russia politics

July 8, 2010

Review of Philip Morris Link to Corrupt Officials

Russia! magazine has an exclusive today on a letter it obtained from a Russian lawyer whose client has been the victim of an attempted asset seizure, by the same group of Russian officials who were involved in the death of Sergei Magnitsky (and wh...
July 8, 2010

Sutyagin for Chapman?

Just to keep abreast of the rapidly-moving spy swap story, which apparently may be finalized today: a report is out in the New York Times that jailed scientist Igor Sutyagin has been released, traveled it to Austria and called his father from Vien...
July 8, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 8, 2010

TODAY: Relatives of researcher Igor Sutyagin suggest imminent release part of US-Russia spy swap; Russia protests Clinton’s terminology on Georgia breakaway territories; START faces Republicans.  Threats to curators; CSCE to re-consider...
July 7, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 7, 2010

TODAY: Hermitage Capital executive receives death threats; Moscow police pursue Memorial chief for Kadyrov comments; FSB extra power measures dropped by Duma after protests; Putin suggests hanging as punishment for corruption. Russia says US missi...
July 6, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 6, 2010

TODAY: Hillary Clinton voices US disappointment on Russia’s ‘occupation’ of breakaway regions; reassures Saakashvili; Putin’s riposte; Kyrgyzstan president fears further unrest; Russia-Kazakhstan relations flourishing. Medv...
July 5, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 5, 2010

TODAY: Clinton decries state of human rights in Russia amongst other nations; family of murdered Forbes Russia editor to sue?; mayor imprisoned after taking on FSB; Olympic medals cost fortune. Clinton signs Russia-irking missile defence deal in P...
July 2, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 2, 2010

TODAY: Vedemosti receives extremism warning; investigative committee turnaround on Magnitksy case; anti-Putin pamphlet released; Forbidden Art case could herald troubles for culture.  One ‘suburban spy’ apparently confesses; US ap...
July 1, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 1, 2010

TODAY: Decline of Russian democracy; independent mayor of Irkutsk turns to United Russia; Investigative Committee rejects charges against investigators in Magnitsky death; Nashi youth disrupt Limonov reading; Foreign Ministry softens reaction to s...
June 30, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 30, 2010

TODAY: Russian officials see anti-reset conspiracy in spy case; story met with mockery in some media quarters; US assures that issue won’t hurt ties; Clinton and Putin discuss matter.  Major democratic decline reported in Russia; Limono...
June 29, 2010

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 29, 2010

TODAY: Reset mood broken by US arrest of 10 alleged Russian spies; report claims that espionage was long-term and designed to penetrate policy making circles; Lavrov demands clarification; Obama ratings high among Russians.  Anti–Luzhko...