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04.02.12
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US Seeks Russia's Vote For Softer Syria Resolution
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| The Associated Press |
The Obama administration pressed Russia on Friday to back a softened version of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria, though it was unclear if the compromise wording would compel President Bashar Assad to step down as Washington wants. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke by telephone with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an effort to overcome Russian opposition to any statement that explicitly calls for regime change or a military intervention in Syria. Read more  |
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04.02.12
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Freezing Europe Hit By Russian Gas Shortage
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| BBC News |
| Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. An EU energy spokeswoman said eight countries had seen a reduction in gas due to increased demand in Russia. She said the situation was not an emergency but was being monitored. Read more |
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04.02.12
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Prokhorov, A Low-key Billionaire, Takes To Russian Stump
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| Washington Post |
| Microphone in hand, Mikhail Prokhorov doesn’t get angry, passionate, rousing, funny or stem-winding. The billionaire owner of the New Jersey Nets speaks in a soothing baritone and has barely an unkind word for his opponents in next month’s presidential election, including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Competition, respect and a balanced government: That’s the heart of his long-shot pitch. It’s what Russia sorely lacks and must acquire, he says, as if this is all just common sense but has somehow been overlooked for the past 10 years. Read more |
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04.02.12
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Kiev Blames Moscow For Europe Gas Cutbacks
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| The Associated Press |
| Ukraine's government is blaming Russia for natural gas shortages in some European countries as a severe cold spell grips the region. Fuel and Energy Minister Yuri Boiko said Friday that Russia was shipping some 15 percent less gas than usual because of increased domestic consumption due to the cold weather. Read more |
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04.02.12
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Russia 'cannot Support' UN Syria Draft Resolution
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| BBC News |
| Russia's deputy foreign minister says his country "cannot support" a draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria. According to the Interfax news agency, Gennady Gatilov said that despite changes that took some of its concerns into account, Russia could not support the text in its current form. "This is not enough for us," he said. Read more |
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04.02.12
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Putin Campaign Focuses On Working Classes
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| The Associated Press |
| Clad in a bomber jacket, Vladimir Putin walks briskly into a new railway car plant, greets workers and pushes a button to launch production. The prime minister's tightly choreographed appearance at the factory in the northwestern city of Tikhvin got top billing on all three Kremlin-controlled networks - and points to his campaign strategy as he tries to recapture the presidency in March. Read more |
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04.02.12
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Russian Protests – Echoes Of US Civil Rights Movement
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| The Christian Science Monitor |
| Indignation over voter fraud. Calls for free and fair elections. Angry demonstrators testing their mettle against an arrogant regime. Like last year's Arab Spring, this winter's mass protests in Russia exhibit several hallmarks of people-powered democratic revolts. But to see the rallies over rigged legislative elections in December as primarily a political wave is to miss a more fundamental leaven at work in Russian society: a moral awakening akin to the American civil rights movement. Read more |
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