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June 30, 2011

The Vampire Protection Society

So everybody knows that Vladimir Milov’s opposition party PARNAS was recently denied the right to compete in Duma elections, as the electoral authorities claimed that there were errors on the registration paperwork.  So even if the libe...
June 30, 2011

The Vampire Protection Society

So everybody knows that Vladimir Milov’s opposition party PARNAS was recently denied the right to compete in Duma elections, as the electoral authorities claimed that there were errors on the registration paperwork.  So even if the libe...
June 30, 2011

Energy Blast – June 30, 2011

Russia’s hardline tactics in cash-strapped Belarus have worked: following yesterday’s power cut, Belarus has paid back the millions of dollars it owes to Russia in overdue electricity bills. The head of Eni says that Europe could find ...
June 30, 2011

Energy Blast – June 30, 2011

Russia’s hardline tactics in cash-strapped Belarus have worked: following yesterday’s power cut, Belarus has paid back the millions of dollars it owes to Russia in overdue electricity bills. The head of Eni says that Europe could find ...
June 30, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 30, 2011

A reported coup at Avianova that saw executives ‘evicted from their offices‘ is not the kind of case study that promotes the Russian business climate as investor friendly.  This report analyses Campbell Soup’s exit from Russ...
June 30, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 30, 2011

TODAY: Foreign Ministry proposes tit-for-tat; rights violations at Matrosskaya Tishina; Russia’s role in Belarus’ meltdown; Kaczynski report blames Russia for Smolensk; Petrozavodsk transcripts completed; Medvedev’s driving gaffe...
June 29, 2011

Keeping Elections (EU-)Free

Were you getting excited about the upcoming elections, what with Mikhail Prokhorov threatening to make Right Cause a party to rival United Russia and Valentina Matviyenko about to take up the role of speaker in the Federation Council?  Well, ...
June 29, 2011

Energy Blast – June 29, 2011

As planned, Russia has cut off its electricity supply to Belarus (which makes up roughly 10% of the latter’s power needs).  TNK-BP is trying understand why it was temporarily excluded from Transneft’s pipeline export route to Pola...
June 29, 2011

Energy Blast – June 29, 2011

As planned, Russia has cut off its electricity supply to Belarus (which makes up roughly 10% of the latter’s power needs).  TNK-BP is trying understand why it was temporarily excluded from Transneft’s pipeline export route to Pola...
June 29, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 29, 2011

Russia has lifted its unpopular ban on vegetable imports from the Netherlands and Belgium.  The Moscow Times analyzes the United States inability to let go of Jackson-Vanik, the amendment to the 1974 Trade Act that prevents it from granting p...