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February 7, 2011

Television Time for Opposition Leaders?

Did you know that Garry Kasparov has been banned from appearing on Russian television due to state censorship?  Well, that could all be about to change, after Vladimir Posner, the host of the television show Vremena, asked Prime Minister Vlad...
February 7, 2011

Trident Info Offered in START Deal

The Telegraph is reporting on a new Wikileaks cable (the full text of which is here), suggesting that Russia’s approval for the new START treaty was given on condition that the US release information on the Trident nuclear missiles it had de...
February 7, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 7, 2011

No more nuclear-related sanctions for Iran, says Sergei Lavrov, because ‘suffocating the Iranian economy […] was not part of the plan.‘  The AAR shareholders spat over the TNK-BP deal is not about principles, says New Europe...
February 7, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 7, 2011

Ashot Egiazaryan has reportedly fled Russia, and is considering seeking asylum in the US, citing fears that he will be assassinated over disagreements with former Russian associates.  Russia has lifted a nine-year ban on the export of its stu...
February 7, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 7, 2011

Ashot Egiazaryan has reportedly fled Russia, and is considering seeking asylum in the US, citing fears that he will be assassinated over disagreements with former Russian associates.  Russia has lifted a nine-year ban on the export of its stu...
February 7, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Feb 7, 2011

TODAY: START treaty ratified; Islamist rebel leader issues threat, Domodedovo bomber identified? Japan still outraged over Kuril islands; Khodorkovsky documentary stolen; Moscow City Hall grants permission for Day of Wrath protest; floods in Kalin...
February 4, 2011

BP – Glutton for Punishment?

This week’s press has unsurprisingly been awash with comments upon the Wikileaks revelations about BP’s traumatic interaction with TNK-BP, as well as its dispute-sparking new alliance with Rosneft.   The Economist provides a clear...
February 4, 2011

BP – Glutton for Punishment?

This week’s press has unsurprisingly been awash with comments upon the Wikileaks revelations about BP’s traumatic interaction with TNK-BP, as well as its dispute-sparking new alliance with Rosneft.   The Economist provides a clear...
February 4, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 4, 2011

‘AAR does not have any interest in destroying Rosneft’s $16 billion deal with BP. But equally Mr Sechin is unlikely to stand in Mr Fridman’s way when he demands that BP compensate AAR handsomely’: such is the Economist̵...
February 4, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 4, 2011

According to Reuters, PepsiCo has completed its acquisition of 66% of Wimm-Bill-Dann, representing its grand entry into the Russian market, and said it expects to make an offer for the remaining shares by March 11.  The company plans to pay $...