Opinion
Andrei Ilyashenko, special to RBTH

Putin and Obama search for a positive agenda

June 18, 2013

Russia does not intend to change its stance on Syria. This much became obvious after the Putin–Obama meeting on the fringes of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland

Andrei Ilyashenko, special to RBTH

US accuses Syrian army of using chemical weapons

June 17, 2013

The US has accused Damascus of using chemical weapons on the eve of G8 summit, at which Western leaders led by the US president will attempt to urge Vladimir Putin to desist from support for the Syrian president

Yevgeny Buzhinsky, special to RBTH

Russia-US: No compromise over missile defense yet

June 17, 2013

The missile defense controversy will remain in the Russian-American relationship for a long time, unless the presidents of the two countries manage to find a reasonable compromise at their meeting slated for this September

Natalia Antonova, RIA Novosti

Why the Putins' divorce is worth quietly cheering for

June 14, 2013

The decision by a Russian leader to publicly admit that he and his wife are separating – for the first time since Peter the Great – makes for a refreshing change

Fyodor Lukyanov, Ogoniok magazine

What to expect from Obama and Putin in Ireland

June 13, 2013

The upcoming G8 summit in Northern Ireland will show whether U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will be able to see eye-to-eye on deadlocked issues during their meeting

Alexei Malashenko, Vedomosti.ru

Arms race in Syria makes Geneva-2 unpredictable

June 11, 2013

Washington has no clear vision of Syria’s future and tends to attribute its wobbly attitude to Russia’s intransigence. Yet the U.S., by agreeing to the Geneva-2 conference on Syria, acknowledges that the conflict can't be resolved without Russia

Fyodor Lukyanov, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Why does Syria need Russian arms?

June 3, 2013

All external players are aware that the upcoming peace conference on Syria will serve as a turning point. If a shift occurs in favor of a compromise between the warring parties, it will be a truly historic event, given the long-standing impasse

Ben Aris, Business New Europe

Will Kudrin replace Medvedev as Prime Minister?

May 28, 2013

Russia’s former finance minister appears to be waiting in the wings to take over as the country’s next prime minister, but Dmitry Medvedev’s role is not yet played out

Ivan Kurilla, Charles Sullivan, Vedomosti

World War II legacy can bring Russia and the U.S. closer

May 27, 2013

The historical memory of World War II is as significant to Russia as democracy and civil rights are to the U.S. The two nations have plenty of reasons to celebrate together on the same date, but venture to add that this may not be enough

Andrei Ilyashenko, special to RBTH

Syria: Does the path to peace run through Geneva?

May 21, 2013

The campaign to resolve the Syrian crisis has entered a new phase. Yet if the upcoming international conference, Geneva-2, focuses on increasing the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, there will be a long way to go before peace is achieved

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