Only a few countries recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Is it going to change?

Read few comments.

Navalny: Khodorkovsky stole all the oil and Navalny stole all the timber

Russian prosecutors charged Aleksei Navalny on with embezzlement.

Russian NGOs as foreign agents?

As Russia plan to introduce a bill that would label many NGOs as foreign agents, see e.g. NY Times, it seems that the Kremlin is expecting more social unrest in the future and is taking active measures now.

What does the Putin’s victory mean for the future of US-Russia relations?

Perhaps it is too early to tell, but read what some experts think.

Real or not: Putin proposes setting up Eurasian Union

We are not talking about recreating the USSR.  But time dictates that we should have closer integration based on values, politics and economics, said Russian PM.

Will the US and Russia renegotiate New START treaty?

Russian Duma prepares five amendments for the ratification of New START. During the heated debate the US Senate voted down the amendment of Senator John McCain with argument it could lead to the renegotiation of the treaty.

What does Viktor Bout know?

And how will US use the information Viktor Bout might provide?

Russian agents tried to infiltrate the leadership of Czech Army

According to Czech Military Intelligence Agency belong the activities of the Russian intelligence agencies on the Czech soil to the riskiest considering the security environment in Czech Rep.

Was the division of Europe after WW II inevitable?

The Second World War ended in Europe 65 years ago, on May 8, 1945. The Soviet Army was everywhere in the Central and Easter Europe and the Cold War was knocking on the door.

Medvedev versus Putin. It’s showdown in Russia!

No, it is not. But what if the Titans will clash? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev begins his third year in office. According to a Levada Centre report 36 percents of Russians are confident that Medvedev will be re-elected as president, 39 percents are convinced that  the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will return to that post after the presidential election in 2012.