As analyst Mark Adomanis knows well, defending Russian foreign policy maneuvers on certain matters can be somewhat problematic. However, he makes an interesting argument here in Forbes about Russian reluctance to support sanctions (as has been th...
One doesn’t generally have to look very far to find an example of the promotion of machismo in Russian society, or the fact that violence against women remains a worrying trend (Ria-Novosti has just reported that a third of Russian women end...
One doesn’t generally have to look very far to find an example of the promotion of machismo in Russian society, or the fact that violence against women remains a worrying trend (Ria-Novosti has just reported that a third of Russian women end...
Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev has announced he wants to put a stop to ‘mobile slavery’ by introducing laws which would oblige mobile providers to let customers keep their cell-phone numbers when changing providers. The Moscow Tim...
TODAY: 17 protestors arrested for defending gay rights in St Petersburg; 22 detained in Moscow for Left March; Putin and Medvedev attempt to polish popular appeal; May Day rally attendees’ motives questioned. Sanctions against Sudan opposed...
TODAY: 17 protestors arrested for defending gay rights in St Petersburg; 22 detained in Moscow for Left March; Putin and Medvedev attempt to polish popular appeal; May Day rally attendees’ motives questioned. Sanctions against Sudan opposed...
British oil major BP has reported a larger-than-anticipated drop in profits (from $4.93 billion in the quarter, against a $5.61 billion profit in the same period last year) despite higher oil prices, due to ongoing financial fallout of the Gulf of...
British oil major BP has reported a larger-than-anticipated drop in profits (from $4.93 billion in the quarter, against a $5.61 billion profit in the same period last year) despite higher oil prices, due to ongoing financial fallout of the Gulf of...
The Financial Times reports on how Russia’s privatization plans, drawn up by outgoing President Medvedev, are provoking faction clashes within the Kremlin. The president has signed a bill ratifying an international treaty which protects wor...
Russia’s number two crude producer LUKoil apparently believes it can develop Iraq’s West Qurna-2 oilfield without partners. Russia and Iran are complicit in helping Syria avoid the impact of Western sanctions with fuel supplies, which...
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