The Ministry of Defense has developed a new package of rules and regulations governing privatization of military assets. The purpose of the reform is to de-commercialize the Ministry’s operations and effectively divest all its unnecessary assets through tenders, organized by independent vendors. Already in 2014 the Ministry of Defense expects to sell 30 items of […]
Alexei Navalny has accused the acting mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, of failing to have an important document, a signature from the President which would allow Sobyanin to run for mayor despite the fact that Sobyanin resigned the post. Meanwhile, new allegations are being thrown at Navalny that his campaign received illegal funding. Navalny has […]
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation has accused the United Russia party of accepting foreign funds into its campaign chest, funds that could conceivably be put into use during Moscow’s mayoral race. However, election officials deny that United Russia has done anything wrong. These allegations come just after the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia […]
Last week, the apartment of a group of Navalny supporters was raided by Moscow police who were accompanied by Nikolai Levichev, the Duma deputy and Just Russia candidate for mayor. Levichev, whose own campaign materials have been found to contain racist and anti-Semitic content, accused Navalny’s team of compiling illegal campaign literature. The storming of […]
A former Estonian intelligence agent is suspected of espionage in favor of Russia. Vladimir Veitman was arrested in Estonia on suspicion of state treason. Mikhail Aleksandrov, director of the Baltics Department of the Institute for the CIS commented on the situation for Kommersant FM’s Anna Kazakova It has been reported that (Vladimir ) Veitman (the […]
Alexei Navalny, the leading opposition candidate in the Moscow mayoral race, has been extremely critical of incumbent Mayor Sergei Sobyanin. Sobyanin, who claims to make less money than many of his deputies, has been accused by Navalny of spending much more each year than he reportedly makes. Furthermore, Navalny has recently been blogging about Sobyanin’s daughter […]
By the end of the year, tough customs measures taken by Russia against Ukrainian goods could cost Ukraine up to $2.5 billion. Ukrainian exports of goods to Russia have virtually stopped. This is according to the statement by the Federation of Employers of Ukraine (FEU). Vehicles carrying Ukrainian products are subject to additional scrutiny for […]
Today we publish two different polls with two different narratives. This one, originally published on the 15th by Vedomosti, suggests that Sobyanin, the incumbent mayor, is losing ground. This assessment clashes with the results of the other poll, as well as the analysis of most experts. However, it may hide the larger headline. Sergei Sobyanin […]
Today we publish two different polls with two different narratives. This one, originally published on the 14th by Kommersant, suggests that Sobyanin, the incumbent mayor, will win easily. This assessment matches the analysis of most experts. However, it may hide the larger headline. Sergei Sobyanin is Moscow’s current mayor, though he stepped down, triggering a […]
The debate on channel “Moscow 24” was interrupted from the outset by Alexei Navalny (RPR-PARNAS), who, when asked about the paid parking issue told the audience about searches at his supporters’ apartment that was stormed yesterday by the law enforcement officials in the presence of Nikolai Levichev, a leader of Just Russia and one of […]
