Russia
Poll shows Moldovans losing interest in EU, warming up to Russia
November 18, 2011RFE/RL/ Chisinau -- A new poll shows Moldovans are losing interest in the post-Soviet country's European integration and are warming up to the idea of joining a Commonwealth of Independent States' (CIS) free-trade zone led by Russia, RFE/RL's Moldovan...
Russia: Rebuilding an empire while it can (Stratfor)
November 01, 2011By Lauren Goodrich/ Stratfor/ Austin, TX/ -- U.S.-Russian relations seem to have been relatively quiet recently, as there are numerous contradictory views in Washington about the true nature of Russia’s current foreign policy. Doubts remain about...
East goes back towards authoritarianism, South goes left
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October 28, 2011By Michael Emerson/ Brussels / -- The most striking and indeed astonishing feature of this autumn’s political landscape in the European neighbourhood is the contradictory trend as between East and South. East Europe is reverting back towards authoritarianism...
Russia slams Transdniester president’s grip on power (VIDEO)
October 15, 2011Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transdniester is holding presidential elections in early December. With its current president in power for over 20 years and running for reelection, Russia says the status quo is stalling the republic’s development...
NYC Trial for Accused 'Merchant of Death' Set to Start
October 12, 2011By Carolyn Weaver / New York/ -- The trial of a former Soviet Air Force officer and alleged international arms dealer dubbed by security experts the “merchant of death” is underway in New York. Jury selection wass held in the federal trial...
Russia’s Putin Proposes a “Eurasian Union” — But it’s all about Gas
October 07, 2011By Alina Inayeh/ BUCHAREST -- In an article published on Tuesday in the Russian newspaper Izvestia, Russia’s prime minister and presidential hopeful Vladimir Putin announced his major foreign policy goal: the creation of a “Eurasian Union...
Turkey Seeks Price Cut On Russian Gas
October 01, 2011By Vladimir Socor -- Turkey has joined the growing ranks of claimants to revision of their contracts with Gazprom. On September 29, Turkish Energy Minister, Taner Yildiz, warned that Turkey would end a 25-year-old supply agreement with Gazprom,...
Poor Ukrainian-Russian Ties Reflect Yanukovych-Putin Relationship
October 01, 2011By Taras Kuzio -- Ukraine’s poor relations with Russia are nothing new as they also existed under the “pro-Russian” Leonid Kuchma. Nevertheless, Kuchma had to deal with the more democratic Russian President Boris Yeltsin, whereas the...
Interview: OSCE Protracted-Conflicts Ambassador Measures Progress In 'Millimeters'
October 01, 2011By Robert Coalson -- Lithuanian diplomat Giedrius Cekuolis is the OSCE Chairmanship's special representative for protracted conflicts. His arduous mandate includes the disputes over Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region, the Nagorno-Karabakh region...
Resumption Of Talks On Moldova's Trandniester Conflict Is Only A Small First Step
October 01, 2011By Robert Coalson -- The announcement that official talks are to resume in the so-called 5+2 format aimed at resolving Moldova's long-standing conflict with the breakaway Transdniester region has been hailed as a small but important bit of progress...
