Dmitri Medvedev
March 07, 2011Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- The White House announced the departure of the United States vice president, Joe Bidden, in a diplomatic tour in Finland, Russia and Moldova to consult with Washington’s partners on regional and global issues. In each...
Japan recalls Ambassador from Russia in Island dispute
November 03, 2010Angry over Russian President Dmitri Medvedev's visit to a disputed island chain, Japan has temporarily called its ambassador back from Russia. The Kremlin insists the four islands belong to Russia. Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara made the announcement...
Transnistria, what does Russia wish to say?
October 24, 2010The declarations of the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev concerning the solution of the Transnistria conflict, created a wave of different declarations, and especially from the side of Ukraine and Transnistria. The Moldovan political analyst Petru...
Merkel and Basescu meeting, a possible discussion to solve the Transnistrian conflict
October 18, 2010The political analyst Petru Bogatu is trying to find an answer to the question “Why Angela Merkel has come to Romania?”. The analyst considers that: “This is an interesting question that other observers of the international politics...
Russia vows support for breakaway Georgian territories
August 08, 2010Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has pledged to develop broad economic and security ties with Abkhazia, one of two breakaway Georgian territories recognized by Moscow as independent countries. Mr. Medvedev spoke Sunday in the Abkhaz city of Sukhumi...
Joint EU-Russian crisis management in Europe? Interesting idea…
June 14, 2010by Alina Inayeh On June 5, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed a brief but significant memorandum on a joint EU-Russia Committee on Security and Foreign Policy (ERPSC) in the German town of Meseberg. The document...
Russia urges global struggle against Afghan heroin
June 10, 2010Russian President Dmitri Medvedev says the international community must accept responsibility for the fight against illicit drugs from Afghanistan. He told an anti-drug conference in Moscow that worldwide Afghan heroine has killed nearly one-million people...
Insider's view of Russian public opinion polls
June 09, 2010Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relationship...
Russian car owners protesters don their own 'blue lights' (video)
May 19, 2010By Anya Ardayeva Russian lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it harder to organize a rally using vehicles in Moscow. The news comes after a growing number of rallies against special privileges for official cars and a wave of public anger...
US, Russia Note Progress on Nuclear Arms Treaty
October 13, 2009Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the United States and Russia have made "considerable" progress on plans to reduce their nuclear arsenals. Lavrov made the comments to reporters Tuesday following his meeting in Moscow with U.S. Secretary...