What were the real losses in the first Russia-U.S. clash in Syria PRO Members Public
And what were the Russian private contractors fighting for Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation 1. What were the real losses in the first Russia-U.S. clash in Syria What happened Last week, the Russian private military company Wagner Group suffered possibly the heaviest losses in the whole
Escort films Russian deputy prime minister on a yacht with oligarch connected to Paul Manafort PRO Members Public
Aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska will now firmly be the main suspect in Russian collusion Photo: YouTube 1. Escort films Russian deputy prime minister on oligarch’s yacht What happened Opposition leader Alexey Navalny has published (Russian, subtitles in English) a set of videos featuring deputy prime minister Sergey Prikhodko at
"The United States made a lot of really big mistakes in the way it handled Russia" PRO Members Public
Political scientist Francis Fukuyama about Trump and Putin, U.S. and Russia, nationalism and populism Protestors on a demonstration at December 19, 2016 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images The founder of The Bell Liza Osetinskaya talks to Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist and political economist, the
What the Russian oligarchs think about the U.S. "Kremlin Report" PRO Members Public
The long anticipated Russian sanctions list has sparked instant controversy both in Washington and Moscow. We have spoken to the business people included Vladimir Putin meets top business executives in the Kremlin, December 2017. Photo: Kremlin.ru On January 29, the U.S. Treasury Department published the list of influential
Vladimir Putin’s daughter breaks up with billionaire husband PRO Members Public
Four most important stories on Russia this week Photo: TASS 1. Vladimir Putin’s daughter breaks up with billionaire husband What happened The news of the week for the Russian elite, reported by Bloomberg on Thursday: Vladimir Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova and Kirill Shamalov, a top executive at one
Goldman Sachs gives surprisingly good forecast for the Russian economy in 2018 PRO Members Public
Photo: Wikimedia Commons 1. Goldman Sachs gives surprisingly good forecast for the Russian economy in 2018 What happened The leading investment bank Goldman Sachs sees the Russian economy growing 3.3 percent in 2018, which would be a record since 2012. * This is almost twice as high as the official
Russia's Reserve Fund Runs out of Money 14 Years After Its Founding PRO Members Public
Photo: Pexels 1. Russia’s sovereign Reserve Fund dries up after several years of budget deficit What happened: Russia’s sovereign Reserve Fund, which was built up over the years with profits from oil exports, is empty and has ceased to exist, the Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday. The Russian
Russia's Top 5 Stories of 2017 PRO Members Public
Hackers and Trump’s ties, Russian investment in bitcoin and Silicon Valley and Putin’s last presidential term. Phpto: Alexey Belkin/TASS 1. Russia—U.S. Relations Become #1 issue What happened: Relations with the U.S. never stopped being a big deal in Russia. With the DNC hack, Trump’
What the Top FSB Officer Thinks About Russia’s Conflict with the West PRO Members Public
A rare interview with FSB top official, new offshore capital amnesty for large Russian business and Russian talent in the Silicon Valley The director of FSB Alexander Bortnikov. Photo: Kremlin.ru 1. What the top FSB officer thinks about Russia’s conflict with the West What happened The head of
New U.S. Sanctions Can Deal a Severe Blow to Russian Economy in 2018 PRO Members Public
New ‘Black swan’ for the ruble, jail sentence for ex-economy minister, Russian hacker’s U.S. election confession and a new investor in Snap 1. New U.S. sanctions could bring down the ruble in 2018 What happened The extension of U.S. sanctions on Russian sovereign debt is a
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