russia politics

December 21, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 21, 2010

TODAY: Lukashenko slams democracy, emphasizes loyalty to Moscow; Latvia and Russia to study historical relations; Tymoshenko charged over funds; Lavrov warns against START amendments. Go Russia at a standstill; Limonov plans to register Other Russ...
December 20, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 20, 2010

TODAY: Ethnic tensions linger in Moscow; nationalism and Putinism interwoven? Belarus’ Lukaschenko wins fourth term, protesters claiming election fraud attempt to storm government building; doctor claims Putin hospital visit staged; Nemtsov ...
December 17, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 17, 2010

TODAY: Putin slams Khodorkovsky in televised Q+A; defends abolition of gubernational elections; Surkov uses weekend violence to justify slow rate of reform, accuses opposition rallies of setting bad example.  European parliament recommends Ma...
December 16, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 16, 2010

TODAY: More than 1000 people detained in Moscow in anticipation of ethnic clashes; rights activist attacked; Wikileaks reveal Politkovskaya faced barrage of death threats. START avoids delays, democrats hopeful; Russia attacks Britain for ‘s...
December 15, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 15, 2010

TODAY: Khodorkovsky verdict, widely viewed as litmus test for Russia’s stance on democratic freedoms, delayed until Dec 27; Khimki forest destruction gets the go-ahead; Moscow braces for possible new wave of ethnic violence.  Democrats ...
December 14, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 14, 2010

TODAY: Russia attempts to sway Strasbourg’s decision on Magnitsky law; Western politicians call for justice for Khodorkovsky; new opposition party founded. Two killed in weekend’s race riots; nationalism problematic issue for authoriti...
December 13, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Dec 13, 2010

TODAY: Ethnic tensions rise in Moscow as nationalists riot over football death; Beketov defamation ruling overturned; ‘Kushchevskaya model’ provokes continued fears; opposition parties’ brief foray into parliamentary discussions....
December 10, 2010

Russophobia

I’m in unfamiliar territory today with this one, but nonetheless, it has to be said: Vladimir Putin is right.  He’s entirely 100% right.  Not in finally giving the opposition some gain on the question of migalki (which is goo...
November 18, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 18, 2010

TODAY: Bout pleads not guilty as extradition case darkens US-Russia relations; START faces multiple stumbling blocks, White House continues to push; Clinton solicits Republican support; NATO may trade arms with Russia.  Kashin speaks to inves...
November 16, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Nov 16, 2010

TODAY: Interior Ministry accuses Magnitsky of fraud one year on from lawyer’s death; Politkovskaya investigator to take on Kashin case; the decline of trial by jury.  A new era of NATO-Russia cooperation with Afghanistan at core?  ...