Dmitry Medvedev
Turkey strengthens nuclear cooperation with Russia
December 01, 2010By Saban Kardas Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, welcomed the recent progress in Turkey’s first nuclear power plant project that will be built by Russia and underscored Ankara’s determination to develop nuclear energy through foreign...
NATO in Lisbon: A moderate success
November 30, 2010By David J. Smith Although the pre-summit hype—mostly generated by NATO itself—had observers thirsting for more, the 19-20 November NATO Lisbon Summit was a moderate success. The alliance took some measured steps toward dealing with new...
Russia: Stalin ordered Katyn massacre
November 26, 2010Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday, for the first time, officially blamed Soviet dictator Josef Stalin for the 1940 massacre of more than 20,000 Polish officers and other citizens at Katyn. Warsaw welcomed the statement as "a good step...
Medvedev warns of political 'stagnation' in Russia
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November 24, 2010Russia risks slipping into a period of political "stagnation", President Dmitry Medvedev has warned. In his videoblog, Mr Medvedev spoke about the lack of real competition in the political arena, heavily dominated by the pro-Kremlin United...
Medvedev adrift in a sea of economic multi-polarity
November 16, 2010By Pavel K. Baev The G20 summit in Seoul last week was outstanding in its intensity of divergences that this crisis-born institution sought to harmonize. The US unfortunate unilateralism in money-making and China’s shameless currency manipulation...
Obama presses for US-Russia nuclear pact
November 15, 2010Republican senators continue to express misgivings about a new nuclear-arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia. The comments follow President Barack Obama's assurances to his Russian counterpart that Senate ratification of the New...
Russian president's visit to disputed islands sparks Japanese anger
November 02, 2010Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited an island chain claimed by Moscow and Tokyo, sparking sharp criticism from Japan. He is the first Russian president to visit one of the disputed Kurile Islands. Russia and Japan each claim the four...
Medvedev's statement viewed as strange in Tiraspol
October 24, 2010Dr. Ilya Galinsky, Director of the Scientific Research Institute of Strategic Analysis and Forecast at Transnistria State University, regards as "strange" the yesterday's statement, made in Deauville-sur-Mer (France) by Russian President Dmitry...
New Moscow mayor is a friend of Putin, not of free press
October 19, 2010Sergei Sobyanin is the Kremlin's man of choice to become the new mayor of Moscow. He is scheduled to be voted in this week and likely to back the regime with little regard for dissenting voices. "There is opposition, look! Only 24 out of 25 deputies...
Russia moves closer to NATO over controversial missile shield
October 19, 2010By Andreas Illmer, Nancy Isenson Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has indicated Moscow might soften its stance on a controversial anti-missile shield after reassurances from France and Germany. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed Russia...