Democracy on the march: Russian police have detained opposition leader and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov. He and other critics of President Vladimir Putin were arrested as police broke up a rally in Moscow organised by Mr Kasparov’s Other Russia coalition. Police moved in when protesters tried to march to the election commission, which […]
If we are tritely facing “world war 3”, then this should indicate the battle lines that are being drawn. All of this has occurred over the last week. 1. Putin plan to shut out US oil giants President Vladimir Putin is set to keep US oil companies out of a lucrative gas field in the […]
Well they pick the perfect person to lecture Russia: Vice President Dick Cheney, in remarks that caused a stir in neighboring Russia, accused President Vladimir Putin Thursday of restricting the rights of citizens and said that “no legitimate interest is served” by turning energy resources into implements of blackmail. “In Russia today, opponents of reform […]