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March 26, 2009

The Obama Challenge for Russia

A message to Moscow: do not underestimate the new US President. The Obama administration has put out clear signals to Russia about real possibilities for engagement. Many Russian commentators believe that the new US administration ‘needsR...
March 26, 2009

Listening to Shuvalov

Once in a while, perhaps too rarely, it is necessary to compliment a member of the Russian administration. Whenever a Russian politician addresses hard economic or political truths head-on, this needs to be recognized and in this case applauded. G...
March 26, 2009

Grigory Pasko: Tattooing Russian Leaders

A partak means a lot “on the zone” Grigory Pasko, journalist Partak – that’s a tattoo in the language of jailbirds. The history of tattooing goes with the roots into the ages. They say that the fist to start doing it were t...
March 26, 2009

Schröder Defeats Nabucco?

Is there any subject more frustrating than European energy politics?  These bureaucrats just can’t seem to get their act together nor show any sense of awareness of what the Russians are doing.  Below is the conclusion of a pretty ...
March 26, 2009

Energy Blast – March 26, 2009

Reuters offers some suggestions as to why Russia was so angered by Ukraine’s plan to modernize its pipeline system.  Italian-owned power producer OGK-5 has warned that electricity prices must rise if it is to maintain investment.  ...
March 26, 2009

Today in Russian Business – March 26, 2009

Vladimir Putin’s unemployment figures are significantly lower than those of the Federal Statistics Service.  Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov says that the government will step in to prevent Oleg Deripaska’s GAZ from falling in...
March 26, 2009

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 26, 2009

TODAY: Interior Ministry issues behavioral code for police force; NATO making accusations about Russia; Eurasec to receive Russian funds; Union of Journalists plans to form investigation arm; volunteer citizen patrols; Bogdanov joins Sochi race.Th...
March 26, 2009

Explaining our recent dearth of blog posts…

Hello there dear reader – thanks as always for dropping by. I just wanted to quickly address the recent dearth of posting over here at RA.com.  There are no dramatic changes afoot, only the fact that both my editors and I have been on a...