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February 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Feb 17, 2011

TODAY: Guardian reporter refused visa extension; Khodorkovsky whistleblower motives considered;  Sobyanin says no to gay marches; Putin chastises customs officials over rap video; nationalist movement to be banned?  Russia-Italy cooperat...
February 17, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Feb 17, 2011

TODAY: Guardian reporter refused visa extension; Khodorkovsky whistleblower motives considered;  Sobyanin says no to gay marches; Putin chastises customs officials over rap video; nationalist movement to be banned?  Russia-Italy cooperat...
February 16, 2011

Barclay’s Backing out of Russia

Today Barclay’s Bank announced its decision to withdraw from the Russian retail banking sector; an announcement precipitated, it would seem, by write downs of nearly $400 million, which are prompting commentators to compare it to US financie...
February 16, 2011

Barclay’s Backing out of Russia

Today Barclay’s Bank announced its decision to withdraw from the Russian retail banking sector; an announcement precipitated, it would seem, by write downs of nearly $400 million, which are prompting commentators to compare it to US financie...
February 16, 2011

Ringing the Changes

It has been noted that the only salient agreement that seemed to emerge from the much-publicized meeting between Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov and British counterpart William Hague was the news that a telephone hotline would be establish...
February 16, 2011

Ringing the Changes

It has been noted that the only salient agreement that seemed to emerge from the much-publicized meeting between Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov and British counterpart William Hague was the news that a telephone hotline would be establish...
February 16, 2011

Huda Seif: South Sudan after the Referendum

[Editor’s note: We’re pleased to feature another special contribution from Huda Seif-Gerard, a scholar and human rights activist currently based in Brussels. Between January 2008 and February 2010, she served as Political Advisor for t...
February 16, 2011

Huda Seif: South Sudan after the Referendum

[Editor’s note: We’re pleased to feature another special contribution from Huda Seif-Gerard, a scholar and human rights activist currently based in Brussels. Between January 2008 and February 2010, she served as Political Advisor for t...
February 16, 2011

Guardian Journalist Faces Early Departure

Yesterday, the Guardian sought clarification on the visa status of its Russia reporter, Luke Harding, whose Kremlin-critical stance and Putin-irking work with Wikileaks saw him deported at the beginning of the month.  It seems they may have t...
February 16, 2011

Guardian Journalist Faces Early Departure

Yesterday, the Guardian sought clarification on the visa status of its Russia reporter, Luke Harding, whose Kremlin-critical stance and Putin-irking work with Wikileaks saw him deported at the beginning of the month.  It seems they may have t...