Image by Kremlin.ru Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview with CNBC on Friday that the Kremlin has factored in $40 oil in the federal budget and can survive if the price of crude reaches that level. Russia has been struggling to lessen the importance of hydrocarbon revenues…
Image by Eugene Zelenko The Russian Foreign Ministry said today that is summoned the U.S. charge d‘affaires in Moscow to protest the removal of Russian flags from the former Russian consulate in San Francisco, reported Reuters. The issue of the forced shutdown, search, and now removal of Russian flags from…
Image by Draceane The leader of the Czech Republic, President Milos Zeman, known for his closeness to the Kremlin, said this week that the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation is a ‘done deal’ and any attempts to get it back could start another pan-European war. Czech…
Image by Kremlin.ru According to a new decree recently signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreign soldiers serving in the Russian military can now be deployed and fight in overseas conflicts. Is The Russian Foreign Legion For You? Foreigners have been allowed to enlist in the Russian army…
Screenshot RFERL Kremlin opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny, was sentenced to a 20 day prison stay this week. The move was widely seen as a warning to the possible presidential candidate to back off his attempts to discredit the Putin government and run for president in 2018. The…
Russia May Retaliate Over SF Consulate Seizure.
Another Worrying Sign For Russia’s Dire Demographics.
Image by Aleksandr Zykov Today Russia summoned representatives from CNN in Moscow to accuse them of violating Russia’s international media law. The move seems to be a response to the US pressure on the Russian media channel RT, and Sputnik who operate globally, but Washington sees as a ‘foreign agent’…
Image by Evgeny Feldman Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption crusader, Alexei Navalny, was detained outside his home in Russia prior to attending a rally in central Russia. He posted a video on Instagram of police arriving to arrest him, shown below. LIVE Video: Anti-Corruption Rally In Moscow, Navalny Arrested Beforehand…
Image by Bogomolov.PL One quarter of Russians belief there will be mass protests ahead of the 2018 presidential election which has been formally set for March 18, according to a new poll by the independent Levada Center. Russian President Vladimir Putin has not formally declared himself to be a candidate…