Vladimir Putin

August 2, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – August 2, 2012

TODAY: Pussy Riot’s call for extra time on charges rejected, British politicians add their support to the cause; Putin to watch judo, discuss Syria with Cameron in London; President sees flaws in NATO Afghanistan withdrawal plans; deputies p...
July 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 25, 2012

TODAY: Public television reflecting state pressure? Khodorkovsky wins review of appeal; Moscow blocks Syrian use of chemical weapons; Rosneft in negotiations over TNK-BP stake; Magnit expansion. Ksenia Sobchak is being ‘sidelined’ by all the major...
July 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 25, 2012

TODAY: Public television reflecting state pressure? Khodorkovsky wins review of appeal; Moscow blocks Syrian use of chemical weapons; Rosneft in negotiations over TNK-BP stake; Magnit expansion. Ksenia Sobchak is being ‘sidelined’ by all the major...
July 20, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 20, 2012

TODAY: U.S. condemns latest Syria veto, Rosboronexport dropped from U.S. defence budget; Putin expresses caution over more open laws; Central Bank shift away from privatization; RDIF gets U.S. help; Sobchak seeks return of seized cash in court; Ta...
July 18, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 18, 2012

TODAY: Putin’s meeting with Annan over Syria reaches no conclusions; Krymsk protesters put in custody; grains crop forecasts slashed; private banks in merger speculation; senator lobbies U.S. to drop Magnitsky Act. Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Ko...
July 18, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 18, 2012

TODAY: Putin’s meeting with Annan over Syria reaches no conclusions; Krymsk protesters put in custody; grains crop forecasts slashed; private banks in merger speculation; senator lobbies U.S. to drop Magnitsky Act. Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Ko...
March 2, 2012

What Happens After

Another good article by Konstantin von Eggert, this time in the Financial Times: Life will not return to 2007, when Mr Putin presided over unprecedented economic growth and was acclaimed by a majority of the population (including many of those now...
August 2, 2011

The Election in Russia Does Not Matter

Interesting analysis in the Financial Times today from Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, arguing that it doesn’t matter who becomes the next president of Russia. The next president is unlikely to allow a more plurali...