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Putin on acquiring WTO and obligations: Putin said, Russia is being forced to “sustain losses” and “gets nothing out of a membership that isn’t,”. “Why in hell would they admit us (WTO) if we do everything anyway? Russia is doing for free that which costs money!” He then said, “Here is a direct order –Continue reading Quote of the Day: Russia’s Putin – (04/08/2011)

Russian correspondents were seized by Libyan opposition forces on Friday afternoon near the city of Ajdabiya. Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs might seek the assistance of countries with troops on the ground in Libya’s to release the journalists… Source: Windows to Russia!

The Chief Executive Officer of the German RWT company Stefan Yudish has told the Berlin Forum devoted to the problem besetting the construction of the Nabucco pipeline that the project is at a standstill. Nabucco was conceived to deliver gas from the Caspian region to Europe, bypassing Russia and was also intended to rival theContinue reading Nabucco going down the drain?

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez on Thursday called for an end to the ongoing bloodshed in Libya and the start of political dialogue, the Kremlin said. The two leaders, who discussed the situation in the North African country by telephone, stressed the need for all parties concerned “to act strictlyContinue reading Medvedev and Chavez call for peace in Libya…

The head of the political department of the United Russia party Aleksei Chadayev has sent in his resignation from the post, after he criticized Russia’s official stance on situation in Libya in his personal blog. He strongly criticized Russia’s official stance on Libya, saying that joining the international community in condemnation of Muammar Gaddafi isContinue reading Turmoil in United Russia and the Rich Talk With Their Pocket Books…

It seems that Windows to Russia has a gremlin in the comment section. We are now back to original comments and being spammed like no tomorrow. This happened because the Google Friend Connect system completely invaded our system and even took over our profile section. I at one point had to completely reinstall the blogContinue reading Windows to Russia: Back to Square One on Comments Again…

I grew up in a world much like Russia is today. As I have said before that is what makes me comfortable here. It is a world that you know and is safe. It is a world that still allows you to make decisions based on your own thoughts and desires… The world that IContinue reading Coffee and The Little Things That Make Russia Comfortable…

It is well known that Russia has made it clear that they are going to increase their Gold holdings by at least – 100 metric tons a year. Last year alone, the Central Bank of Russia expanded its gold holdings by 23.9 percent to 790 tons. (Link) What is not well known and thought ofContinue reading Russia’s: Gold Ruble… (Rouble)

GORKI, April 7 (Itar-Tass) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged regional ombudspersons for children’s rights to step up their work without waiting for instructions from Moscow. At a meeting with ombudsman under the Russian president for children’s rights Pavel Astakhov on Thursday, the head of state underlined that this institution had justified itself. “It isContinue reading Pavel Astakhov: Head of Children’s Rights In Russia…