Archive February 2012
-Elections Boss Slams Vote Fraud Prosecution
The former head of the Central Elections Commission criticized prosecutors for failing to pursue voting-fraud cases and said the street protests that followed December's State Duma elections show that many Russians have lost faith in the system.
Suspicions Cloud Purported Plot to Kill Putin
Doubts about a plot to kill Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lingered Tuesday as the lawyer for one of the suspects said the case was fabricated and human rights activists suggested that the two accused assassins held in Ukraine had been tortured.
US-Russia Trade Relations After the Election
The recent visit to Russia by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus couldn't have come at a worse time. With only days to go before the March 4th presidential elections, Baucus came to meet with President Dmitry Medvedev to push forward the normalization of trade relations between the two countries, but few took notice with growing protests and Vladimir Putin's final campaign performances vying for attention.
Pereverzin: Those in Power Will Have to Release Khodorkovsky and Lebedev
In his interview with Dozhd TV, former top YUKOS manager Vladimir Pereverzin revealed that he already filed a claim with the Investigative Committee and he is expecting the European Court of Human Rights to hear his compliant soon.
The Economist's Edward Lucas on the Russian Elections
In an opinion editorial for the UK's Daily Mail, Edward Lucas, Central and Eastern European correspondent for The Economist, discusses the upcoming March 4th presidential elections in Russia - noting "Putin and his cronies have plundered Russia for a decade, but though he'll win Sunday's sham election, his days are numbered."
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