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
Abstract: Russia's interests in Iran fundamentally diverge from those of the United States. Russia considers Iran a partner and de facto ally in its plans to reshape the power balance in the Middle East and dilute U.S. influence in the region. The U.S. should expect only token assistance from Russia in countering the Iranian nuclear threat. Instead, the U.S. needs to develop a broader policy that convincingly argues that Iran will lose--even if it obtains nuclear weapons and that clearly demonstrates to the Russians that the risks of betting on Iran outweigh the potential rewards.
«Že bychom začali mluvit rusky, je trochu přehnané, ale riziko ruského vlivu je vysoké,» říká náš bývalý tamější velvyslanec LUBOŠ DOBROVSKÝ (77). Rusko ovládá významnou část evropské ekonomiky a hrozbu utáhnutí kohoutků na ropovodu Družba, odkud k nám tečou dvě třetiny ropy, kterou spotřebujeme, máme na talíři rok co rok.
Kas par gadumiju bez konflikta enerģētikas jomā! Krievija atkal sagājusi matos ar Baltkrieviju.
LONDON—Russia, the world's top oil producer, is set to make deep inroads into Asian energy markets at the expense of Mideast rivals thanks to a new pipeline that pumps crude from the oilfields of Siberia to a new terminal on the Pacific Ocean.
Moskau - Würde Wladimir Putin auf Bertolt Brecht hören, hätte er es gelassen.Der deutsche Dramatiker hatte seinen Bettlerkönig Peachum aus der «Dreigroschenoper» schon in den 20er-Jahren eine nützliche Wahrheit verkünden lassen: «Ach, mach nur einen Plan, und sei ein großes Licht, und mach dann noch 'nen zweiten Plan, geh'n tun'se beide nicht.»
Einst kämpfte Premier Putin gegen die politische Macht von Russlands Milliardären. Nun sollen sie sogar an Regierungssitzungen teilnehmen dürfen. von Verena Diethelm.
Why Russia is feuding with Belarus and what it means for Europe's security.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are «really close» to agreement on a landmark treaty to cut their nuclear arsenals, a senior U.S. arms control official said on Wednesday.
Disillusioned by its dalliance with the West, the former Soviet state looks set to elect a pro-Russian leader five years after the Orange Revolution.
When Estonia relocated a Soviet war memorial three years ago, pro-Kremlin youth activists held raucous protests in Moscow, mysterious cyber attacks hit Estonian web sites, and tensions ratcheted up to new heights between Russia and the Baltic state.
Russia's double-headed eagle is not just a national emblem. It's a symbol of the national schizophrenia.
The oil tariffs quarrel that erupted between Russia and Belarus has been depicted as a threat to EU energy supplies similar to past gas disputes with Ukraine, but Minsk has fewer options than Kiev, or none, and there is almost no possibility of the dispute escalating, affecting energy supplies to third parties.
IF IT'S JANUARY, it seems, Russia must be involved in a politically motivated dispute over energy supplies with one of its neighbors. This time it's Belarus, the former Soviet republic that used to be called Europe's last dictatorship, until Russia itself headed back in that direction. Strongman Alexander Lukashenko still rules in Minsk, but in the past couple of years he's taken several steps toward shaking off the tutelage he once accepted from Vladimir Putin's Kremlin. At the urging of Western governments, Belarus released a few political prisoners and in turn was allowed to join the European Union's Eastern Partnership program. Mr. Lukashenko has also embarrassed Mr. Putin by refusing to recognize the two puppet states that Moscow is backing in Georgia.
Mam nadzieję, że prezydent Dmitrij Miedwiediew przyjmie zaproszenie prezydenta Lecha Kaczyńskiego i przyjedzie 27 stycznia na obchody 65. rocznicy wyzwolenia obozu zagłady Auschwitz. Byłby to ważny gest podtrzymujący dialog polsko-rosyjski
Why have Western leaders and intellectuals gone soft on Russia's autocracy?
Mimo dziesięciu lat rządów Putina Rosja jest wciąż na peryferiach świata rozwiniętego - mówi Sławomir Dębski, dyrektor Polskiego Instytutu Spraw Międzynarodowych
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia's population grew this year for the first time since 1995, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, after years of precipitous decline following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the planned defense system would upset the 'balance of forces.' He demands more details. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Russia nuclear deal has yet to be finalized.
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia's population grew this year for the first time since 1995, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, after years of precipitous decline following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the planned defense system would upset the 'balance of forces.' He demands more details. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Russia nuclear deal has yet to be finalized.
