He dances, he sings, he pilots planes and submarines, but even hardened cynics don’t know what to make of Vladimir Putin’s recent performance as an environmental conservationist. In addition to hobnobbing with Leonardo DiCaprio t...
Russia is reportedly making headway in Africa, with nucelar holding Rosatom agreeing to purchase Mantra Resources Ltd. for $1.15 billion, giving it the Australian-based company’s appealing Tanzanian assets, such as the Mkuju River project.&n...
In what has been seen as an attempt to start pushing the dollar to the sidelines, Russia and China will today take a ‘small but symbolic step in their expanding economic relationship’ as a Moscow securities exchange will open direct tr...
TODAY: Khodorkovsky verdict, widely viewed as litmus test for Russia’s stance on democratic freedoms, delayed until Dec 27; Khimki forest destruction gets the go-ahead; Moscow braces for possible new wave of ethnic violence. Democrats ...
On Global Post, Miriam Elder has a good interview with rights activist Galina Kozhevnikova regarding the recent nationalist riot in Moscow. “There are few who understand what is happening,” said Galina Kozhevnikova, deputy head of the ...
Charles Glover of the FT blogs about the share sale in Sberbank, representing the tastiest slice of Russia’s next wave of privatizations. Sberbank was created out of the old Sberkass system which handled state salaries in Soviet days: it was...
The Moscow Times reports that Lukoil will join innovation hub Skolkovo, as will state nuclear firm Rosatom, which plans to work on nuclear technology and nuclear medicine in Russia’s answer to Silicon Valley. Could TNK-BP be tempted as...
US giant Wal-Mart is bidding goodbye to Russia with the closure of its Moscow office, following an unfruitful long-term quest to enter into its lucrative retail market. The Moscow Times reports that the Supreme Arbitration Court apparently i...
TODAY: Russia attempts to sway Strasbourg’s decision on Magnitsky law; Western politicians call for justice for Khodorkovsky; new opposition party founded. Two killed in weekend’s race riots; nationalism problematic issue for authoriti...
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