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SandP downgrades Russias credit rating to junk ��� RT Business
. to shrink this year. ���We project that the economy will expand by about 0.5% annually in 2015-2018, below the 2.4% of the previous four years,��� says the report.. It blames both the structural problems of Russias economy, and the cycle of Western sanctions and counter-sanctions imposed since the succession of Crimea from Ukraine last March. ���We see this muted.. But why their decisions are based on heads and tails is beyond me. Reply. Disagree Agree.
Obamas 2015 State of the Union address ��� full text
We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It has been.
It Would Be Funny, If It Werent So Sad: Putin and Hitler.
Nemtsovs murder likely signals the start of purges which will be similar to those of the red terror of 1934-1938, just as Magnitskys was the first (posthumous) show trial, and more show trials may occur in Russia today as did. These events have been accompanied by a consistent Russian policy of lie after lie as well as many half truths as part of what they call information warfare: warfare with and over information.. So much for instant solutions to complex problems.
Rules and laws
As Chinas currency has strengthened and economic growth in its eastern conurbations has slowed, companies are turning elsewhere: towards less developed interior cities and foreign markets. Last year Chinese acquisitions abroad exceeded inbound .
On the border
National security loomed over Estonias general election on March 1st, when the ruling Reform Party beat its pro-Russian rival. The Centre Party, which has close ties to Vladimir Putins United Russia party and relies on the ethnic Russians who make up.
Ukraine points towards the start of a tumultuous new era in world politics
When Putin hosts the twin summits of Brics and SCO in Ufa in July, he will be in the chair of the two most prominent clubs of the non-western world. Thanks to Chinas economic and financial might, and Russias international experience, these clubs have.
Vladimir Putins Plan for Russian World Domination.
In his annual state of the nation speech to Russias parliament in December, Vladimir Putin assured conservatives around the world that Russia was ready and willing to stand up for family values against a tide of liberal, western, pro-gay propaganda that asks us to.. But for the time being at least, Putin has the means and now the plan to project Russian power, both hard and soft, beyond Russias borders for the first time since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Russian caviar - Russia Beyond The Headlines
With the fall of the Soviet Union, however, the caviar business became dominated by poachers, and the sturgeon was almost completely decimated. Statistics from WWF Russia show that in 2010, the sturgeon population was��.
Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, George Shultz: U.S. has responsibility to.
���For all the turmoil this young century has brought, America remains, by far, the worlds mightiest economic and military power with a resurgent economy and an energy revolution,��� testified Mrs. Albright, who served under President Bill Clinton.
U.S. Response to Russias Military Modernization
[4] By means of a full tool box of state power���economic, cultural, but first and foremost, a strong military���the Kremlin seeks to dominate the Russian ���near abroad���: the former Soviet space. Many view this as a tool of.. According to Putin, ���Geopolitical developments call for our response to be well calculated and quick, [and] the Russian armed forces must move to a dramatically new level of capabilities as soon as the next three to five years.���[21]. The Russian military��.
Rand Paul Has Passport, Won?t Travel
Beyond that jaunt to the Middle East, Senator Pauls feet have remained firmly on American soil, according to Senate records. Being a foreign policy. In August, Rick Perry, who is not often accused of being worldly, embarked on an ���economic.
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the United.
Five years ago, nearly 180,000 Americans were serving in harms way, and the war in Iraq was the dominant issue in our relationship with the rest of the world. Today, all of our troops have left Iraq. Next year, an international��.
Putins people
As the ratings show, Russians are tiring of news about Western aggression. ���People now want to watch melodramas and fairy tales,��� says the TV boss. What most Russians really need is news about the unfolding economic crisis that Mr Putins message from .
The Impact of the ���Shale Gas Revolution��� on Russian.
The fluctuation in the energy price shows Russias vulnerability, mainly because its economy largely depends on revenues of energy exports: half of the Russian budget comes from energy revenues, 80 % of which is from oil and 20. However, President Putin has begun to shift this approach, expressing serious concerns about Russias underestimation towards shale gas revolution and asking Gazprom to retune its strategy adapting it to the growing threat from shale��.
The ruler who never was
He won election in 1990 as a member of Russias first democratic parliament; and when Yeltsin later appointed him governor of Nizhny Novgorod (previously Gorky), he persuaded the president to make that job an elected office also. If Russians. Such.
BBCs insult to hero pilots: Veterans rage over Dresden coverage that attacks.
The BBCs four major news shows and Radio 4 interviewed multiple German survivors of the bombings. They showed Victor Gregg a British. A woman who wrote a letter to the Daily Mail added: The BBC is beyond belief. Do we hear you ���celebrating��� the .
Eurozine - The technology of negative mobilization - Lev.
