by tool | May 15, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 15 May 2018 Trump, Iran and More Petrodollars for Russia World oil prices are rising and so are the income to Russia’s budget. This is great news for the government and Vladimir Putin at the beginning of his new presidential term. Currently,...
by tool | May 11, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 11 May 2018 Caspian Flotilla Sails South Russia’s Defence Ministry has decided to relocate the main base of the Caspian Flotilla from the city of Astrakhan at the northern end of the sea to the city of Kaspiysk in Dagestan located about 400...
by tool | May 11, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 11 May 2018 Truth about Russian Military Budget The latest news from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) about a drastic drop in Russia’s military spending has caused a great stir in the country. However, it seems to be...
by tool | May 11, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 11 May 2018 Putin’s Surprising Inauguration The beginning of the Vladimir Putin’s new presidential term may mean a shift in the Kremlin’s policy. Swearing-in was of technical, rather than “tsarist” nature and in his speech, Mr Putin focused on...
by tool | May 11, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 11 May 2018 Populist Decree or Putin’s Intrigue Just after his inauguration for another six years, Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Russia’s socio-economic development. In the document, he has determined a long list of extraordinarily ambitious...
by tool | May 11, 2018 | RMM EN 05/2018, Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 11 May 2018 Temporary Government: Medvedev and His Deputies As expected, the new Russian government will consist of majorly the same people as the old one; prime minister, as well as many ministers and a part of deputy PMs remain the same. But the...
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