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Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow

MOSCOW—A simmering confrontation between far-right youths and ant-racist activists has erupted into Moscow's streets after the fatal shooting of an anti-racist activist known as the Bonebreaker. The violence stems from deep animus between two ...

From MANSUR MIROVALEV AND STEVE GUTTERMAN, Boston Globe,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Stanislav Markelov,  Vladimir Putin,  United Russia

Reports: Iran's Russian reactor startup delayed

Moscow on Monday dashed Iranian hopes that a Russian-built nuclear reactor will be switched on this year, a blow to Tehran amid persistent tension over its nuclear program. Officials in Russia and Iran had previously announced plans to switch on ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U N Security Council,  Dmitry Medvedev,  International Atomic Energy Agency

Blasts rock Russian ammunition depot, 2 killed

MOSCOW—Huge explosions and flames ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours, killing two firefighters and sending personnel fleeing to a bomb shelter to wait out the worst of the firestorm, officials said. The dozens who took refuge in the ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dmitry Medvedev,  Vladimir Putin,  Dmitry Peskov

Medvedev assures world Russia wants cooperation

President Dmitry Medvedev is assuring the West and the rest of the world that the Kremlin wants cooperation, not confrontation, hinting that the frequently aggressive tone of his predecessor Vladimir Putin is not the right fit for Russia as it ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, eTaiwan News,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Dmitry Medvedev,  Vladimir Putin,  The Economist,  World Trade Organization

Medvedev: Soviet-era terror cannot be justified

President Dmitry Medvedev told Russians Friday that there can be no justification for the Soviet government's crimes against its own people, lamenting millions of deaths and "maimed destinies" in some of the strongest criticism of the Communist era ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, Taiwan News,  31 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Dmitry Medvedev,  Vladimir Putin,  Mikhail Gorbachev

Re-Stalinization of Moscow subway sparks debate

MOSCOW—A Moscow subway station is the newest focus of Russia's bitter dispute over the legacy of Josef Stalin, whose outsize shadow still haunts the nation more than 50 years after his death. Critics of the Communist era were outraged when old Soviet ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, Boston Globe,  27 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mikhail Gorbachev,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Vladimir Putin,  Vladimir Lenin

Reports: Russian general challenges US on missiles

A top Russian general aimed tough remarks at the U.S. on Monday before Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit, reconfirming plans for multiple-warhead missiles and warning Washington that refitting rockets with conventional warheads ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, eTaiwan News,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hillary Rodham Clinton,  George W. Bush,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Sergey Lavrov,  Barack Obama

Russia: Renault will invest in Avtovaz

A top Russian official said Tuesday that French automaker Renault will inject investments to help keep struggling Russia's largest car company running, but that that it is not yet clear how much money the French company will provide. First Deputy ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, Taiwan News,  6 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Renault,  Igor Shuvalov,  Vladimir Putin

Telenor, Alfa end legal battle, plan asset merger

Alfa Group and Telenor have been fighting for control of Russia's No. 2 mobile operator, Vimpelcom, and have been entangled in court battles for years. The struggle has threatened to deprive Telenor of its 30 percent stake in Vimpelcom, raising ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Mikhail Fridman,  Vladimir Putin

Negligence Cited in Deadly Russian Power-Plant Accident

MOSCOW, Oct. 3 -- Russia's top industrial safety oversight official said Saturday negligence was a major factor in a major accident at the country's biggest hydroelectric power plant, and he hinted that high-level officials could face trial over the ...

From STEVE GUTTERMAN, The Washington Post,  4 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Anatoly Chubais,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Vladimir Putin

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