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Sergei Ryabkov: “BRICS is a catalyst for global governance reform”

May 23, 2012 Katerina Labetskaya, VIP Premier
Opinions about BRICS as a factor in global politics still vary among political scientists. What prospects does Moscow see for BRICS? VIP Premier discussed that with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Sergei Ryabkov

G8 focus on economy and security

May 22, 2012 Vladimir Kuzmin, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
The G8 summit indicated that Moscow and the West will work together to resolve global problems

Russian observers go to Syria

May 18, 2012 Igor Kryuchkov, Moskovskiye Novosti
But small number of participants sends mixed signals to the international community

Blue berets to meet green ones

May 16, 2012 Alexander Gasyuk
Russian Airborne Troops to experience joint military drills with American special forces in Colorado

Medvedev to stand in for Putin at G8

May 11, 2012 Lev Makedonov, Gazeta.ru, Kommersant
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will be too busy to attend the upcoming G8 summit at Camp David as U.S. President Barack Obama makes the same claim about the APEC summit in September

Russians on trial: from Bout to Gaydamak

May 3, 2012 RIA Novosti
Viktor Bout is far from the only Russian citizen who has been subjected to prosecution abroad. Here are 10 of the most notorious

Moscow keeps defending Bout

May 3, 2012 Alexander Gasyuk
For the U.S., he is the prolific arms smuggler portrayed in the 2005 film, “Lord of War.” For Russia, he is a martyred citizen convicted by a Hollywood film

A cold region heats up

April 24, 2012 Ilya Kramnik
Global warming is making the polar regions of the Earth more accessible, and while the possibility of armed conflict is limited, all regional players are preparing for such a scenario

Students launched the second round of the U.S.-Russia reset

April 24, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Russia and American participants in the 2012 SURF conference recently completed the second of two sessions at Stanford University

Syrian opposition sees little progress in Moscow

April 23, 2012 Andrei Ilyashenko
Russia is still trying to establish a dialogue with Syria’s opposition

Russia and Africa need to look for ways to engage

April 23, 2012 Kester Kenn Klomegah, BuzinessAfrica.com
Cold War and colonial-era stereotypes have hindered the development of political and economic ties between Russia and Africa, but that could be changing

Moscow may skip NATO summit

April 20, 2012 Nikolaus von Twickel, The Moscow Times
NATO and Russia are facing new dissonances because the Western alliance's upcoming Chicago summit is likely to be held without Moscow's participation

Wikileaks makes its debut on Kremlin-backed channel

April 17, 2012 RIA Novosti
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange kicked off his new career as an interviewer of “terrible radicals” on Kremlin-funded RT TV on Tuesday by hosting Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah for a 45-minute discussion

More talks on Iran to start in Istanbul

April 17, 2012 Andrei Ilyashenko
Discussions between Iran and members of the UN Security Council are set to begin again. Is there any indication things will change this time around?

NATO owes the UN an explanation

April 16, 2012 Andrei Ilyashenko
Before withdrawing from Afghanistan, Russia wants NATO to describe how the mission it carried out under the UN mandate has been fulfilled

Medvedev's foreign policy paid off

April 16, 2012 Vladimir Solovyov, Kommersant-Vlast
As Dmitry Medvedev prepares to leave the Kremlin, there is much to be said about his accomplishments in the foreign policy sphere

South Ossetia elects president

April 10, 2012 Olga Allenova, Kommersant
But despite the peaceful vote, experts believe the region has only received a brief respite from the many problems it faces

BRICS: A bridge across three oceans

April 9, 2012 Andrei Artemyev, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
On the eve of the fourth BRICS summit, held in New Delhi, India on March 28-29, Chinese President Hu Jintao sat down with representatives of leading media outlets from the BRICS countries, including Andrei Artemyev of Rossiiskaya Gazeta

What will happen to Bout?

April 6, 2012 Russia Beyond the Headlines, Combined report
Russia’s Foreign Ministry has promised to secure Victor Bout’s release, but experts question the move’s feasibility

The bloc becomes a union

April 5, 2012 Victor Kuzmin
BRICS countries follow the path of Europe. Ernst & Young partner Oleg Danilin comments on the results of the BRICS summit held in New Delhi
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