Vladimir Putin

April 2, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 2, 2013

TODAY: Prokhorov calls for Zhukovsky revote; Kozak dismisses Greenpeace complaints about Sochi waste; NGO raids storm continues; sources dispute nature of Berezovsky’s death; Udaltsov house arrest extended. Billionaire businessman and politician M...
April 1, 2013

NGOs: Bureaucratic Pressure and the Balance of Power

For the second time this year, a Kremlin official has slammed the United States for ‘undisguised interference’ in relation to foreign funding for Russia-based NGOs.  Aleksandr Lukashevich made these statements in response to the U.S. r...
April 1, 2013

NGOs: Bureaucratic Pressure and the Balance of Power

For the second time this year, a Kremlin official has slammed the United States for ‘undisguised interference’ in relation to foreign funding for Russia-based NGOs.  Aleksandr Lukashevich made these statements in response to the U.S. r...
March 25, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 25, 2013

TODAY: Berezovsky found dead, friends suspect foul play, Russian media show little sympathy, personal troubles and suicide suggested; Xi Jinping takes indirect swipe at U.S. in wake of Russia visit; Russian wealth in Cyprus; Magnitsky trial begins...
March 25, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 25, 2013

TODAY: Berezovsky found dead, friends suspect foul play, Russian media show little sympathy, personal troubles and suicide suggested; Xi Jinping takes indirect swipe at U.S. in wake of Russia visit; Russian wealth in Cyprus; Magnitsky trial begins...
March 22, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 22, 2013

TODAY: Government investigating NGOs; police behind May rally clashes? Medvedev pushing for Cyprus solution; Putin’s seals Rosneft deal; Chinese President in Russia for energy deals; Bolshoi probe. Prosecutors are conducting wide-ranging checks on...
March 18, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 18, 2013

TODAY: Russia’s concerns not eased by news that U.S. is scrapping part of its planned missile shield; opposition activist detained and strip-searched; ongoing Kremlin crackdown draws criticism; Coordination Council announces march plans; Deripaska...
March 15, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 15, 2013

TODAY: British actor grills author of anti-gay law; Gudkov promises to start new party; Navalny targets Malkin; Pushkov on Syria, Britain, and America; Putin congratulates Pope Francis; Novatek wins Arctic exploration license; Putin on wrestling; ...
March 14, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 14, 2013

TODAY: Kremlin’s rights council defends Navalny; A Just Russia ejects the Gudkovs; Razvozzhayev ‘disappears’; Hague criticises Lavrov on handling of Magnitsky case, Russia warns U.K. against arming Syrian rebels; economists analyse Nabiullina nomi...
March 14, 2013

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 14, 2013

TODAY: Kremlin’s rights council defends Navalny; A Just Russia ejects the Gudkovs; Razvozzhayev ‘disappears’; Hague criticises Lavrov on handling of Magnitsky case, Russia warns U.K. against arming Syrian rebels; economists analyse Nabiullina nomi...