Russia

September 10, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 10, 2012

TODAY: Putin warns E.U. against Gazprom probe; Gazprom suspends purchases from independent producers; APEC summit ends; Clinton dismisses Russia’s latest Syria proposal; Putin’s crane flight provokes ridicule; Chirikova candidacy approved; Patriar...
September 10, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 10, 2012

TODAY: Putin warns E.U. against Gazprom probe; Gazprom suspends purchases from independent producers; APEC summit ends; Clinton dismisses Russia’s latest Syria proposal; Putin’s crane flight provokes ridicule; Chirikova candidacy approved; Patriar...
September 6, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 6, 2012

TODAY: Gazprom hits back at European Commission as share price falls; Putin gives interview, flies with cranes; Rosneft begins construction of Far East petrochemicals plant; beverage company investigated on Berezovsky links; Iran to take control o...
September 6, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept 6, 2012

TODAY: Gazprom hits back at European Commission as share price falls; Putin gives interview, flies with cranes; Rosneft begins construction of Far East petrochemicals plant; beverage company investigated on Berezovsky links; Iran to take control o...
September 3, 2012

Taisiya Osipova: Victim of Russian Justice

As the Pussy Riot storm passes out of the public eye somewhat, more press attention is focusing on the case of Taisiya (or Taisia) Osipova, who has been given an eight-year prison sentence – twice that recommended by her prosecutors – ...
September 3, 2012

Taisiya Osipova: Victim of Russian Justice

As the Pussy Riot storm passes out of the public eye somewhat, more press attention is focusing on the case of Taisiya (or Taisia) Osipova, who has been given an eight-year prison sentence – twice that recommended by her prosecutors – ...
August 31, 2012

Oleg Deripaska on Siberia’s Untapped Potential

Oleg Deripaska, oligarch and CEO of both Basic Element and RUSAL, has a column in today’s Financial Times about the untapped potential of Siberia which is so great, he says, that it puts Russia’s east ‘at the new centre of the world economy’.  Or ...
August 30, 2012

New Auto Import Tax Rankles EU

Russia’s automobile industry is getting a lot of attention this week after General Motors Co and Volkswagen both announced separate investments of  $1 billion and €1 billion respectively, over the next five years.  It turns out that Japan...
August 28, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 28, 2012

TODAY: Taisiya Osipova jailed for eight years; Navalny’s family’s factory is raided; Chirikova, dogged by opposition, continues her bid to run for Khimki Mayor; Pussy Riot lawyer appeals conviction; Gudkov trades accusations with United Russia; un...
August 27, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 27, 2012

TODAY: Kasparov acquitted, releases statement and ‘falsified’ police reports; Pussy Riot members flee Russia; activists chainsaw wooden crosses; intelligence service to monitor blogs and influence opinion; Ukrainian President seeks Russian support...