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April 11, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 11, 2012

TODAY: Udalstov detained; opposition activities in Astrakhan continue; US slams Magnitsky verdict;will Putin’s last speech as PM will offer clues as to makeup of next cabinet? ROC attacks political correctness; Clinton takes Russia to task o...
April 11, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 11, 2012

TODAY: Udalstov detained; opposition activities in Astrakhan continue; US slams Magnitsky verdict;will Putin’s last speech as PM will offer clues as to makeup of next cabinet? ROC attacks political correctness; Clinton takes Russia to task o...
April 10, 2012

Sentenced To Secrecy

In the Moscow Times today, Georgy Bovt has written a probing article examining the Viktor Bout conviction.  Since the moustachioed arms dealer was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday in New York, the Kremlin has decried the decision and expres...
April 10, 2012

Sentenced To Secrecy

In the Moscow Times today, Georgy Bovt has written a probing article examining the Viktor Bout conviction.  Since the moustachioed arms dealer was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday in New York, the Kremlin has decried the decision and expres...
April 10, 2012

Energy Blast – April 10, 2012

The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency has told the press that Tehran will not resuscitate a failed nuclear fuel swap deal with Western powers, but it may consider reducing production of higher-grade enriched uranium once it has secured the...
April 10, 2012

Energy Blast – April 10, 2012

The head of Iran’s atomic energy agency has told the press that Tehran will not resuscitate a failed nuclear fuel swap deal with Western powers, but it may consider reducing production of higher-grade enriched uranium once it has secured the...
April 10, 2012

Today in Russian Business – April 10, 2012

Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny has highlighted a possible misuse of state funds in a weekend trip to an Italian resort by Volgograd Governor Sergei Bozhenov and some 40 regional officials and their families.  A spokesperson for the region&...
April 10, 2012

Today in Russian Business – April 10, 2012

Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny has highlighted a possible misuse of state funds in a weekend trip to an Italian resort by Volgograd Governor Sergei Bozhenov and some 40 regional officials and their families.  A spokesperson for the region&...
April 10, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 10, 2012

TODAY: Moscow opposition members signal solidarity with Astrakhan hunger strikers; Ksenia Sobchak shakes up awards ceremony; counter revolution committee.  Schoolgirl beating casts shadow on police work; Polish anger over Smolensk air crash reigni...
April 10, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 10, 2012

TODAY: Moscow opposition members signal solidarity with Astrakhan hunger strikers; Ksenia Sobchak shakes up awards ceremony; counter revolution committee.  Schoolgirl beating casts shadow on police work; Polish anger over Smolensk air crash reigni...