It seems that no matter what the situation, no matter how serious, the Nashi finds room for some crass ridicule. It’s not the first time – and one would think there is a better use for the state budget. From RIA Novosti: About 30...
Brian Whitmore has a good post up over at The Power Vertical: The political structure Putin built over the past decade was based on a vast system of patronage that, thanks to high oil and gas prices, allowed the Kremlin to purchase the loyalty of ...
The gas war appears to be doing for Vladimir Putin what the invasion of Iraq did for George W. Bush – a boon of popularity during a difficult time. Unfortunately, the longer term outlook of freezing Ukraine, Bulgaria, and the rest of E...
TODAY: Following suggestion from Putin, Eni tries to form consortium to get gas pipelines working again; gas summit to meet tomorrow in Moscow; Putin in Germany, Poland siding with Ukraine. Gas row boosting public support for Putin at home; ...
Today’s news that TNK-BP has appointed the former chancellor of Germany, Gerhard Schröder, to its board of directors is a striking illustration of just how far away Russia has fallen from the most basic standards of a functioning market.&nbs...
Alexander Lebedev is getting a lot of positive press lately after having made a bid for the London newspaper The Evening Standard. Luke Harding of the Guardian describes him as an “oligarch we could learn to love,” despite the fa...
In today’s Wall Street Journal, Kyle Wingfield compares Gazprom to Airbus – pointing out that what could be an eminently great company is ruined by political intervention and abuses. That said, the Russian energy sector is emblematic o...
TODAY: Ukraine and Russia to meet, Barroso decries lack of gas resolution, both sides continue to apportion blame. World Economic Forum to see mass protests; Putin takes up painting.The governments of Ukraine and Russia have agreed to meet this Sa...
On Monday afternoon, the editor of this blog posted an excerpt of an article authored by one Dr. Gary Busch, entitled “The Misperception of the Russian-Ukrainian Gas Problem.” We have since been notified by John Evans of European...
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has donated a painting to charity, but don’t blame him for the Ukrainian detailing on the window curtains. Here is a link to the auction website – I wonder if Putin’s painting will garner the h...
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