Apparently the US is observing ‘good progress’ in the talks on sanctions against Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has urged the West to defer from imposing unilateral sanctions. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio L...
The BBC has a video report on bribe culture in Russian businesses. Have the (self-assembly) tables turned?: Ikea has apparently been accused of corruption in its Russian operations. Legislation to crack down on corporate raiders, a tar...
TODAY: FSB kills three metro bombing suspects; Trifonova judge resigns; fears for health of another jailed businessman; anti-Putin petition rally; scientists protest. Ex-air force chief claims Russian defense in sorry state; Obama and Medved...
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recently issued a decree, according to which the conducting of judicial processes [trials] on a charge of terrorism without the participation of jurors was recognized as legal. The court likewise ...
When time finally allows, I’m looking forward to reading Dominic Lieven’s new history of the Russian defeat of Napoleon, which he argues had much more to do with foresight, strategy, and cunning of the generals and staff surrounding Ts...
What’s the best thing about getting elected president? You can wrestle control of the legal system and use it to chase down your opponents and aid your business positions. Maybe there are some grounds behind this reopened case ag...
Turkey and Russia have signed 17 agreements, worth $25 billion, on cooperation in energy and other fields, including a pipeline from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean and a nuclear power plant. Russia will have a controlling stake in the pl...
President Medvedev is reportedly hoping that bilateral trade turnover between Russia and Turkey will reach $100 billion a year within several years. Sugar company Rusagro has postponed its IPO, due to ‘recent market volatility’.&...
TODAY: Trifonova arrest extension deemed unlawful; whistleblower ex-policeman to hold rally; Luzhkov in precarious position? Russia to consider following US example on nuclear transparency; START ratification process begins; Lavrov rebuffs U...
As President Dmitry Medvedev departed for a state visit to Turkey this week, there wasn’t much debate over whether or not it would be success, but rather what kind of deals would be offered up to get the handshakes – would it be weapon...
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