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May 25, 2010

Today in Russian Business – May 25, 2010

A government forecast suggests that Russia’s GDP is expected to grow 3-6% annually from 2011.  Vladimir Putin apparently believes that Russia’s economic decline will be overcome within the next three years.  The Federal Antim...
May 25, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 25, 2010

TODAY: Russia expected to bristle as Poland receives US battery, no reaction so far; EU to reassure Eastern partners; Georgia-Russia flights resume; US-Russia basketball rapprochement. Medvedev orders army modernization; Russia mulling over naval ...
May 24, 2010

Is Afghanistan Becoming Russia’s Mexico?

It is an imperfect analogy in many respects, such as population, immigration, development, and Islamic extremism just to name a few, but the growing problem the Russian Federation is facing from the ongoing war in Afghanistan and the massive growt...
May 24, 2010

Missiles and Loopholes

For the past couple of days, the conservative media has really sinking its teeth into the latest draft U.N. resolution on Iran sanctions, which apparently contains a loophole allowing for the sale of S-300 missiles by Moscow to Tehran.  The W...
May 24, 2010

Video: Fareed Zakaria Dedicates Hour to Russia

On Fareed Zakaria’s weekly GPS news magazine show on CNN this past weekend, the entire hour is dedicated to Russia, including interviews with William Browder, Mikheil Saakashvili, Bret Stephens, and Stephen Cohen.
May 24, 2010

Energy Blast – May 24, 2010

A Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry spokesperson has anounced that Russia’s nuclear company Rosatom has agreed to collaborate in the building of nuclear power plants in the energy-poor country.  According to Reuters, Vladimir Putin is appare...
May 24, 2010

Today in Russian Business – May 24, 2010

The Moscow Times has quoted Mirax Group owner Sergei Polonsky as saying that as many as 85% of Russian businessmen ‘have their bags packed’ and are ready to leave the country because they do not trust the government.  Putin is, it...
May 24, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 24, 2010

TODAY: Chess federation loses home; Siberian authorities ban miners’ protest; promise to close suspect mines; new anti-corruption measures; Duma lawmakers complain about judiciary’s failure to comply with new economic crime law.  ...
May 23, 2010

Video: Inside Wat Pathuwanaram

The following video contains graphic footage from inside Wat Pathuwanaram, Bangkok, on May 19th, when it is believed that Thai Royal Army fired upon unarmed protesters seeking refuge inside the supposed safe haven of the temple. In this video, And...
May 23, 2010

Images of the Final Hours at Ratchaprasong

In response to our requests seeking to collect evidence and testimony of the Thai army’s conduct in its violent crackdown against mostly unarmed and peaceful protesters, we’ve had a significant number of volunteers sending in letters, ...