. selection of ��� incoming information. From January 2014, discussion of current issues and events became possible only in a few Internet publications and on social media sites still independent of the Kremlin.. Materials from public opinion polls show that a significant proportion of Russians are aware of the tendentiousness of reporting from Ukraine, and conscious of the interest the authorities have in this one-sided presentation. Nevertheless, respondents thought��.
Ukraine crisis: Obama says Russia has hand in disruption.
In a televised call-in event, Russian president Vladimir Putin seemed to leave room for understanding with Ukraine while dropping provocative lines about the historic disposition of east Ukraine as Russian.. says a solution in Ukraine must be homegrown, involving a disarmament by Ukrainians, and that they move forward with reforms, they move forward with elections and they start getting their economic house in order ��� thats whats going to solve the problem.
Geopolitical giants: New China leader in Moscow boosting.
This exchange of first foreign visits is seen as the two powers effort to bolster their common clout in the world arena now that Russian-Chinese relations ���are the best in their centuries-long history,��� as Vladimir Putin put it in his recent. ���Both countries share a strong common interest in seeking a more multipolar world and preventing the United States from dominating the global political and economic order,��� Joseph Cheng, political analyst and professor at Hong Kong��.
Chechnya Vs. Charlie: Grozny Holds Biggest Protest Ever To Oppose.
GROZNY ��� On Monday morning, the Russian republic of Chechnya saw the biggest street protest in its history. Packed crowds hurried up Putin and Kadyrov Avenues to join the demonstration, which Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov was calling ���Love for .
Did The Saudis And The US Collude In Dropping Oil Prices?
The oil price drop that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks has been framed almost exclusively in terms of oil market economics, with most media outlets blaming Saudi Arabia, through its OPEC Trojan horse, for driving down the.. project in favor of a new pipeline deal with Turkey shows Putins willingness to circumvent European partners to continue deliveries of natural gas to European countries that depend heavily on Russia for its energy requirements.
Under the radar: Stories you might have missed from around the world
A little something for the weekend. In the week that saw the highs and lows of the Oscars, the revelation that JIhadi John was Mohammed Emwazi and more eurozone drama in Greece, weve rounded up stories from all over the world that may have slipped .
South Florida 100 Forum March 22
Add the potential threat to all of Europe by the barbarian behavior of Putin and a bedraggled economy in Russia, hammered by the international sanctions. It seems to me that Putin, The Bully, is going to ravage poor Ukraine and then the Baltics.and more.
Why Ukraine needs a new constitution fair to all | Russia.
The Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alexander Yakovenko explains Russias official position on the past events in Ukraine.. April 2, 2014 Alexander Yakovenko, special to RBTH. The Russian Ambassador to the United.. Is it no wonder that Russias power elite does not want to give up control of an economy subservient to theirs.let alone allow poor Ukraine to succeed and show the abused Russian people a road map to greater prosperity? Expalin to me 3rd in��.
What Lies Behind The Plunge Of The Ruble? | Seeking Alpha
More than any of these, what makes the headlines is the plunge of the ruble, which, at one point in mid-December, had lost half of its value against the dollar in less than a year. What lies.. Putin has lashed out at Western sanctions as a cause of Russias economic slump, a reaction that may show they are succeeding in their political objective of imposing pain on people with close ties to the Kremlin... Top Authors | RSS Feeds | Sitemap | About Us | Contact Us.
Rising prices unnerve Russians
Putin will speak at his annual press conference Thursday. He is keen to avoid. Alyona Korsuntseva, a shopper at IKEA in her 30s, said the current jitters surrounding the Russian economy reminded her of the 1998 Russian crisis when the ruble tumbled.
Russias economic crisis will end Putin regime - CNBC.com
In spite of Russias political isolation and the uproar over the death of Putin critic Boris Nemtsov, domestic support for Russian President Vladimir Putin remains strong. But one of the Kremlins most vocal critics believes Putins��.
ARIEL COHEN: Boris Nemtsovs murder ��� the tip of Vladimir Putins iceberg
This trail of blood and tears has enormous implications for Russia, both political and economic. Since 2011, Russia has been rapidly transitioning away from a ���soft��� authoritarian state, where the principal means of control were restricted access to.
Hopes of smooth road to future NBA labor peace looking bleak
There is the obvious issue of players who wont be free agents in 2016 sitting on the sidelines while those fortunate enough to be free that summer line their pockets. And there are already murmurs of discontent that the jump in the cap will be.
New Rules or No Rules? Putin Defies the New World Order.
The goal is to promote dialogue and debate on political, economic, social and other major issues and events of importance both to Russia and the rest of the world. In 2014 the eleventh meeting was held in Sochi, and it was��.
Putin Reassures Russians Rouble Will Rise Again
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russias economy would rebound after the roubles collapse against the dollar but warned that it could take two years for the country to emerge from crisis. Under pressure to show he has a plan to pull Russia.
Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. - RT.com
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the Federal Assembly on Thursday, covering key issues from foreign policy to education.
