Russia

July 7, 2009

Nemtsov on Oil and Media Censorship

Ahead of his meeting with President Barack Obama, Solidarnost leader Boris Nemtsov pens this opinion article in the Wall Street Journal: The regime still has its sources of strength: oil and media censorship. But these two pillars are weaker than ...
July 7, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 7, 2009

TODAY: US and Russia will cut nuclear stockpiles by a third; Obama says possibility of ‘extraordinary progress’ at summit; no conclusion on missile defense; despite previous barbed comments, Putin-Obama meeting warm; Russian press quie...
July 6, 2009

Who Wants to Reset?

We’ve heard from a lot of observers that the most critical flaw in the “reset button diplomacy” proposal from the Barack Obama administration was the shaky assumption that the Russian counterparts hold any interest whatsoever in ...
July 6, 2009

Grigory Pasko: Interview with Andrei Illarionov, Part 1

Andrei Illarionov: “Interest in Venezuela – this is part of the big strategy” Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev recently ...
July 6, 2009

To Intervene or Not to Intervene

Arriving in Moscow today, President Barack Obama commented to Novaya Gazeta on the Mikhail Khodorkovsky show trial, adding his view that it is “improper for outsiders to interfere in the legal processes of Russia.”  I see nothing ...
July 6, 2009

Despite Sabotage, Civil Society Rises in Russia

The Financial Times has published some comments from Mikhail Khodorkovsky requesting President Barack Obama’s support for rule of law in Russia during the state visit. In comments to the Financial Times relayed over the weekend, Mr Khodorkov...
July 6, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 6, 2009

TODAY: Obamarama begins with touchdown in Moscow today; the US President grants interview to opposition paper; Putin rebuffs suggestion he favors old ways; Obama trying divide and conquer on Medvedev and Putin?; missile defense may be a dealbreake...
July 5, 2009

The Real Bernie Madoff of Russia

Well, the mystery is over, and the question of whether or not Barack Obama would raise human rights issues during his visit to Russia has been answered.  A few hours back, the media reported that the new U.S. president mentioned, among other ...
July 4, 2009

Unmovable Anti-Americanism in Russia

From Megan Stack’s article in the Los Angeles Times: “There’s no future in Russia for pro-American policy,” said Nikolai Zlobin, director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the World Security Institute in Washington. R...