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February 20, 2009

Politkovskaya murder hunt reopens

(BBC) A Russian judge has ordered a new investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, following the acquittal of three men.

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January 21, 2009

Russian gas begins to flow into wary Europe

(Guardian) Siberian gas started flowing into the EU yesterday, ending the bitter dispute between Russia and Ukraine that shredded both countries' reputations as fuel suppliers and left Europe desperately seeking to shift its energy policies away from dependence on Russian monopolies.

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September 30, 2008

Where were Russian tanks destined on ship hijacked off Somalia?

(L.A. Times) The Ukrainian vessel's cargo was headed for Kenya, according to that country and Ukraine. But U.S. officials and others suspect southern Sudan's fledgling army was to receive the tanks.

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September 11, 2008

Cold war echo: Russian military maneuvers with Venezuela

(Christian Science Monitor) Russia sent two long-range bombers to Venezuela Wednesday and will send warships and soldiers for joint exercises in November.

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August 29, 2008

Russia Plans Military Bases in S.Ossetia, Abkhazia

(Civil Georgia) Russia and South Ossetia will sign a military agreement next week allowing Russia to set up a military base in the breakaway region, Tarzan Kokoity, the acting vice-speaker of the South Ossetian parliament, said on August 29.

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August 28, 2008

Russia Looks East After Criticism from the West

(Deutsche Welle) President Dmitry Medvedev met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao and the leaders of four ex-Soviet Central Asian nations in a bid to secure support for Russia its standoff with the West over Georgia.

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August 13, 2008

Charges Fly as Georgia, Russia Mourn

TBILISI-SUKHUMI HIGHWAY, Georgia (Moscow Times) Georgia and Russia angrily accused each other of breaching a truce as they mourned for their dead Wednesday.

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July 18, 2008

U.S. Spurs Hopes of An End to HIV Tests

(The Moscow Times) In an indication that Russia may end mandatory HIV tests for foreign residents, government officials said Thursday that they were considering replicating pending U.S. legislation that would lift a ban on HIV-positive visitors to that country.

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July 10, 2008

Russia Prepares Claim to Arctic Shelf

(Moscow News) The biggest country in the world looks set to get even bigger as Russia prepares an application to extend its borders over 1.2 million square kilometres of Arctic waters.

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July 8, 2008

Russia 'backed Litvinenko murder'

(BBC News) The murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko was carried out with the backing of the Russian state, Whitehall sources have told the BBC.

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June 25, 2008

Human Rights Watch urges Russia to end abuses

MOSCOW (AP) - A New York-based rights watchdog said Wednesday that Russian security forces are responsible for widespread human rights abuses in the southern province of Ingushetia near Chechnya.

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