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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 […]

As I was drinking a wonderful cup of coffee, I came across the facts that Ukraine once again is refusing to pay its debts. Gazprom has to fight with Ukraine every time to get any money for past due bills. Russian Prime Minister Putin and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko just had in the beginning […]

Once again Russia is on the bad list of another organization that tells the world who is good and who is bad. (Freedom of Association Under Threat report) Right defenders from Freedom House have released a special report – Freedom of Association Under Threat – that is dedicated to the right and freedom condition in […]

Ten years ago on November 20, 1998 a Russian Proton rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Its mission was to put the first piece of the International Space Station (ISS) into orbit – a 12.5 metre, 19.3 tonne Zarya module. It was the first step for mankind’s most daring space project. (Link) […]

I posted the other day about Belarus was going to buy all oil and gas from Russia in Rubles, no Dollars. Today The CIS countries (Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Tajikistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan) are getting the formalities out of the way to start making the Russian Ruble a International currency. […]

parliamentary republic, and honestly speaking, I think Russia must never become a parliamentary republic, which would be the death of us.” Medvedev said, however, that the constitutional amendments would strengthen the powers of the lower house of parliament, giving the State Duma additional levers to oversee ministerial decision-making. Medvedev said the inviolability of people’s rights […]

an conflict. He told journalists that the organization was expected to make a statement on the conflict during a session today. It is important that NATO PA’s opinions and estimates are based on the whole picture, Zavarzin maintained, rather than only on information provided by Georgia. The republic’s propaganda machine is striving to make an […]

ANKARA, November 18 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian defense minister warned on Tuesday that Georgia’s military buildup and drive to join NATO could cause a conflict worse than the five-day war over South Ossetia in August. (Rest of Article: Link)