Russia Cannot Learn Any Crisis Lessons and Lapses Into Putinism – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in February 1st, 2010 | no comment

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During the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, delegates are not asking questions such as “who is Mr. Medvedev?” Or, “is it really the same Mr. Putin?” In fact, they are not asking any questions about Russia. Participants in expensive debates focus on lessons learned in the shockingly deep crisis and on problems hampering recovery, [...]

Putin Says U.S. Antimissile Plan Is Blocking New Arms Treaty – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in December 29th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Aggressiveness, Balance Of Power, Cold-War, Economics, Journalists, Missile Defense System, Mr Putin, Nytimes, Obstacle, Offensive Weapons, Prime Minister, Real Politics, Umbrella, Vladimir Putin, Vladivostok

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin said on Tuesday that the main obstacle to replacing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or Start, is Washington’s plan to build a missile defense system, which he said endangered the cold war-era balance of power.
“If we don’t develop a missile defense system, a danger arises for us that with an [...]

World Agenda: Putin’s grand gesture cannot hide Russia’s woes

Posted by Matt in June 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Economy, Russia, Anger, Business Leaders, Denunciation, Discontent, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Flames, Global Financial Crisis, Grand Gesture, Grievances, kremlin, Mr Putin, Pikalyovo, Potent Cocktail, Revolt, Russia, Unrest, Woes, World Agenda

It is a potent cocktail that has the Kremlin fearful that discontent in an anonymous town such as Pikalyovo could spark a wider revolt.
Hence Mr Putin’s furious denunciation of Mr Deripaska — long seen as the Kremlin’s favourite oligarch. The broader message he sent to business leaders was that they would be held responsible if [...]

Vladimir Putin

Posted by Matt in February 1st, 2009 | no comment

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Vladimir Putin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prime Minister of Russia · Incumbent. Assumed office 8 May 2008 ….. On 12 September 2007, Russian news agencies reported that Putin dissolved the …

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Putin’s Iron Grip on Russia Suffocates Opponents – New York Times

Mr. Putin’s Russia is [...]

Will Russia-Ukraine be Europe’s next war?

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Abkhazia, Contempt, Dominance, Europe, Kiev, moscow, Mr Putin, NATO, Nato Summit, President Bush, Russia, Secessionist, South Ossetia, Strongman, Ukraine

Moscow is on the march. After invading Georgia and establishing Russia’s dominance over the secessionist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Mr. Putin is now bent on dismembering Ukraine. The Russian strongman has made no secret of his contempt for Kiev’s independence. At a NATO summit in April, he told President Bush that Ukraine is [...]

Putin Is Ruining Russia’s Economy

Posted by Matt in September 19th, 2008 | no comment

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The market’s collapse, down 57% since May, is linked to the dysfunctional nature of the Russian state and economy. Nearly every aspect of commerce in Russia is deeply entangled with state power, if not with Mr. Putin personally. This, for obvious reasons, does not comfort most investors.
One famous investor in particular was worried about the [...]

Gazprom can turn the heat off, stoking U.S.-Russian rivalry

Posted by Matt in July 16th, 2008 | no comment

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Russia’s use of companies such as OAO Gazprom, the world’s largest natural gas producer, to buy energy assets in Africa may thwart U.S. efforts to limit the role of oil and gas as political weapons wielded from Moscow.

Getty Images Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller visit the Sevmash shipyard in [...]

Russia sees us as pawns on its chessboard

Posted by Matt in July 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, Capability, Car Plant, Chessboard, Confidence, Economic Issues, Georgia Russia, Greece, Human Rights, Investments, kremlin, Mr Putin, NATO, Pawns, Silence, Success, Ukraine

Over the past eight years, starting with the rise of Mr Putin, Russia has recovered both its confidence and its capability. But to do what?
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The key to Russia’s success is linking political and economic issues, and playing one country off against another. If the EU wants to help Georgia, Russia uses Greece to block it. [...]

The world still wonders whether Dmitry Medvedev or Vladimir Putin is boss

Posted by Matt in July 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Boss, Corrupt State, Dmitry Medvedev, Financial Turmoil, G8 Leaders, George Bush, Interest Rates, Middle Class, Mr Putin, New Economic School, Perception, Protests, Puppet, Real Incomes, Right Man, Russian Counterpart, Russians, Sergei Guriev, Smart Guy, Vladimir Putin

WHEN the other G8 leaders met their new Russian counterpart in Japan this week, they may all have had a similar question on their minds: are we talking to the right man? Is Dmitry Medvedev, described by George Bush as a “smart guy”, a real president? Or is he merely Vladimir Putin’s puppet and stand-in? [...]