The Jamestown Foundation The Moscow News Johnson's Russia List Government, Politics, Elections, Protests - archive :: Putin Urges Duma Dominance as Medvedev Promotes New Parties Opposition leaders who organized protests that erupted after alleged Duma election fraud in December say that a new law proposed by lame duck president Medvedev will not prevent authorities from blocking the formation of parties wishing to compete in elections ... Ilya Arkhipov and Stepan Kravchenko, Bloomberg ; JRL 2012-62, 4.4.12 :: Moscow Region Governor to Leave Post in May The powerful governor of the Moscow region will step down once his term ends in May, signaling that the Kremlin is serious about removing unpopular governors before the possible return of direct gubernatorial elections this year ... U.S. :: Russian Pundits Say 'Reset' With USA Over, Mull Future Of Bilateral Ties Two Russian pundits interviewed by state-owned RIA Novosti news agency have said that U.S. :: Video: Ambassador Mike McFaul Interview with VOA - Back to the Top - Middle East, Syria - archive Interfax
Inside Russia and Eurasia - home The Moscow Times | Russia's only daily English-language newspaper Russia Beyond The Headlines Russia Press Review Domenico Dispenza, president of the International Group of LNG Importers and former chief operating officer of Eni‘s gas and power division, speaks to Interfax about the group‘s new report on global LNG imports for 2013. more Interfax spoke to Dr. more On Friday, March 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. more NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow has given an interview to Interfax correspondent Ksenia Baigarova in which he speaks about the Ukrainian crisis, its consequences for NATO-Russia relations, differences of the Kosovo and Crimean situations, and a possibility of a new Cold War. more The Middle East has always lured investors with its oil and gas resources, but the political risks in this region are also high. more The outgoing U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul has given an interview with Interfax in which he speaks about the outcomes of his work in Russia, latest trends and developments in relations between Moscow and Washington. more more
Agentura.ru A near doubling in Russian wiretaps over five years In a previous article, we asked who was bugging the Russian opposition. Here we develop this theme, looking at how a combination of recent legislation and new technology has allowed Russia’s many security agencies to expand their activities still further. / June 4 2012 / The Kremlin and the hackers: partners in crime? The Russian state and surveillance technology The Russian blogosphere has burgeoned into a open-door sanctuary for all strands of political opinion. The New Nobility In April 2015 a new updated online SORM system was introduced in Russia, whereby SORM functions are combined with DPI technology (Deep Packet Inspection). Read more --> The statements that President Vladimir Putin made at a recent meeting with leaders of the Russian Internet are hardly worth discussing. Read more --> Read more --> Read more --> The intrigue is growing over the Federal Security Service's involvement in Ukraine. Read more --> Read more -->