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+0000 28 February, 2014 Article I. The National Interest Ukraine: Will Putin Strike? Joergen Oerstroem Moeller Article 2. The Washington Post Putin's Ukraine gambit Charles Krauthammer Article 3. The Daily Beast Does Alleged Corruption Video Spell the End Of Erdogan? Thomas Seibert Article

Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year. All undone, of course, by the collapse of the Soviet Union, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the [20th] century." Putin's mission is restoration. First, restore traditional Russian despotism

A00684328 For those in doubt, suffice to recall President Putin's statement in 2006 that the collapse of the Sov

apse of the Soviet Union, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called "the greatest geopolitical catastro

. This leaves the option of some kind of intervention. Over the last couple of days Russia has indeed warmed up to do exactly this. Prime Minister Medvedev said on February 24 that he doubted the legitimacy of Ukraine's new authorities and that those now in power had conducted an "armed mutiny." The We

stern military action. Such was the discord within the Russian elite over Libya that it provoked a rare public disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in oil and gas exploration there, and Russian Railwa

lic disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian companies

rare public disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian com

oil arm of state gas company Gazprom to a crude supply relationship between Libya and a major Mediterranean refinery where LUKOIL is a shareholder. Medvedev's envoy to Africa, Mikhail Margelov, said on Wednesday that Gazprom Neff and ENI have revived their joint venture in Libya and that he saw no reason

stern military action. Such was the discord within the Russian elite over Libya that it provoked a rare public disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian companies have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in oil and gas exploration there, and Russian Railwa

lic disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian companies

rare public disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev. Russian com

oil arm of state gas company Gazprom to a crude supply relationship between Libya and a major Mediterranean refinery where LUKOIL is a shareholder. Medvedev's envoy to Africa, Mikhail Margelov, said on Wednesday that Gazprom Neff and ENI have revived their joint venture in Libya and that he saw no reason

ion government. He will also meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia just days after the Obama adm

election in Greece, which gave the pro- bailout party a slim victory and the right to form a coalition government. He will also meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia just days after the Obama administration accused Moscow of supplying arms to Syria in its bloody crackdown on the uprising there. Just a

after the Obama administration accused Moscow of supplying arms to Syria in its bloody crackdown on the uprising there. Just as Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin meet for the first time as presidents, their underlings will sit down in Moscow for the latest round of talks with Iran that are intended to curb T

country, and that some in his government had sound liberalising, pro-Western instincts. Those hopes were dashed by Mr Putin's swatting aside of Mr Medvedev last September to allow his own return to the Kremlin, the rigging of elections, his crackdown on Moscow's protesters and his new Nyet posture. Th

ress any manifestation of public unrest and autonomous political action. Dissidents and journalists have been jailed, beaten, and sometimes killed. Vladimir Putin has even revived Leonid Brezhnev's notorious practice of putting dissidents into psychiatric institutions. According to journalist Andrei Soldatov,

eficit if oil prices fall below $120/bbl. Consequently this windfall relieves pressure on the budget. But more importantly, for all those who, like Putin, cling to the idea of an energy powerhouse, but an essentially unreformed economy (and political system), this windfall obviates any demand to unde

have been jailed, beaten, and sometimes killed. Vladimir Putin has even revived Leonid Brezhnev's notorio

s particularly vulnerable to upheaval from both within and without, especially if the Taliban were to prevail in Afghanistan. On June 14, President Medvedev, speaking in Tashkent, made clear that these revolutions concern Russia and its Central Asian partners. Indeed, by April it was clear to Moscow tha

q War Babak Dehghanpisheh and Eli Lake Articles. Times of India A new world order Minhaz Merchant Article 7. Foreign Affairs A Warning Shot For Putin Kathryn Stoner-Weiss EFTA_R1_02047559 EFTA02695882 2 Article 1. The Daily Beast Great Britain Saves Itself by Rejecting the EU Niall Fergus

Foreign Affairs A Warning Shot For Putin Kathryn Stoner-Weiss December 8, 2011 -- Russia's parliamentary election last Sunday saw Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, receive slightly less than 50 percent of the popular vote. In most countries, this would be viewed as a stunning victory. I

amentary election last Sunday saw Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party, United Russia, receive slightly l

hoice of prime minister, and the executive branch has full control of the country's security and defense ministries. The ruling tandem of Putin and Medvedev has made further constitutional changes to strengthen the executive's hand. In the constitution's original version, the president could serve a max

y? Editorial Board Article 4. Foreign Policy America's Israel Obsession Shmuel Rosner EFTA_R1_00225256 EFTA01840445 Article 5. The Economist Putin's Russia Article I. NYT U.S. Backers of Israel Pressure Obama Over Policy on Iran Mark Landler March 3, 2012 — On the eve of a crucial visit to

d hard: his voice roared, his face twitched. 100,000 people brought in from all over Russia cheered. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president and current Russian prime minister; preferring to wield power behind closed doors, a staged photo opport

d. Public campaigning does not come naturally to Vladimir Putin, former KGB man, former Russian president

between them was for the most part a carefully contrived balancing act. EFTA_R1_00225283 EFTA01840472 By the summer of 2011, the emptiness of Mr Medvedev's promises had become apparent. When Mr Putin announced the latest job swap a quarter of the Russian population felt insulted, according to the Le

utin Goes to War David Remnick March 1, 2014 -- Vladimir Putin, the Russian President and autocrat, had a

costs, and recent history has shown that when it considers its interests at stake, Russia has been willing to pay the price. Even before President Vladimir V. Putin on Saturday publicly declared his intent to send Russian troops into the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, Mr. Obama and his team were already discuss

ent Russian news site, how the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, in 1979, under the pretext of helping a "fraternal" ally in Kabul; to Parkhomenko, Putin's decision to couch his military action as the "protection" of Russians living in Crimea is an equally transparent pretext. The same goes for the d

and small ways — over the years. Obama took office with a different Russian as president, Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's choice to succeed him in 2008. Medvedev, like Obama, was a lawyer by training, and also like Obama he did not believe the Cold War rivalry between the two countries should define today's

of this, McFaul issued a strong statement against NTV — the channel controlled by Gazprom, a state-owned company with close ties to President-elect Vladimir Putin — and famous for its aggressive "exposés" about the Russian opposition and the supposed U.S. subversive activities aimed at destabilizing Russia.

security conference in Seoul. During a conversation that was caught on a hot mic, Medvedev promised to deliver Obama's kind words and intentions to Putin, the man who effectively pulls the strings at Gazprom and its media subsidiaries. But in reality, many of McFaul's problems in Moscow are rooted i

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m being kindly disposed toward President Dmitry Medvedev during a security conference in Seoul. During a conversation that was caught on a hot mic, Medvedev promised to deliver Obama's kind words and intentions to Putin, the man who effectively pulls the strings at Gazprom and its media subsidiaries. B

have made friends with President Dmitry HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031959 --- PAGE BREAK --- 20 Medvedev, but relations with Russia may only get tougher, with Vladimir Putin's likely return to the Russian presidency. Arab Spring: After a slow start, the Obama administration eventually came around to calling for Egyptian Pre

s with Russia may only get tougher, with Vladimir Putin's likely return to the Russian presidency. Arab S

ugh international sanctions on Iran and Syria. Obama seemed to have made friends with President Dmitry HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031959 --- PAGE BREAK --- 20 Medvedev, but relations with Russia may only get tougher, with Vladimir Putin's likely return to the Russian presidency. Arab Spring: After a slow start, the