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April 6, 2011

Energy Blast – April 6, 2011

Unrest in the Middle East is a threat to Russia’s oil interests, says Sergei Ivanov, claiming that stable prices would be preferable to sharp increases.  Russia’s gas exports have risen by 20% already this year, with a slight rise...
April 6, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 6, 2011

The government is denying that it drew up a wish-list of corporate stars to take up board chairmanships: ‘This is all just gossip. The struggle for these seats has not started yet.‘  The list, published by Kommersant, included inv...
April 6, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 6, 2011

The government is denying that it drew up a wish-list of corporate stars to take up board chairmanships: ‘This is all just gossip. The struggle for these seats has not started yet.‘  The list, published by Kommersant, included inv...
April 6, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 6, 2011

TODAY: Ivanov in the U.S.; political apathy on the rise; LiveJournal hacked; Libya campaign could backfire, say Russian ministers; Roskosmos head stepping down, speculation over embarrassment; Investigative Committee reprimands employee over leak;...
April 6, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 6, 2011

TODAY: Ivanov in the U.S.; political apathy on the rise; LiveJournal hacked; Libya campaign could backfire, say Russian ministers; Roskosmos head stepping down, speculation over embarrassment; Investigative Committee reprimands employee over leak;...
April 5, 2011

Energy Blast – April 5, 2011

Japan has asked Russia to send it a vessel used to dispose of liquid nuclear waste from decommissioned submarines, as it attempts to deal with ‘several million times the legal limit‘ of radioactive water spewing into the sea. The bonus...
April 5, 2011

Energy Blast – April 5, 2011

Japan has asked Russia to send it a vessel used to dispose of liquid nuclear waste from decommissioned submarines, as it attempts to deal with ‘several million times the legal limit‘ of radioactive water spewing into the sea. The bonus...
April 5, 2011

Today in Russian Business – April 5, 2011

According to an unidentified director of a Russia-based multinational: ‘It seems that the whole generation of 25- to 45-year-old Russians is actively thinking about running away, especially considering the prospect of seeing the same people ...
April 5, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 5, 2011

TODAY: Soyuz spaceship blasts off; police official fired for assault on female journalist; Russia wants U.S. guarantees; Kashin sued by alleged attacker; army will continue to use conscripts; wildfires in Siberia; Fashion Week. The Soyuz spaceship...
April 5, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – April 5, 2011

TODAY: Soyuz spaceship blasts off; police official fired for assault on female journalist; Russia wants U.S. guarantees; Kashin sued by alleged attacker; army will continue to use conscripts; wildfires in Siberia; Fashion Week. The Soyuz spaceship...