Archive

April 2, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 2, 2013

TODAY: Prokhorov calls for Zhukovsky revote; Kozak dismisses Greenpeace complaints about Sochi waste; NGO raids storm continues; sources dispute nature of Berezovsky’s death; Udaltsov house arrest extended. Billionaire businessman and politician M...
April 1, 2013

NGOs: Bureaucratic Pressure and the Balance of Power

For the second time this year, a Kremlin official has slammed the United States for ‘undisguised interference’ in relation to foreign funding for Russia-based NGOs.  Aleksandr Lukashevich made these statements in response to the U.S. r...
April 1, 2013

NGOs: Bureaucratic Pressure and the Balance of Power

For the second time this year, a Kremlin official has slammed the United States for ‘undisguised interference’ in relation to foreign funding for Russia-based NGOs.  Aleksandr Lukashevich made these statements in response to the U.S. r...
April 1, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 1, 2013

TODAY: Zhukovsky elections complaints; Russia urges responsible actions regarding North Korea; no support for lost Cyprus funds; Putin allocates funds to NGOs, slams U.S. interference; Strategy 31 detainees released; Putin praises Soviet education...
April 1, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 1, 2013

TODAY: Zhukovsky elections complaints; Russia urges responsible actions regarding North Korea; no support for lost Cyprus funds; Putin allocates funds to NGOs, slams U.S. interference; Strategy 31 detainees released; Putin praises Soviet education...
March 29, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 29, 2013

TODAY: Washington likens NGO searches to witch hunt; Putin defends raids, but suggests caution; Lev Ponomaryov faces charges; President attempts reinvigoration of All-Russia People’s Front. Surprise naval exercises in Black Sea; military hardware ...
March 25, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 25, 2013

TODAY: Berezovsky found dead, friends suspect foul play, Russian media show little sympathy, personal troubles and suicide suggested; Xi Jinping takes indirect swipe at U.S. in wake of Russia visit; Russian wealth in Cyprus; Magnitsky trial begins...
March 25, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 25, 2013

TODAY: Berezovsky found dead, friends suspect foul play, Russian media show little sympathy, personal troubles and suicide suggested; Xi Jinping takes indirect swipe at U.S. in wake of Russia visit; Russian wealth in Cyprus; Magnitsky trial begins...
March 23, 2013

On the Importance of Having an Enemy

It has become quite difficult to envision any real advance in relations with a country that is so invested in portraying the other as an enemy.  That has certainly been the case for Russia, as the state propaganda has never tired of portraying the...
March 23, 2013

On the Importance of Having an Enemy

It has become quite difficult to envision any real advance in relations with a country that is so invested in portraying the other as an enemy.  That has certainly been the case for Russia, as the state propaganda has never tired of portraying the...