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Firemen or fire starters? Opportunies for agreement following the referendum in the Crimea

16:46 04.04.2014 Igor Pellicciari

Firemen or fire starters? Opportunies for agreement following the referendum in the Crimea

The causes of Moscow’s action in the Ukrainian crisis are much more complicated than that represented by the stereotypical analysis in the Western media and academic circles.The dominant discourse in the U.S. and Europe is a consensus that the Kremlin is commanded by one man alone, and because we are …

Serbia was a testing ground for Western strategists

13:52 01.04.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

Serbia was a testing ground for Western strategists

On March 27th, 1999 in Brussels, the NATO leadership could not believe what they were hearing. For the first time in the history of its combat operations, a highly "secret" U.S. Air Force stealth fighter plane was not only detected by Yugoslavian air defense radar, but it was also shot …

Valentina Matviyenko, "I always have, and I always will, uphold and defend Russia’s national interests"

22:52 31.03.2014

Valentina Matviyenko, "I always have, and I always will, uphold and defend Russia’s national interests"

The Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, talked about sanctions by the White House, the possible appearance of Maidan protests in other countries, and the Crimean referendum. The Chairman of the Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko, spoke in an interview with Russian newspaper "Izvestia" about her vision of the current …

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

11:29 22.03.2014 Sergey Filatov

Vyacheslav Svetlichny "The referendum in the Crimea - a lesson in patriotism!”

Vyacheslav Svetlichny in the workplace during the referendum in the Crimea. Photo by the author. The light was burning day and night in the office of the Consul General of the Russian Federation in Crimea, Vyacheslav Svetlichny, in the days leading up to the referendum, and it seemed like it …

Vladimir Putin addressed State Duma deputies, Federation Council members, heads of Russian regions and civil society representatives in the Kremlin

10:19 18.03.2014

Vladimir Putin addressed State Duma deputies, Federation Council members, heads of Russian regions and civil society representatives in the Kremlin

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Federation Council members, State Duma deputies, good afternoon. Representatives of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol are here among us, citizens of Russia, residents of Crimea and Sevastopol! Dear friends, we have gathered here today in connection with an issue that is of vital, historic …

The crisis in Ukraine: a British perspective

12:30 15.03.2014 Anna Tomkins

The crisis in Ukraine: a British perspective

These are nervous times for the international community. There are serious tensions between Ukraine and Russia, with a constant risk of a miscalculation in the situation. The actions of a single “hot head” could have dire consequences for the region as a whole, and the possibility of the breakup of …

Stop the Cold War way of thinking!

14:29 12.03.2014 Alexey Khlebnikov

Stop the Cold War way of thinking!

Recent weeks brought up one of the hottest topics for discussion within the decades, especially in the West – the crisis over Ukraine. Hundreds if not thousands of articles that analyze the whole situation around this Eastern European country have been published. The vast majority of those analyses is concentrated …

Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Mexico for Economic Affairs Nicholai Scholar: "For effective promotion of Russian products abroad we need to develop strategies to protect exports"

17:51 27.02.2014 Yuri Nemtsev

Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Mexico for Economic Affairs Nicholai Scholar: "For effective promotion of Russian products abroad we need to develop strategies to protect exports"

International Affairs Magazine: “Dear Mr. Scholar, what are the main challenges currently facing our country, what is lacking for the active development of trade and economic relations between Moscow and Mexico City?”N. Scholar: “In this regard, I would like to mention the following. In November last year companies from the …

The Integration Club under the Chairman of the Federation Council, presented its Annual Report for 2013

16:01 22.02.2014 Gregory Povolotsky

The Integration Club under the Chairman of the Federation Council, presented its Annual Report for 2013

The Federation Council presented its next Annual Report of the Integration Club under the Chairman of the Federation Council to the professional community and journalists. The Integration Club today is an informal but at the same time important institution for the implementation of the Eurasian Union project, which in two …

California is looking for partners in Russia

15:29 21.02.2014 Elena Studneva

California is looking for partners in Russia

The International Business Forum "Doing Business with Russia”, was a notable event in Sacramento, the capital of California. Participants at the roundtable discussions included official representatives of the Russian Federation, the federal government and the U.S. State of California, as well as the leadership of American trade associations and members …

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