Vladimir Putin

Don't Rush to Declare the U.S. Done (Mild Russian BDS Alert)

Bitter anti-U.S. rhetoric from the Kremlin has been seen as a symptom of Russia's return to its Soviet past. But while the words may be similar, the gist of today's anti-Americanism in Russia could not be more different. In the...

Ukraine opposition alleges improper arms sales

With the Ukrainian government reeling from a financial crisis and internal power struggles, the country's pro-Russian opposition has been leveling potentially damaging allegations of improper arms sales to Georgia during that...

Geoffrey Wheatcroft: Spheres of influence are a fact of life

Nato expansion was a classic example of an answer without a question Readers sometimes complain that newspapers don't publish more cheerful stories. Ahead of the Nato summit, the US government has said that it will no longer...

In Wake Of Georgia War, Russia Must Be Confronted With Tough Choices

Commentary & Analysis By David Kakabadze It's now official: Georgia and Ukraine will not be granted Membership Action Plans (MAPs) at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on December 2-3. One day earlier, U.S....

Russian Tax Changes Signed Into Law

Changes to the Russian corporate tax regime recently unveiled by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin were signed into law by President Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) on Wednesday, having received the approval of the Federation Council.

More news bulletins than you can shake a stick at

We live in hectic times. Headline-O-Matic News Condensation Crew (motto: "Stuffing 10 pounds of news in a 5-pound bag") have prepared this quick 'n' handy summary of red-hot news bulletins we're sure you haven't read anywhere...

Lukoil's Trust Deficit in Spain

The rumored deal of Lukoil taking over an $8.3 billion stake in the Spanish energy giant Repsol is causing quite a feverish political debate in the country, underscored by deep suspicion and paranoia that the private Russian...

Moscow Points the Way With Airport Competition (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

While Most Nations Sport Monopolies, Rivalry Between Two Russian Gateways Ushers in Improvements for Carriers, Travelers MOSCOW -- East Line Group Investors renovated a terminal at Domodedovo and oversaw construction of a train...

Alec Wilkinson: From Russia

Jaromir Jagr has gone to Siberia, for a wagonload of petrodollars. Jagr, a Czech, was the captain and leading scorer last season of the New York Rangers, Manhattan’s most exalted hockey team. Now he wears No. 68 for the team...

Professor Blames Article for Lost Job

Boris Sokolov, a professor at one of the city’s more respected universities, claims that he was pressured to resign from his teaching position because he criticized the government in an article he wrote in the newspaper Gazeta.