Dmitry Medvedev
Marian Lupu sees no guarantee of his election as president
October 21, 2009"Nobody can guarantee whatsoever that those Communist faction members who feel a sympathy for me will vote for my election as President of Moldova", Democratic Party Chairman Marian Lupu, the only candidate for presidency, stated on the ProTV...
Moscow blindsides Clinton-led delegation
October 19, 2009By Vladimir Socor The Kremlin blindsided U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with unexpected challenges during her October 13-14 Moscow visit, her first to Russia in that official capacity. The Russian side distorted the agenda previously agreed...
Hillary Clinton Upbeat On Russia 'Reset' After Moscow Talks
October 13, 2009By Gregory Feifer Hillary Clinton has said she's pleased with the effects so far of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow during her first visit to the Russian capital as U.S. secretary of state. She said both sides had agreed to work more closely...
- Where does Russia want to take the CIS?
October 13, 2009By Irina Severin The main intrigue surrounding the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Chisinau last week was whether Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would attend. The Kremlin only confirmed his participation in the October...
- Russia Facing Resistance With Allies On CIS's Southern Flank
October 09, 2009By Bruce Pannier Russia's relations with the three states that make up the southern flank of the Commonwealth Of Independent States -- Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan -- have suffered severe setbacks of late. Uzbekistan has annoyed the Kremlin...
Moldova’s Alliance for European Integration Meets the CIS
October 09, 2009By Tammy Lynch If Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was asked today to choose an appropriate city in which to hold the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, it’s a safe bet Chisinau wouldn’t be his pick. Despite protestations of good...
Moscow Reprises Another Tactic against Ukraine
October 08, 2009By Paul Goble Over the last decade, the Commonwealth of Independent States has been reduced to little more than a club of presidents of the 11 and now, after Georgia’s withdrawal, 11 former Soviet republics. But so few presidents are slated...
Despite ‘Spectre of War,’ Few Ukrainians Think Moscow Will Attack
October 07, 2009By Paul Goble “Before the beginning of every war,” a Ukrainian commentator says, “there are many in society who do not believe it will happen,” however many signs there may be that point to the opening of hostilities. But then...
What if the CIS holds a Summit, and no one comes?
October 07, 2009By Robert Coalson There is none of the extraordinary street-cleaning or painting of dingy facades going on in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, that one might expect as the city prepares to host a summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS...
David Smith: Obama Missile Defense Blunder
September 28, 2009By DAVID SMITH The U.S. decision to cancel deployment of a ballistic missile defense system in Central Europe in favor of boosting shorter-range defenses creates immediate policy problems for the Obama administration: It shreds agreements with the...
