Passport of contention: How to facilitate the visa regime
April 2, 2012 Yelena Chernenko, Kommersant
Russia and EU are close to finalizing a document that would facilitate the visa regime. Only one obstacle remains – Moscow insists on the exemption from the visa requirement for holders of Russian service passports
U.S.-Russia Civil Society Working Group to get less civil
January 26, 2012 Andrei Kozenko, Ivan Safronov-Jr., Vladimir Solovyov, Yelena Chernenko, Alexander Gabuev, Kommersant
With co-chairs who have already expressed vastly different views of the world and of human rights, one branch of the U.S.-Russia Presidential Commission could suddenly find itself in the spotlight
Russia and the EU approve visa agreement as EU parliament slams elections
December 15, 2011 Yelena Chernenko, Vladimir Solovyov, Kommersant
Russia and the EU have ushered in a new era of visa-free travel.The first stage of the process is expected to take no more than a year. Yet the lifting of visa requirements will be conditionally based on Russia’s observance of human rights and freedo
