TODAY: Responses to Politkovskaya verdict; Khodorkovsky to be moved to Moscow ahead of trial; Russia to supply grain to Brazil? US-Russia relations, reflections on Kyrgyz base closure; Medvedev reassures the military.The unanimous ‘not guilt...
We haven’t heard much lately from our occasional Russian political analyst, the Polittechnologist – apparently he’s been spending much of his time in various third-world countries south of the equator. On a recent trip closer to ...
Three days after beleaguered Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin asked for more time to revise a 2009 budget hampered by falling oil prices and other fallout from the financial crisis, Forbes weighs in on the exceedingly difficult chore, which ...
A goodwill deal between Russia and Georgia, brokered by the EU and UN, to prevent further conflict between the two countries was announced today. And yet one wonders how effective diplomacy will be in mending a continuing cultural schism evidenced...
News from the front lines of Russia’s clan wars always seem to feature similar trends – inconsistent and sometimes contradicting information, use of the news media as warning bell, overlapping elements of oil, state-owned businesses, a...
After Kyrgyzstan announced the closure of Manas Air Base, many analysts speculated about Russia’s role in the affair, particularly in light of the $2 billion financial assistance package Russia giftwrapped for its former republic. Today, the...
Following our earlier reporting, today The Guardian has a comprehensive look at the semi-farce that was the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial, which ended in a not guilty verdict today for the three men accused of the murder. From The Guardian: R...
TODAY: ECHR to accept $34 billion Yukos lawsuit against Russian government; US officials to meet with NATO and will informally discuss reopening Russia dialogue; Kyrgyz government to vote on US air base today; 9% of Russians trust their police for...
A verdict could be delivered on the Anna Politkovskaya trial as early as today, but the men accused are charged only with being accessories to the murder. The LA Times suggests that, if those on trial are found guilty, the search for the rea...
On 13 February in Moscow in the center of international trade there took place a ball of the press, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Union of journalists of Russia. There were around a thousand people from various regions of the country. I...
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