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Putin to forego motorcades to work in favor of new Kremlin helipad
Russian President Vladimir Putin is to switch from car to helicopter for short hops from the Kremlin, his spokesman said Thursday, delighting drivers weary of his motorcade causing huge jams but raising concerns about damage to the historic buildings. Until now Putin has commuted daily to the Kremlin from his…
Russian PM caught insulting investigators after interview
Stark divisions within Russia’s elite were exposed Monday when a hot mic mishap showed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slamming security forces as “jerks” for launching an early morning raid against a filmmaker. Medvedev on Friday gave an extensive end-of-year interview to five Russian channels in a clear bid to keep…
Russia hints plans to quit environmental Kyoto Protocol
Russia on Thursday hinted that it may refuse to sign up to a new round of targeted carbon cuts that could see the Kyoto environmental protection treaty extended beyond its end of 2012 expiry date. “One has to admit that we never got any real commercial gain from the Kyoto…
Faint hopes as Moscow court hears Pussy Riot appeal
The Moscow city court on Monday hears the appeal of jailed punk rockers Pussy Riot against their two-year prison camp sentence for performing an anti-Kremlin song in a cathedral, with supporters hoping at best for a slight softening of the sentence. The cause of the three women, convicted in August…
Russian railways halt ticket sales over time change dispute
Russia’s railways on Friday halted ticket sales for trains leaving after late October amid confusion created by the authorities’ failure to decide in good time whether to put the clocks back this winter. Last year Russia cancelled putting the clocks back at the end of summer time, in a move…
Russian PM: Syria must decide its own future
Russia’s differences with the West on Syria are not as great as they appear, as both agree on the need to prevent civil war, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview published Monday. Russia has repeatedly vetoed UN Security Council action against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but…
Russia accused of sabotaging probe into murder of human rights activist
World activists accused the Russian state of sabotaging a probe into the abduction and murder three years ago Sunday of an award-winning campaigner for those struggling in the crisis-torn Caucasus. Natalya Estemirova was bundled into a car moments after stepping out of her home in the Chechen capital Grozny on…
Medvedev quits Kremlin with a whimper
When the Kremlin door slams shut on Dmitry Medvedev after Vladimir Putin returns to the presidency on May 7, the sound reverberating off the ancient red-brick walls may be one of bitter failure. Post-Soviet Russia is set to remember its only one-term president as a man whose biggest achievement was…
Putin, Medvedev toast May Day at Soviet pub
MOSCOW — Russia’s leaders Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev rolled back the years Tuesday as they took a round of May Day drinks in a Moscow pub popular for beer-drinking since Soviet times. The Zhiguli pub just off the central Arbat street is a Moscow institution, known for its cheap…
BP and oligarchs face off as $4.9 billion claim looms
BP prompted the spat with AAR, the consortium of Russian and Russia-connected oligarchs who own half of oil company TNK-BP, by agreeing a share swap and Arctic exploration deal with Russian-state-controlledRosneft <ROSN.MM>. AAR secured a court injunction that blocked the deal, which finally collapsed in May when the quartet of billionaire shareholders…
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