MOSCOW — Rinat Akhmetshin, the Russian-American lobbyist who met with Donald Trump Jr. at Trump Tower in June 2016, had one consistent message for the journalists who met him over the years at the luxury hotels where he stayed in Moscow, London and Paris, or at his home on a leafy street in Washington: Never use email […]
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Two Russian Compounds, Caught Up in History’s Echoes
By MARK MAZZETTI and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT DEC. 29, 2016 The Long Island retreat called Killenworth that was once the home of George duPont Pratt. The estate is often nearly empty, according to law enforcement officials, inhabited year-round by just a few Russian caretakers. Credit Johnny Milano for The New York Times WASHINGTON — A […]
RUSSIA: Kaliningrad and Moscow struggles for places of worship
By Victoria Arnold, Forum 18 News Service In Russia’s capital Moscow Hare Krishna devotees are appealing against a unilaterally terminated land lease and the denial of building permission for a temple by the authorities. “We will pursue both cases through every level of the courts, to be able to appeal to the European Court of […]
Ukraine: Russia faces ‘growing isolation’ says Cameron
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-26729260 The decision to axe the G8 summit shows Russia faces “growing political isolation”, David Cameron has said. The UK prime minister said world leaders were sending the “clearest possible” message that Moscow’s actions in annexing Crimea were unacceptable. The US and UK have said the G8 will be “hard to revive” in the […]
Why US sanctions could play into Putin’s hand
The new round of US sanctions slapped on Russia over Crimea Thursday may already be taking a toll on Russia’s economy. But how effective the measures will be in curbing Russia’s aggressive policies remains a controversial question. In fact, the Kremlin leadership could have planned for the sanctions in a way that would mute their immediate impact on their intended targets, Russian President […]
A Moscow Response: “Let U.S. Parents Save Russian Orphans”
From The Moscow Times — 18 December 2012 | Issue 5038 By Yulia Latynina In retribution for the recent passage of the Magnitsky Act by the U.S. Congress, United Russia has introduced an initiative to prohibit U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children. Modern Russia not only has more orphans than any other country — 678,000 — but even more than the Soviet Union had during […]
Trade Despite Sanctions?
EU Meeting Today to Discuss Sanctions Against Belarus EU ministers are meeting today in Brussels to determine whether sanctions against Belarus should be expanded. Latvia is an important part of this, as they import a great deal of Belarusian oil products and have a history of blocking the adoption of EU sanctions against Belarus. The Netherlands is […]