US, EU levy new sanctions on Russia, take aim at Moscow’s energy future (with video)
WASHINGTON — Unsatisfied with a fragile cease-fire in Ukraine, the United States and the European Union levied new sanctions Friday against major Russian banks and defence companies, as well as penalties aimed at curtailing Russia’s ability to develop ...
Report: Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels agree to new ceasefire deal
(CNN) — Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine agreed on a complete ceasefire and buffer zone early Saturday in talks in Belarus, Russia’s state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported. Both sides also agreed to move heavy weaponry ...
Russia's Yamal LNG project may tap wealth fund in 2014 - EconMin
SOCHI, Russia, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Russia's Novatek may get funds from the National Wealth Fund for its Yamal LNG project before the year-end, a minister said, as part of government plans to support sanction-hit companies. Russia's No.2 gas producer, co ...
G20 doesn’t shut doors on Russia
CAIRNS: Several G20 members have rejected the US-led initiative to ostracize Russia with Australia saying on Saturday that the doors are open for Russian president Vladimir Putin to attend the leaders' summit in Brisbane in November. Prime Minister ...
Putin foe Khodorkovsky 'willing to lead Russia'
Moscow (AFP) - Ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who spent a decade in jail after challenging the Kremlin, openly stated his political ambitions on Saturday by announcing he would be ready, if called upon, to lead Russia in times of crisis. By publicly ...
Russia introduces customs duties on Ukrainian goods
Russia has introduced customs duties on Ukrainian goods, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has announced at the Sochi Investment Forum. However, they will come into effect only if Ukraine officially enacts the trade chapter of the association agreement with ...
Russia takes double punch as vanishing workers fan inflation
MOSCOW — The aging workforce is packing a double punch for the Russian economy. The unborn generation of the 1990s, a period of hyperinflation and instability after the Soviet breakup, left the nation depleted of younger workers. Unemployment is at a ...
Russia not preparing new tit-for-tat sanctions - Deputy PM
SOCHI Russia (Reuters) - Russia is not working on a new package of measures in retaliation for Western sanctions over Moscow's role in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was quoted as saying on Saturday. Western governments have stepped up ...
US Navy Issues Warnings on Russia, China’s Submarine Fleets
The Navy’s top Atlantic Submarine Force commander said Thursday that Russia and China’s ballistic missile submarine development will impact how the U.S deploys its fleet. Navy Vice Adm. Michael Connor said global threats today are far more numerous and ...
Russia to Consider Diversifying Away From Western Debt Securities
SOCHI, Russia—Russia is considering diversifying its debt portfolio away from countries that have imposed sanctions on Moscow and into the papers of its Brics partners, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said Saturday. Australia, Canada, the European Union ...
this is our decision (to live fast or die young) [redemption]
sweep the leg There would be no William without Charles. Charles could extract William from many a precarious situation, with tact or with violence, and come out with hands clean. There he would be, in pristine and obnoxious order, his ruby tiepin and ampersand cufflinks always straight and clean, a ...
Ученый Путин
http://slon.ru/russia/v_svoey_dissertatsii_putin_sam_napisal_po_vidimomu_vsego_paru_stranits-959136.xhtml Видимо, Путин лично написал только вступление и заключение своей кандидатской.
Russian Stocks Plunged After Billionaire Arrested But Is There More Going On? Yes, There Certainly Is.
According to Bloomberg, the Russia-based multinational conglomerate AFK Sistema lost a third of its market value after its owner Vladimir Evtushenkov was arrested for money laundering. The Russian stock market dropped along with it. So what? There are three reasons why this is important and they all ...
Гордыня как национальная идея
Оригинал взят у zlaya_obovsemka в Гордыня как национальная идея Оригинал взят у bell_mess в Гордыня как национальная идея Блестящий текст, эпиграфом к которому не менее блестящий комментарий, что еще более ценно, россиянина "услышать домбас" - это тот самый вопль гордыни, как я понимаю. Общаясь с бе ...
Jump Down, Turn Around, Find a Deeper Pitfall
“You people with hearts,” he said once, “have something to guide you , and need never do wrong; but I have no heart, and so I must be very careful.” -L. Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz hese days I am finding myself inherently weary and impatient with this world we live in. We have had millions of years ...
В своей диссертации Путин сам написал, по-видимому, всего пару страниц
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Конец России
Предуведомление. 1. Немного наивный автор намекает на Меркель и прочих наёмных менеджером среднего звена. Эх, люди... Не на этом уровне решаются такие вопросы. А так - всё так и будет (уже есть?) 2. Чем больше имитируется безумие кликой Любителя Мальчика Никиты, тем ближе осуществление этого сценари ...
Military Plant In East Ukraine Devastated By Massive Explosion; Kiev Accuses Russia Of Using Tactial Nuke
Last night's headlines crowed in bright red flashing text that Russia and Ukraine had (once again) agreed a cease-fire and terms over the borders between the two nations. Perhaps not surprisingly, mere hours later, Ukraine is claiming that Russia has broken the truce... with the use of a tactical nu ...
