Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin: People of Transnistria have to decide their fate
Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to have changed his mind over Transnistria. He recently said at a forum that the people of Transnistria have to decide their destiny themselves and that Russia will respect the decision taken, Russia's Ria Novosti...
Russia and its post-Imperium policies
The new term of Russian President Vladimir Putin takes place in a different national as well as international context from a decade ago. The idea is stated by the authors of a recent report issued by the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives...
Russia asks for guarantees on NATO missiles shield
The Russian Federation asks again for guarantees that the anti-missiles defense system is not directed against them, the Russian President was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti. “We are constantly being told that the missile defense system is not...
Putin’s return to power awakes anger and fear among a large number of Russians
Massive demonstrations took place on the streets of Moscow one day ahead of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration. The police brutally reacted and many people were beaten up and arrested. Organizers said more than 20,000 people gathered on the streets of...
Michael Emerson: Vladimir Putin’s foreign and security policy
Vladimir Putin has certainly been busy setting out his manifesto for the presidential election due on 4 March, with a series of extensive articles placed in the Russian media, relayed instantly in impeccable English translations to international readerships...
Putin to return to power with damaged credibility and legitimacy
Putin’s faltering return In May 2011 we argued for a modest advance in Russian democracy, namely that both Medvedev and Putin should stand as candidates to offer a modicum of choice between, roughly speaking, modernisation versus continuity. For...
Playboy Star in Russian State Duma in the List of United Russia
By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- The voting of Russian State Duma is over and the case of the final counting ballots, too. However, it can be said that the majority of the votes were taken by “United Russia” Party (Edinaya Rosiya...
Russian newsreader LIVE: F*ck You, Barack Obama (VIDEO)
Chişinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- One of the latest Russian live news broadcast caused a wave of criticism and laughter. The reason was that the leading female newsreader Tatyana Limanova gave the middle finger pronouncing the US president’s name, Barack...
Russia: Rebuilding an empire while it can (Stratfor)
By 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...
Moldovan Officials Not Interested In Putin's 'Eurasian Union'
CHISINAU -- Prime Minister Vlad Filat says Moldova sees its place in the European Union and isn't attracted to the "Eurasian Union" envisaged by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Filat told RFE/RL in...
