halted on way to deliver helicopters to Syria; Obama says Russia understands dangers of Syrian civil war; Cameron and Lavrov argue over Putin’s investment in Assad’s rule; Medvedev pledges support for Chechnya; Putin promises r...
President Vladimir Putin has made it known at several points, not without a hint of pride, that he does not use the Internet. Doubtless his disdain for all matters web-oriented stems in part from it being the favored tool of the seditious opposit...
The deputy head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that the first day of Moscow talks between Iran and the Group 5+1 over its trouble-stirring nuclear program ended ‘constructively’. Some would beg to differ: Julian ...
The FT reports that Russia has apportioned $40 billion for this year and next to protect the economy from contagion should the euro zone crisis worsen. This article considers why Russia has outperformed other Eastern European countries in growth ...
TODAY: ‘Open dialogue’ witnessed at Obama-Putin meeting; no agreement on Syria reached; Russia sends two warships to the conflict zone. Cooperation on solving missile defense issues possible; Washington says Jackson-Vanik and Magnitksy...
It was announced yesterday that two major opposition groups will merge. Parnas, the People’s Freedom Party, which was denied registration in June of last year, will join forces with Vladimir Ryzhkov’s long-standing Republican Party of Russi...
When Prime Minister Medvedev’s cabinet was announced on May 21, some observers noted with optimism that a handful of reformers remained among the hardline siloviki satellites of President Putin. This was perhaps the last point at which that ...
Headed by EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, the latest round of talks between Iran and six world powers over Tehran’s nuclear program has begun in Moscow. ‘Consequences of failure could be devastating‘, says Reuters. A...
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg is a bright spot on the horizon for many Russians who feel that seeking justice in their homeland, notorious for its ‘legal nihilism’, is a fool’s errand. We’ve heard a lot ...
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