Russia

March 28, 2012

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

TODAY: Medvedev says Romney comments smack of ‘Hollywood’; Obama defends ‘flexibility’ on missile defense; but is flexibility with Putin the real problem, wonder some observers; the perils of swapping Jackson Vanik amendmen...
March 28, 2012

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

TODAY: Medvedev says Romney comments smack of ‘Hollywood’; Obama defends ‘flexibility’ on missile defense; but is flexibility with Putin the real problem, wonder some observers; the perils of swapping Jackson Vanik amendmen...
March 27, 2012

Remembering Marina Salye

On March 21, long-term Putin adversary Marina Salye passed away at the age of 77.  The origins of the one-time St Petersburg councillor’s battle with Putin can be traced back to 1990s when Salye attempted to expose the then deputy mayor̵...
March 26, 2012

Farewell Reset?

One may have the feeling that the content of Medvedev’s presidency was writ in water.  One of the slightly more concrete elements of his tenure, however, remains his overseeing of the ‘reset’ with the US.  For President Barack Ob...
March 26, 2012

Farewell Reset?

One may have the feeling that the content of Medvedev’s presidency was writ in water.  One of the slightly more concrete elements of his tenure, however, remains his overseeing of the ‘reset’ with the US.  For President Barack Ob...
March 26, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 26, 2012

TODAY: Opposition Rally in St Petersburg draws thousands, ends in detentions; Kremlin critics present new strategy in Moscow.  Will Putin show mercy for Russia’s political prisoners? Patriarch Kirill wades in on Pussy Riot; police brutality ...
March 23, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 23, 2012

Presidential Economic Aide Arkady Dvorkovich says that the Kremlin will return to its pre-crisis practice of saving oil revenues in stability funds.  Russia’s move to enable its locally issued treasury bonds (OFZs) to be settled through internatio...
March 23, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 23, 2012

Presidential Economic Aide Arkady Dvorkovich says that the Kremlin will return to its pre-crisis practice of saving oil revenues in stability funds.  Russia’s move to enable its locally issued treasury bonds (OFZs) to be settled through internatio...
March 23, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 23, 2012

TODAY: Opposition members join forces as deputies rebel in Moscow; Pussy Riot detainee calls for meeting with Orthodox spokesperson; Russia’s anti-gay stance will stand out at G8; official presses Syria to take first steps; Kudrin to team up with ...
March 22, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 22, 2012

Vladimir Putin met with the President of Kyrgyzstan yesterday to discuss the latter’s possible entry into the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia customs union.  The Skolkovo center is searching for the best new energy-efficient technologies for housing and...