Archive March 2009

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  • Obama-Medvedev Talks Overshadowed by New Khodorkovsky Trial

    31 Mar 2009 | Telegraph

    Adrian Blomfield of the Telegraph notes that Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s second trial is getting much attention ahead of President Dmitry Medvedev’s first meeting with US President Barack Obama in London.

  • The Jurist President and Mikhail Khodorkovsky

    31 Mar 2009 | Nezavisimaya Gazeta

    An editorial in Nezavisimaya Gazeta urges President Dmitry Medvedev, who has positioned himself as both a lawyer and political leader, to exert his influence on the development of Russia’s “legality as justice”.

  • Independent Observer Highlights Repression in Khodorkovsky Case

    30 Mar 2009 | Novaya Gazeta

    Kirill Rogov, an independent observer, discusses the elements of repression used in the case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev.

  • Moscow's Stance could Squander a Strategic Opportunity

    30 Mar 2009 | The Moscow Times

    Vladimir Frolov, president of LEFF Group, comments that in the runup to the first face-to-face meeting between Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, expectations are running high in both Moscow and Washington that the meeting will finally usher in an era of serious constructive engagement in U.S.-Russia relations. Since Obama's inauguration, the atmosphere of the relationship has significantly improved.

  • Obama Cannot Possibly Avoid Raising the Khodorkovsky Case with Medvedev

    25 Mar 2009 | The Moscow Times

    Anders Aslund, a senior fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, comments that with Mikhail Khodorkovsky's trial beginning days before President Medvedev's first meeting with President Obama in London, Obama cannot possibly avoid raising the Khodorkovsky case.