Russian politics
The head of the Upper House committee for international relations has said that Russia and the US could form a single anti-terrorist coalition in Syria once US leadership reconsiders its priorities and stops meddling in the internal affairs of foreign nations.
- Foreign agent: Leading Russian independent pollster Levada Center loses court bid
A district court in Moscow has rejected a lawsuit by NGO the Levada Center, which had sought to cancel its inclusion in the register of ‘foreign agents’ – groups engaged in politics that receive sponsorship from foreign organizations and individuals. - Amnesty International to return to Moscow office, technical glitch blamed for closure
The Russian branch of Amnesty International will soon return to its Moscow office after renewing the rent on the premises with City Hall. Staff had been prevented from entering the office for around two weeks because of a “technical glitch.” - Trump 11 times more popular than Clinton in Russia, poll shows
Almost half of Russians polled in a survey have said that if they’d had the chance to vote in the recent US presidential election, they would have backed the Republican candidate and eventual winner, Donald Trump. - Investigators launch new embezzlement probe into construction of Russian cosmodrome
Russia’s Investigative Committee has launched a new criminal investigation into the embezzlement of tens of millions of rubles that allegedly took place in 2013 during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far Eastern Amur Region.
- Trump victory paves way for Russia-US coalition in Syria – top Russian senatorThe head of the Upper House committee for international relations has said that Russia and the US could form a single anti-terrorist coalition in Syria once US leadership reconsiders its priorities and stops meddling in the internal affairs of foreign nations.
- Amnesty International to return to Moscow office, technical glitch blamed for closureThe Russian branch of Amnesty International will soon return to its Moscow office after renewing the rent on the premises with City Hall. Staff had been prevented from entering the office for around two weeks because of a “technical glitch.”
- Foreign agent: Leading Russian independent pollster Levada Center loses court bidA district court in Moscow has rejected a lawsuit by NGO the Levada Center, which had sought to cancel its inclusion in the register of ‘foreign agents’ – groups engaged in politics that receive sponsorship from foreign organizations and individuals.
- Trump 11 times more popular than Clinton in Russia, poll showsAlmost half of Russians polled in a survey have said that if they’d had the chance to vote in the recent US presidential election, they would have backed the Republican candidate and eventual winner, Donald Trump.
- Investigators launch new embezzlement probe into construction of Russian cosmodromeRussia’s Investigative Committee has launched a new criminal investigation into the embezzlement of tens of millions of rubles that allegedly took place in 2013 during the construction of the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Far Eastern Amur Region.
- More Russian officials detained as nationwide anti-corruption drive gains momentum
Russian law enforcement has launched criminal investigations targeting several high-ranking regional officials with charges including embezzlement, theft, bribery, and extortion. - Duma approves bill fining lawmakers who miss sessions
Russia’s lower house has passed a motion levying large monetary fines on MPs who miss parliamentary sessions without valid excuses. The same draft orders the names of truants to be published on the parliament’s website. - Supreme Court vacates sentence for Russian whistleblower Navalny
The Presidium of the Russian Supreme Court has ruled to vacate a five-year suspended sentence given to prominent Russian anti-corruption activist Aleksey Navalny and ordered a retrial of the 2009 embezzlement case. - Two-thirds of Russians want Putin to remain president after 2018 – study
The share of Russians who would prefer Vladimir Putin to continue leading their country after the 2018 presidential polls has risen to a four-year high and is currently at 63 percent, according to the latest public opinion poll. - ‘Not politics, corruption’: Russian officials comment on economy minister’s detention
In comments over the recent arrest of Russia’s economy minister for seeking a $2 million bribe, several Russian officials said that though the event was in line with the anti-corruption course of recent years and there were no political motives behind it. - ‘Loss of confidence’: Putin dismisses Economy Minister Ulyukayev amid corruption probe
Russian Economy Minister Aleksey Ulyukayev has been dismissed from his post as a court in Moscow ordered him to be placed under house arrest. The official is being investigated on charges that he took a $2 million bribe and was involved in large-scale extortion. - US should sanction Soros & Poroshenko for destabilizing Ukraine, says Russian MP
A Russian lawmaker suggests that if the United States really wants to punish those responsible for the continuing crisis in Ukraine it should slap sanctions on billionaire George Soros, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and a number of US officials.
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- Patriarch Kirill: Churches in Russia, UK served as bridge between our countries for centuriesThe Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, has delivered a speech in London’s Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God and All Saints in a four-day visit to the UK to mark the 300th anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church’s presence there.
- ‘TTIP is non-transparent, protectionist deal’: Putin interview ahead of India visitAhead of his visit to India, President Vladimir Putin talked to Rossiya Segodnya and IANS news agencies on the ties between the two nations and their work within the BRICS group. He admitted the world still feels the past global financial crisis, but said that protectionist projects such as TTIP are “unfortunate.”
- ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organization expands, commands respect worldwide’ – Putin to XinhuaRussian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed the expansion of the Shanghai Security Organization in an interview with Xinhua, noting that the association is gaining relevance outside the region and inspiring respect worldwide.
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