Archive January 2010
US-Russian Talks Avoid Discussing Human Rights
A US-Russian government commission on civil society distanced itself from discussing human rights issues at its first meeting, focusing instead on corruption and the adoption of Russian children.
Police Vow to Punish Politkovskaya's Killers
Iskander Galimov, head of the Interior Ministry's criminal investigation department, said that suspects acquitted in the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya last year were guilty and would be brought to justice.
Russian Police Search Apartments of Whistleblower's Wife, Brother
Police in Novorossiysk have searched the apartments of relatives of Aleksei Dymovsky, the Russian policeman who accused police officials of corruption last year.
Medvedev: National Security Essential for Economic Modernization
President Dmitry Medvedev has labeled national security as one of the crucial conditions for Russia’s economic modernization and long-term strategic development.
Preventing New Gas Wars
Simon Pirani comments that although Ukraine’s troubles with Russian gas and Russia’s troubles with Ukrainian transit are not over yet, political relations between the two countries should improve after the second round of the presidential election on February 7.
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