by tool | Sep 16, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 16 September 2018 Gazprom’s “Black Thursday” The Russian energy company has suffered two defeats in two courts in just one day. First, the EU General Court ruled that the sanctions on Gazprom, Rosneft and several Russian banks were...
by tool | Sep 15, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 15 September 2018 Purge in Donetsk After the official takeover of the government by Denis Pushilin in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, steps have been taken to eliminate “Zakharchenko’s group”. Some of his people have already managed...
by tool | Sep 14, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 14 September 2018 Regional elections: the pension reform has weakened the ruling party United Russia and the governor candidates appointed by the Kremlin continue to dominate and win. However, the regional elections held on September 9 show that...
by tool | Sep 13, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 13 September 2018 Putin surprises Japan: a trick in Vladivostok On September 12, the Russian president announced that he would like to make a peace treaty with Japan by the end of this year without any preconditions. The surprising proposal was...
by tool | Sep 10, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 10 September 2018 En Route From Syria: Speculations Around Abkhazian PM’s Death The Prime Minister of Russia-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, Gennady Gagulia, died in a car accident in the region. Abkhazia is among the republics...
by tool | Sep 9, 2018 | Russia Monitor
RUSSIA MONITOR Date: 9 September 2018 Russia’s Oil Maneuver Costly for Lukashenko? Moscow has recently threatened Minsk with limiting Russian oil supplies while the Belarusian authorities are able to buy raw material on preferential terms, process it in their...
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