by tool | May 7, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 7 May 2017 Will the Regime Get Rid of Navalny? There are indications that after many years of ban imposed by Russian authorities, Alexei Navalny will finally be able to travel abroad. When the opposition activist obtained a passport, he applied...
by tool | May 6, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 6 May 2017 Gazprom Revenues Drop The Russian monopolist hit records in gas sales on the so-called “far abroad” markets (this term is used in Gazprom nomenclature for Turkey and the EU, except for the three Baltic states). Yet this doesn’t at all...
by tool | May 5, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 5 May 2017 A „Railway” Lead in a Scandal in the Interior Ministry Corruption in which Interior Ministry colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko was involved had some links to the Russian Railways. The investigation keeps expanding and will very likely be used...
by tool | May 5, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 5 May 2017 An Alarm Bell for Kremlin A most recent opinion poll of Levada-Center shows that Vladimir Putin would have problems with winning presidential elections in the first round. Only 48% of respondents declared that they would cast their vote...
by tool | May 4, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 4 May 2017 Syria: De-escalation the Russian Way According to a report by the Russian daily “Kommersant”, Russia has a plan to settle the conflict in Syria by dividing the country into four security zones and does not rule out deployment of foreign...
by tool | May 4, 2017 | RMM EN 05/2017, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 4 May 2017 Counter-attack of Russian Diplomacy That was an eventful long May weekend for Vladimir Putin. In just two days, he met the leaders of Germany and Turkey and had a phone call with the US president. The main topic was the conflict in...
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