RBC, 27.11.2008, Moscow.Russian shares were rising steadily at the opening today. Around 10:45 a.m. on MICEX, Gazprom and Rosneft climbed 4.5 percent each, and LUKoil gained 3.8 percent. The MICEX index was up 3 percent at 607 points. On the RTS, LUKoil increased 1.6 percent. Federal Grid Company was among the best performers on both […]
Looks like Russia has been busy this week. To start with:
A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts. Professor Igor Panarin said in an interview with the respected daily IZVESTIA published on Monday: “The dollar is not secured by anything. The […]
figure currently stood at $98.7 per barrel for the year to date, the current price was $46.7 per barrel. RBC, 26.11.2008, Moscow 11:48:09.The Federation Council has approved a presidential amendment to the Constitution granting the State Duma more control over the Russian government. As reported earlier, the document stipulates that the Duma will have the […]
Hello, While drinking that wonderful morning cup of coffee RBC reported this tidbit of information on the TV and print: A motorcade of Russia’s diplomats had a traffic accident in Iraq through the fault of U.S. military, spokesmen of the RF Foreign Ministry told RBC news agency.Three armored cars of the RF embassy were heading […]
“This is my last term and I am not going to ballot for president again. Of course, after this I do not intend to die. I and my colleagues believe that the first and most important task of the current government is the peaceful restoration of the territorial integrity of Georgia, and the second is […]
Hello, The Polish President said that he requested to go near the borders! Well I do not believe that either president would go anywhere that they did not have plenty of planning to do so. The facts are that Saakashvili is a most wanted in South Ossetia! Also many Georgians are wanting a change in […]
The Orthodox Church says: “The Russian Orthodox Church is not creating its own private army to help maintain order on the streets, a senior church official said on Friday.” “The church is not setting up a private army and would never attempt to do so. It is nonsense. The Russian armed forces already consist of […]
RBC, 21.11.2008, Moscow 12:12:41.During today’s plenary session, the Russian State Duma adopted a presidential amendment to the Constitution regarding the Duma’s control over the Russian government. The bill was passed unilaterally. RBC, 21.11.2008, Moscow 11:49:23.The Russian State Duma has approved constitutional amendments in the third and final reading. The document extends the terms of the […]
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