OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
President Dmitri A. Medvedev criticized the United States and Western Europe for creating a missile defense shield and for recognizing Kosovo’s independence.
The Mess That Greenspan Made (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
New Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev must have picked up a copy of Kevin Phillips' new book Bad Money : Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism, a review of which will hopefully be forthcoming here in the week ahead. According to this New York Times report , in his first major economic speech, he said that the world might be headed toward The Greater Depression,...
Free Internet Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
In his first major economic speech since becoming president, Dmitri A. Medvedev said Saturday that the world might be in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and that a newly revived Russia could offer solutions to a systemic crisis that has underscored America�s shortcomings. Medvedev, who was inaugurated on May 7, spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic...
Diplodemocracia (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia declared on Tuesday that their countries would more closely coordinate their actions on global oil and gas markets and that they would work together on foreign policy, a sphere in which both countries have sought to counter American influence ( full information )/ el presidente Hugo Chávez de Venezuela y el presidente Dmitri...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow today to discuss some $1 billion arms contracts with the Russian President, Dmitri A. Medvedev. Deals with Russia may include expanding Russia's oil and gas presence in Latin America and becoming "strategic partners" against the threat of America against Venezuela. Both countries expressed the desire to have closer diplomatic ties but progress has been...
Lady Bunny Blog (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Our country's news channels are hesitant to refer to thecurrent economic downturn as a recession, hinting at it by calling it "the R word." Funny how we have to get our news from abroad. U.S. Is in No Shape to Give Advice, Medvedev Says MOSCOW — Russia’s new president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, less swaggering than his predecessor but as touchy about criticism from abroad, said in an interview that an America...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Dmitri A. Medvedev said in an interview that an America in “essentially a depression” was in no position to lecture.
DealBook (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
The Russian partners in BP’s joint venture tried to fire the chief executive at a board meeting on Monday, but they were outvoted by directors nominated from the British side. Beyond proving an adage in Russian investing — do not turn your back on your Russian partner — the vote highlighted the continuing struggle of [...]
OTB News (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
At his first summit meeting with the European Union, the new Russian president, Dmitri A. Medvedev, tried a new tactic on the Europeans: being nice to them. Share This
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
By Sara Rhodin MOSCOW — Even this many decades later, the legacy of World War II still arouses tensions in Eastern Europe. Consider the latest row between Russia and its Baltic neighbors. Lithuania, a former Soviet republic, approved a law last week that bars the public display of Soviet symbols. In what the BBC referred to as the toughest such measure in the former Soviet Union, Lithuania also outlawed...
The Lede (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
A new Lithuanian law adds to simmering tensions between Russia and its Baltic neighbors.
The Lede (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
The troubled British pop star earns $2 million for a quick stop in Moscow.
DATA news (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia warned his Georgian counterpart on Friday that Georgia’s joining NATO would deepen conflicts between the former Soviet states.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
In his first major economic speech since becoming president, Dmitri A. Medvedev said that the world might be in the throes of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Share This
OTB News (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia warned his Georgian counterpart on Friday that Georgia’s joining NATO would deepen conflicts between the former Soviet states. Share This
