by tool | May 31, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 31 May 2017 Putin’s Stalinist Guard When establishment of the Russian National Guard was decided, references included American models. However, the Russian Guard rather resembles the Stalinist formation used to suppress behind-the-front areas...
by tool | May 31, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 31 May 2017 The Succession Mystery Vladimir Putin has still not revealed whether he will stand in the presidential elections in March 2018. His silence gives rise to a growing number of rumours about the president’s health and speculations that he...
by tool | May 30, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 30 May 2017 Creative Accounting of Energy Champions Russian economy is experiencing a crisis, incomes of ordinary citizens are falling, there is not enough money for the planned expenses, and reserve funds are diminishing dangerously fast. In some...
by tool | May 30, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 30 May 2017 Moldova Expels Russian Diplomats A conflict between the government of Moldova and Russia has been growing for months. Expelling as many as five diplomats from the Russian embassy in Chisinau means that the conflict is getting fiercer....
by tool | May 29, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 29 May 2017 Navalny Reveals Corruption (once again) The Anti-corruption Foundation of Alexei Navalny published new discrediting information about the ruling elite, business, and corruptive links between them. This time it is about companies owned...
by tool | May 29, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 29 May 2017 USA Is Taking a Firm Stance Against Russia Russia, next to Iran, is one of the countries most strongly dissatisfied with Trump’s first foreign trip. The NATO and G-7 summits as well as the signals coming from Washington promise more...
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