[This report in Vedomosti analyses the doubts expressed by some regarding the delivery of the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria by the Russian government. The article suggests that these systems may be of little use to the Assad regime, and are in fact more important as a source of international leverage for the Russian government.—Ed.] […]
Banks that helped Russian oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) finance its $55 billion buyout of rival TNK-BP have been left waiting for their payback – a share in $15 billion in asset sales expected to follow the deal, sources familiar with matter said
Russia is planning to deliver more than 10 MiG fighter planes to the Syrian government of Bashar Assad, the head of the state-owned MIG corporation said Friday, in a move likely to draw harsh criticism from Western governments seeking Assad’s removal amid a bloody civil war in Syria.
[On June 3, the second trial of suspects in the murder of the muck-raking journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, will commence in the Moscow City Court. Politkovskaya, who was famous for her critical stance towards the Putin government—particularly its conduct in Chechnya—was gunned down in her apartment building in October 2006. Novaya Gazeta, the paper for which […]
Sergei M. Guriev, a prominent economist who fled Russia a month ago under pressure from investigators, said Friday that he will not return in the “foreseeable future,” until he is certain that he will not face prosecution or other legal constraints.
The abrupt flight from Russia of liberal economist Sergei Guriev after he was interrogated in connection with the case against tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has rekindled suspicions that a new criminal case could be opened against Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev, who are set to be freed next year.
Peace talks in Geneva between Syria‘s warring parties are almost certain to be postponed after further diplomatic setbacks on Friday, as Russiaannounced its intention to ship more weaponry to the Assad regime.
Russian economists warned the government on Thursday a new law that might force their research centers to register as “foreign agents” could have a disastrous impact on the economy.
Israel could overcome advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles if they were deployed in Syria but any strikes on the system would be difficult and risk alienating its supplier, Russia.
Federal Security Service officials said that members of foreign terrorist organizations have infiltrated the illegal migrant population and are actively seeking to destroy the country, Interfax reported Thursday.
