PRESIDENT AND BUDGET LINES
THE FINANCE MINISTRY IS IN NO HURRY TO SPONSOR DMITRY MEDVEDEV'S PROJECTS
President Dmitry Medvedev wants his modernization projects assigned first financial priority.
Adjustment of financial...
SOCHI THREATENED
A TERRORIST ACT DURING THE SOCHI OLYMPICS IS NEARLY A CERTAINTY
Terrorists threaten the Sochi'2014 Olympics.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) believes that terrorists entertain the...
EXTENDED SILENCE
DMITRY MEDVEDEV DISASSOCIATES HIMSELF FROM PRESSING PROBLEMS
Expert: President Medvedev has problems with improvisation.
The European Union expressed concern over the situation with human rights in...
KUDRIN’S DECADE
REFORMERS TOTED UP VLADIMIR PUTIN'S ECONOMIC DECADE
Experts discussed accomplishments of the second wave of liberal reforms.
Reformers toted up results of Vladimir Putin's economic decade...
BLOWN PARADIGM
PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MIGHT BE PERMITTED BETTER PERFORMANCE IN THE NEXT FEDERAL ELECTION
Political scientist Aleksei Makarkin: The powers-that-be change the electoral strategy.
United Russia showed the...
DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSITION
THE STATE COUNCIL DISCUSSED DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND NATIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEM
The State Council discussed IT and national payment system.
The State Council meeting chaired...
MINISTERS DISLIKE PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL
ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO TORPEDO DRAFT LAW ON PARLIAMENTARY CONTROL OVER THE CABINET
The thought of parliamentary control is like anathema to the government.
Draft law...
RIGHT TO NUCLEAR FIRST-STRIKE
NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE AWAITS PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE
Chief of the General Staff Makarov met with foreign military attaches to update them on the military reforms.
Chief of...
DISTRUST
NO DATE OF START FOLLOW-ON AGREEMENT WAS SET
For all their bold words and promises, Moscow and Washington remain suspicious of each other.
Presidents Dmitry Medvedev...
MARGINAL THREAT
NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE DRAWN AND SUBMITTED TO PRESIDENT FOR ENDORSEMENT
The Russian Security Council evaluates chances of a large-scale war as slim.
The new military doctrine...