Why are Russia’s business elite are getting all worked up about a potential merger of the country’s largest metals and mining companies? It will probably never happen, says Yulia Latynina. ‘If the government is determ...
TODAY: Putin warns against state intervention and reliance on the dollar during his Davos speech; Castro in Russia for trade-boosting visit; staged rallies of Kremlin support fall flat; still no unambiguous response from Russia on missile defense ...
Britain and Russia could be heading for another row after multi-millionaire Yevgeny Chichvarkin, seen as a foe of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, fled to the UK to escape arrest in Moscow. Chichvarkin is accused of kidnapping and extort...
Remember Putin’s charity artwork effort? Here’s the latest… An article by Adam McDowell in Canada’s National Post describes how the painting sold at auction in Russia on January 17, and has been on display at a Moscow ...
There’s a strong piece by Luke Harding in today’s Guardian on the murder of Stanislav Markelov and the state’s role in similar cases: The murders of these Kremlin foes – journalists, lawyers and critics of Russia’s se...
Russia has made so many noises in recent weeks about its optimism about US President Barack Obama’s new administration and the positive turns its holds for US-Russia relations that one was almost inclined to believe today’s announcemen...
President Dmitry Medvedev has apparently heeded public criticism, and will rework Vladimir Putin’s controversial treason bill, which was originally intended to broaden the definitions of espionage and treason to include the passing of state ...
Georgia must be pleased. Following the emergence of the news that Russia is planning to start printing maps that highlight the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia by printing them in different colors from their former territory, the G...
With press speculation mounting over how Vladimir Putin is going to play his opening speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum tonight, it will be exciting to see how the Prime Minister decides to play this momentous occasion. Not only wil...
Despite making noises about the deal last week, Ukraine’s president has promised that he will not reopen his country’s 2009 energy deal with Moscow. ‘Tymoshenko walked away from this conflict with an outstanding victory.&nb...
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