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June 15, 2012

ECHR Changes Spark Fears For Russians

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 ...
June 15, 2012

Investigating Bastrykin’s Backtrack

On Wednesday the news broke that Novaya Gazeta’s deputy editor Sergei Sokolov (seen left) had apparently been threatened by Russia’s chief investigator Aleksandr Bastrykin, in an ominous sounding confrontation in a Moscow forest. The c...
June 15, 2012

Investigating Bastrykin’s Backtrack

On Wednesday the news broke that Novaya Gazeta’s deputy editor Sergei Sokolov (seen left) had apparently been threatened by Russia’s chief investigator Aleksandr Bastrykin, in an ominous sounding confrontation in a Moscow forest. The c...
June 15, 2012

Energy Blast – June 15, 2012

The cartel may be nonplussed at the moment, but should OPEC be more concerned about the advent of shale gas? wonders Reuters.  In BP’s new Statistical Review of World Energy it has announced the discovery of enormous gas reserves in Turkmeni...
June 15, 2012

Energy Blast – June 15, 2012

The cartel may be nonplussed at the moment, but should OPEC be more concerned about the advent of shale gas? wonders Reuters.  In BP’s new Statistical Review of World Energy it has announced the discovery of enormous gas reserves in Turkmeni...
June 15, 2012

Today in Russian Business – June 15, 2012

According to Citigroup, Russia must lower the average oil price it needs to balance the budget by more than 30% to attract investors and cut risk.  A poll by British auditing firm Ernst & Young has found that foreign investors see potential in...
June 15, 2012

Today in Russian Business – June 15, 2012

According to Citigroup, Russia must lower the average oil price it needs to balance the budget by more than 30% to attract investors and cut risk.  A poll by British auditing firm Ernst & Young has found that foreign investors see potential in...
June 15, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – June 15

TODAY: Investigating chief first denies, then apologizes for threats against reporter; Sobchak’s lawyers want her money back; ECHR reforms could have negative consequences for Russians with complaints.  Syria’s ambassador denies Russia...
June 14, 2012

Russia’s Path Of Most Resistance On Syria

Hillary Clinton has, it seems, come to the end of her tether with Russia’s ongoing feeding of arms to Syria. It has been very hard to believe that transfers of weapons (or moreover helicopters as the latest accusation notes) are for as innoc...
June 14, 2012

Russia’s Path Of Most Resistance On Syria

Hillary Clinton has, it seems, come to the end of her tether with Russia’s ongoing feeding of arms to Syria. It has been very hard to believe that transfers of weapons (or moreover helicopters as the latest accusation notes) are for as innoc...