President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President of Serbia Tomislav Nikolic and Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic attended the Victors’ March military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from fascist occupiers. PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: “Mr President, Mr Prime Minister, friends, veterans, parade participants, I am happy to be with […]
Russia expresses interest in deploying ground base stations of its global navigation system GLOSNASS in Cuba
On July 11, 2014 I received the following press release from the Kremlin regarding President Putin’s meeting with Raul Castro in Cuba. It read as follows: PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN:Ladies and gentlemen, I have just completed talks with Mr Raul Castro, President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of the Republic […]
Tajikistan: President Warned After Fatal Car Crash
Written by Mahina Shodizoda There are not many netizens in Tajikistan that have remained silent about a recent car crash in Dushanbe involving a relative of President Emomali Rahmon. The incident has demonstrated once again that powerful and well-connected individuals are above the law in the country. But it has also shown that simple technological […]
Russia: Monument to Chechen Women Raises Controversy
Last Saturday, September 14, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov dedicated a monument to a group of Chechen women who had died when Russia was establishing control over the North Caucasus in the 19th century. According to the story, which some say is apocryphal, in 1819 forty-six Chechen women taken prisoner by Russian General Yermolov threw themselves […]
Russia’s Illegal Immigrant Camps
Written by Nina Jobe At the end of July, Moscow oblast’s Acting Governor proposed [1] [ru] the establishment of a detention center for illegal immigrants on a former military base near Yegoryevsky. The cost of renovations to repurpose the property is estimated to be 200 million rubles (over $6 million). Not surprisingly, local residents were […]
Kyrgyz Media: Shocking Headlines Spill Gossip
Written by Shakhnoza Isakova In Kyrgyzstan, a small country of roughly five million people, rumors play a significant role in forming opinions and forecasting the future. Although Kyrgyzstan’s Russian language media is often viewed as being more objective, the editors of the Kyrgyz language press have formidable networks, giving them plenty of opportunity to spill […]
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