Jailed Russian activist complains to European Court
Lawyers for a Russian political activist’s wife, whose eight-year prison sentence was slammed last year by then-President Dmitry Medvedev as “harsh,” have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights
Russian politician asks media to hush up mass killings
Populist Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, leader of the nationalist LDPR party, called on the media on Tuesday to stop covering mass killings in order to avoid sparking copycat incidents
Russia’s new elite must consist of people indifferent to material values
Analysts are certain that the process of United Russia’s self-purification was authorised from the very top and is indicative of the intention to carry out a rotation of the elites
Putin plots to avert a crisis while retaining power
The parliament’s legitimacy in the eyes of the majority of the population is close to zero. This “illegitimacy” is hurting the executive branch and the president personally
Kremlin looks to curb foreign influence in elections
Vladimir Putin has proposes new bill that will prohibit foreign citizens and international organizations from influencing the outcome of Russian elections
Kremlin statement lands on extremist list
2011 news release from then-president Dmritry Medvedev’s official website put on state registry of extremist materials
Lavrov-Kerry talks: Prospects of a new ‘reset’
In international politics, including relations between estranged nations, such types of talks, even if symbolic, matter a lot
Coming soon: New Russian conservatives
The harbingers of a modern Russian conservative movement are 30 to 40-something intellectuals and entrepreneurs who are tired of Putin’s policy on the one hand, but are reluctant to trust the opposition on the other
Bucking ‘anti-incumbency’ Lula’s way
The mystique of democracy is that there is no certainty whatsoever as to which way an electoral verdict would go
Coming Next: Russia cozying up to BJP?
Don’t be surprised if Russian diplomats start courting the BJP rather pro-actively in the weeks and months to come
Reintroduction of capital punishment in Russia would be retrograde
India, the land of Mahatma Gandhi, should follow Russia’s example and introduce a moratorium on the death penalty
Red Line: Munich conference, American policy in Iran & Mariano Rajoy
Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about global events as seen from Moscow.
Russia and US are to sign new agreement on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
The new agreement might envisage use of joint expertise in the disposal of WMD from third-party countries. That, however, could entail some problems
Syria on the eve of a bloody anniversary
As the second anniversary of the start of the conflict in Syria approaches, it is increasingly clear that the West and Russia must work together to resolve the crisis, but they seem to favour different approaches
Russia calls for second meeting of the Syria Action Group
Following a reported Israeli air strike on Syria in late January, the Russian Foreign Ministry has called for another gathering of parties in the Syria Action Group
Police held over 5,000 at Russian political rallies - Report
The police detained at least 5,156 people at political rallies in Moscow and its suburbs in the past 13 months, during modern Russia's most restive period since the end of the USSR, a new report said.
Red Line: Egypt after Mubarak, Nuclear Persian Style & John Kerry
Each week, Voice of Russia hosts Red Line, a discussion about global events as seen from Moscow.
Russian and Italian hostages freed in Syria
One Italian and two Russian hostages have been released in Syria in exchange for captured rebel fighters, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Conversations with Russian conservatives
In this two-part series, Ajay Kamalakaran engages with Russians on both sides of the great political divide
Moscow checks info on Israel air raids on Syria - FM
Moscow is checking information about the Israeli Air Force raids on targets in Syria, the RF Foreign Ministry reported on Thursday.