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July 7, 2009

Energy Blast – July 7, 2009

Lukoil is apparently contemplating a joint refinery investment with ConocoPhillips on the East Coast of the US.  ConocoPhillips says it has no plans to build a new US refinery.  Russian gas exports to countries other than ex-Soviet bloc ...
July 7, 2009

Today in Russian Business – July 7, 2009

Accompanying Barack Obama to Moscow are US business chiefs: a joint venture between Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma, a Russian titanium producer, may be among the projects kick started.  Businessweek reports on Russia-US relations in terms of investm...
July 7, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 7, 2009

TODAY: US and Russia will cut nuclear stockpiles by a third; Obama says possibility of ‘extraordinary progress’ at summit; no conclusion on missile defense; despite previous barbed comments, Putin-Obama meeting warm; Russian press quie...
July 6, 2009

Who Wants to Reset?

We’ve heard from a lot of observers that the most critical flaw in the “reset button diplomacy” proposal from the Barack Obama administration was the shaky assumption that the Russian counterparts hold any interest whatsoever in ...
July 6, 2009

Grigory Pasko: Interview with Andrei Illarionov, Part 1

Andrei Illarionov: “Interest in Venezuela – this is part of the big strategy” Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev recently ...
July 6, 2009

To Intervene or Not to Intervene

Arriving in Moscow today, President Barack Obama commented to Novaya Gazeta on the Mikhail Khodorkovsky show trial, adding his view that it is “improper for outsiders to interfere in the legal processes of Russia.”  I see nothing ...
July 6, 2009

Despite Sabotage, Civil Society Rises in Russia

The Financial Times has published some comments from Mikhail Khodorkovsky requesting President Barack Obama’s support for rule of law in Russia during the state visit. In comments to the Financial Times relayed over the weekend, Mr Khodorkov...
July 6, 2009

Energy Blast – July 6, 2009

An intergovernmental transit deal for the Nabucco pipeline will be signed on July 13.  Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko says, ‘we have a clear understanding that Turkey doesn’t perceive Nabucco as an alternative to South Str...
July 6, 2009

Today in Russian Business – July 6, 2009

Reuters reports that US businessmen will press Barack Obama to urge for less corruption and greater openness towards foreign companies during his visit to Moscow.  French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Bank of France Governor Christia...