VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
Vladimir Kirillov and Vitaly Sukhinin and their co-conspirators once had little interest in politics. They were rat-a-tat-tat salesmen here in Russia's Far East who did a thriving trade in secondhand vehicles imported from Japan. But then the government reacted to the financial crisis by imposing steep tariffs on their industry.
Barack Obama wants to make friends with Russia, "press the reset button" as his Veep proposed the other day.
Czy podczas wiosennej wizyty Putina w Warszawie dogadamy się z Kremlem? Jak zwykle nie - pisze w komentarzu Piotr Gursztyn. Dlaczego? Bo Rosja nie jest i nie będzie zainteresowana partnerskimi stosunkami z Polską. A polskie władze, licząc na zbliżenie, grzeszą naiwnością - dodaje Gursztyn.
La volonté de Barack Obama de régler les conflits dans lesquels les Etats-Unis sont engagés a conduit Washington à tendre la main à Moscou. Mais les dossiers sont si complexes que les négociations risquent d'être longues.
The symptoms of financial meltdown so far-emaciated 401(k)s, bankruptcies, layoffs-haven't been easy to handle in the U.S. But Americans aren't the only ones feeling the pain. Anger over the worsening global economy boiled over last week resulting in protests in Greece, France, Latvia and Britain. At issue are rising prices, shrinking incomes and the disappearance of jobs. Fears that economic unrest will lead to political instability are widespread, says Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, a political-risk consulting firm, and Russia and China figure prominently in many forecasters' nightmare scenarios.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev revived a long-dormant human-rights council and invited a handful of Kremlin critics to join, the latest in a series of small gestures toward political openness in recent weeks.
Huge cranes at enormous construction sites in Moscow stand idle as investors walk away. Russian auto workers are confronting mass unemployment just as the stock market and the ruble plunge precipitously. Protesters, in small but growing numbers, are demonstrating across Russia, demanding economic relief. And a distinguished group of Russian economists meeting with President Dmitry Medvedev warned him of impending economic catastrophe.
Moscú tiene una concepción tan sumamente aleatoria del derecho internacional, los derechos humanos, el asesinato de periodistas y el comercio energético, que bien subraya la bizantina fragilidad de Europa.
Obama's response to this barely veiled blackmail needs to be cool and pragmatic.
With Recent Moves, Medvedev Edges Away From Prime Minister and His Economic Policies.
