All Posts Tagged With: "Dmitri Medvedev"
What Does the Kremlin Fear?
Journalist Vitaly Portnikov comments on Russia’s new National security strategy, which lays out Russia’s objectives until 2020, and what it shows about Russia’s leadership. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
May 16, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev Gives First Interview to Opposition Paper
In a move that surprised some Russia-watchers, President Dmitri Medvedev gave his first newspaper interview to Novaya Gazeta, famous for its investigative journalism and open criticism of authorities.
Apr 15, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev: Red Square is No Place For Opposition
Russian president Dmitri Medvedev believes the Russian opposition can “say whatever they want” and “can turn up for rally anywhere.” Medvedev’s words and a caustic response from opposition leader Garry Kasparov.
Mar 4, 2009 | Continued
Russians Don’t Believe Medvedev Has Power
According to surveys by the Levada Center pollster, only 12 percent of Russians think President Dmitri Medvedev actually wields power in the country.
Feb 27, 2009 | Continued
Russia Will Revise Controversial Treason Bill
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has ordered his staff to revise a controversial bill which would loosen the definition of treason. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s cabinet had originally backed the bill.
Jan 29, 2009 | Continued
Russia to Print Maps Showing Georgian Regions as Independent
In the near future, Russia will print maps showing the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and Georgia as distinct from Georgia.
Jan 28, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev: Russia May Join OPEC, Cut Crude Output
Faced with plummeting oil prices and tax revenues, Russia is considering either joining OPEC or working together with the oil cartel to cut world output.
Dec 12, 2008 | Continued
Kremlin Taps Former Opposition Leader for Governorship
Nikita Belykh, a former leader of the Russian Union of Right Forces party, has accepted an appointment to be governor of the Kirov region. Reactions from figures in the Russian opposition have been mixed.
Dec 10, 2008 | Continued
Preparing for Putin’s Return to the Kremlin
Nikolay Petrov, a scholar in residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, comments on what was missing from Dmitri Medvedev’s state-of-the-union address, and the sad state of Russia’s political system. The article first ran in the Moscow Times newspaper on November 11th, 2008.
Nov 12, 2008 | Continued
EU States Disturbed by Medvedev’s Rhetoric
Leading figures in the European Union have responded extremely negatively to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s suggestion that Iskander nuclear missiles be sited in the Kalinigrad oblast.
Nov 8, 2008 | Continued