Video: Gazprom Pops Lukashenko’s Balloon
I would be very interested to hear some reactions to this one…
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“How much is pork?”
One would think that with the confusing ban on U.S. pork imports, that Russia wasn’t really concerned with food supply or prices. But with this news from the Moscow Times, I think Homer Simpson will be booking a ticket immediately.&nbs...
The Politkovskaya Trial Redux
Looks like the procuracy is going to have to take a mulligan on the trial of Anna Politkovskaya’s killers. The Supreme Court issued a decision today overturning the not guilty verdict for Sergei Khajikurbanov, Ibrahim Makhmudov and Dzh...
Bolivarian Rule of Lawlessness
On Feb. 1, 2007, a Venezuelan judge named Yuri López admitted a complaint from a defendant, denouncing the improper conduct of judicial officials who shared his case materials with third parties, and then later perjured when questioned on the topi...
Energy Blast – June 25, 2009
France’s Total and Russian independent gas producer Novatek have concluded a $900 million project to develop a Siberian gas field. ‘The cooperation can expand even further‘, says Vladimir Putin. Gazprom has defended its per...
Today in Russian Business – June 25, 2009
A report has found that Russia’s number of wealthy people fell by 28.5% last year, which is nearly twice as much as the average level across the globe. The World Bank and the OECD have stated that Russia’s economy would shrink by...
RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 25, 2009
TODAY: Conflicting voices on air base deal; US hits back at Shuvalov’s comments on WTO accession; fears of new Russian incursion prevalent in Georgia; Putin goes to supermarket; priests find new role in crisis; Communists present Stalin as e...
Corporate Stars of the “New Russia”
In its current issue, Global Finance Magazine lists what it calls the “Stars of the New Russia” across a variety of business sectors. A lot of the preamble will probably not come as a shocker to those watching Russia on a continuous ba...
Russia’s Energy Spies
Please believe me that I’m not just making this one up. According to a report in Die Welt am Sonntag, Germany’s counter-intelligence agency has its hands full dealing with an influx of SVR agents from Russia targeting the energy ...
Video: Khodorkovsky Prosecutors on the Attack
It is difficult to capture the drama from a trial on film, as things can move forward so slowly and arduously, that even the most wonky observers can sometimes have their patience tested, especially in a trial that doesn’t even make sense fr...