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At last week’s Nabucco summit, the European Union took decisive steps by pledging the firmest possible political support for the project, in order to disperse any doubts that its intention to build a pipeline whose sole purpose is to supply Europe with non-Russian gas is indeed real. This week, the story took an unexpected turn. […]

specific information on the amount and nature of NATO’s non-military cargo that it hopes to transport to Afghanistan through Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Vesti TV channel today. Just a few days ago, the United States asked Russia to allow such transportation in accordance with a relevant agreement signed […]

Hello, This is not the first time that I have mentioned about drivers using the sidewalks as roads. This is common in Russia. These pictures are from my trip in Ukraine but believe me they drive the same in Russia. The first picture is really a sidewalk. This is a common sight all over Kiev […]

believes that the union’s anti-crisis plan will prevent the Russian and Belarusian economies from slipping below the 2008 level, Belarusian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky said during a meeting of the alliance’s council of ministers in Moscow today. He stressed that the plan enabled the union’s GDP not only to remain at the same level, but […]

Grab a cup of coffee and sit a moment to read Putins speech: For the first time in the history of the Forum – Russian politician Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has delivered the key-note opening speech at Davos World Economic Forum. Here is the speech:————————————————————-Esteemed participants of the World Economic Forum, Ladies and gentlemen, I […]

in the gas sphere for decades. The gas transportation system from the former USSR to Western Europe was built in the 1970s. All this time Russian gas companies have been fulfilling their contract obligations on time and without interruption. This happened even during the Cold War and the Cold War crisis. The Soviet and then […]

rule out the possibility that Naftogaz of Ukraine could file for bankruptcy in 2009, RBC Ukraine reported today. The source in the administration said that the 2009 budget provided for a mere USD 211.9m to cover the gap between the gas import price and prices for the population. However, the actual amount could run up […]

The tallest New Years Tree in Russia prize goes to: The city of Krasnoyarsk, a 46 meter high tree in the city’s main square. It has a all metal frame and 15,000 artificial tree branches, decorated with 5,000+ lights, which change color every 30 minutes, and over 2,000 decorations in the theme of Pushkin’s stories. […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and thinking about the India / Pakistan development! What was a war of words, is escalating into a war of tanks and troops, that could lead to a war of Nukes! The border between Pakistan and India now has a massive troop buildup on both sides. The […]