TODAY: Bout in detention in New York, Thailand fears Russia will cut ties; Kashin may give evidence today; one year on, US renews calls on Magnitsky case; Medvedev to reorganize Russian territory? Military aid to Lebanon includes 31 tanks; S...
Jackson Diehl on Russia’s reaction to Thailand’s extradition of Viktor Bout: “Extreme unjustice,” fumed Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Said the Foreign Ministry: “There is no doubt that the illegal extradition of V.A...
You have to hand it to the Nashi – they do a better job communicating what they are truly about than any of their critics can imagine. Some people might sensibly suggest that an organization funded by the government that invokes Nazi p...
As Viktor Bout heads from the confines of his Bangkok cell towards the United States in a specially chartered jet, one can only wonder about what kind of improbable backroom deals were put in place to secure his extradition. On an intelligence lev...
November 16th marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was imprisoned last year in Moscow under pre-trial detention and intentionally denied medical care which led to his death. The responsibility lies w...
From the terrific Masha Gessen in Reuters. A large number of Russian journalists and activists have long been outside the protection of the law. These people are easy to identify. They are the subjects of pseudo-investigative exposes on state tele...
So everybody is getting all wrapped up in yesterday’s Kommersant story, which purported to quote several anonymous Kremlin officials who leaked the identity of the turncoat spy responsible for exposing the deep-cover network of spies arreste...
TODAY: Reporters gather in Saratov to protest attacks; 100 police working on Kashin case, but answers are scarce; raft of attacks dominating the news; Medvedev to meet Japanese PM who denies that stalled economic agreement is related to Kuril disp...
Writing on Slate.com, Fred Kaplan picks apart a recent op/ed signed by John Yoo and John Bolton recommending that the U.S. Senate put off ratification of the new START treaty with Russia. While there are parts that are more convincing than o...
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) has issued a strong statement on the recent attacks on journalists in Russia, calling for a review of Russia ties. “I am appalled by the savage attacks on Oleg Kashin and Anatoly Adamchuk,” Ros-Lehtine...
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