Proposed constitutional changes reveal Kremlin splits over Putin’s ‘2024 problem’ PRO Members Public
Proposed constitutional changes reveal Kremlin splits over Putin’s ‘2024 problem’ Valery Zorkin (left) has supported all the constitutional amendments inspired by Vladimir Putin What happened Only six months after Vladimir Putin’s presidential election victory, the Kremlin is beginning to prepare for the end of his term in 2024.
Russia has drawn up a plan to ditch the U.S. dollar PRO Members Public
What happened The Russian government has a new programme to reduce its dependency on the US dollar, which will be signed within two weeks by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The Bell was the first media outlet to report on the plan, citing three sources who are involved. The dollar will
The defeat of Kremlin candidates in 4 governor elections ignites a political crisis PRO Members Public
1. The defeat of Kremlin candidates in 4 governor elections ignites a political crisis The election in Vladimir region. Photo credit: Artem Geodakyan/TASS What happened Recent governor elections have created a big headache for the Kremlin and may force it to modify the political system in Russia for the
Election Drama in the Far East challenges the whole Russian political system PRO Members Public
1. Election drama in the Far East shakes the foundations of the Russian political system Photo credit: Anton Balashov/TASS What happened The Russian government is having serious trouble with elections, and the problems are more significant than when we wrote about it last week. Governor elections in the country’
What's behind Moscow's strange parading of the alleged Skripal poisoners PRO Members Public
1. What’s behind Moscow’s strange parading of the alleged Skripal poisoners? What happened Television channel RT’s interview with the men accused of poisoning the Skripals, Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov, left a whole raft of questions unanswered. No one actually believed the story they told, but the
The men who poisoned the Skripals may have used their real names to enter the UK PRO Members Public
1. The men who poisoned the Skripals may have used their real names to enter the UK What happened Global media coverage this week was focused on two individuals, known as Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov. UK police believe the two men murdered the Skripals and are paid-up agents of
With slim chance of solving journalists’ murders in Africa, propaganda points the blame on Khodorkovsky who hired them PRO Members Public
1. With slim chance of solving journalists’ murders in Africa, propaganda points the blame on Khodorkovsky who hired them Mikhail Khodorkovsky is to blame for the journalists’ death in Africa, says the Russian propaganda What happened A month after the murder of three Russian journalists filming a documentary about Russian
Russia is sacrificing the ruble to be ready for new sanctions PRO Members Public
1. Russia is sacrificing the ruble to be ready for new sanctions Photo crerdit: TASS/Alexey Pavlishak What happened “We continue to hear more information from the Russian government than from our own,” – that’s how U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, one of the authors of a new anti-Russia sanctions
A proposal to nationalize company profits triggers a fight between the Kremlin and government PRO Members Public
1. A proposal to nationalize company profits triggers an unusual fight between the Kremlin and government Vladimir Putin at a meeting with businessmen, March 2017. Photo credit: TASS What happened An idea put forward by Vladimir Putin’s economic advisor to take almost $8 billion from the profits of big
The rouble is falling with new sanctions looming, and the government wants to nationalize the profits of private companies PRO Members Public
1. The rouble is falling with new sanctions looming, and the government wants to nationalize the profits of private companies Currency exchange rates in Moscow, August 10. Photo credit: Moskva Agency What happened New U.S. sanctions have not yet been approved, but they have already caused a panic on
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