Vladimir Putin commented on the gas deal that would reduce Ukraine’s prices in exchange for an extension of Russia’s lease on its Sevastopol naval base: ‘It’s anything but a simple decision for us. Anything but simple, beca...
The State Duma may approve today a bill on the financing of hospitals and schools that would implement a free market approach, which ‘could lead to a drop in state subsidies, forcing hospitals, schools and even libraries to increase their nu...
TODAY: Human rights groups call for murder inquiry into Magnitsky’s death; Memorial attempting to declassify Katyn documents; Russia denies Georgia’s uranium smuggling accusations; lawmakers urge Russia not to halt US adoptions; nuclea...
A little while back we saw this new rhetoric coming on, and as expected, Russia is beginning to pile it on with the Narco NATO talk. Lacking any other dispute, this will likely be Russia’s obligatory confrontation with the West, like the Geo...
Konstantin Sonin makes an interesting point in today’s Moscow Times about the nature of modernization as a strategic tool for gaining power in government. Sonin implies that Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin’s peaceful tandem ru...
So, Ukraine finally got the gas discount that many critics of the long-term contract, set in place by Yulia Tymoshenko and Vladimir Putin last year, have been hoping for. In exchange for a 30% discount on the agreed gas price, Ukraine will e...
Russia is to give Ukraine a 30% discount on gas imports (an estimated saving of $40 billion through to 2019) in exchange for the extension of its lease for the Russian naval base in Sevastopol by 25 years, which was previously due to exp...
Russia’s first Eurobond since 1998 has seen demand of $25 billion as its economy has recovered and ‘everybody believes their growth story‘. The government is reportedly aiming to sell $2 billion of five-year notes and $3.5 ...
TODAY: NATO meeting to be dominated by Russia questions? Scientology writings banned for extremism; Sochi Mayor orders residents to paint their roofs; IOC life president dies; anniversary of Lenin’s birth; motorists protest flashing blue lig...
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