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August 2008
- Putin Pushes to Renew Russia's Influence in Cuba
  
  Associated Press | Aug 4, 08 5:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Vladimir Putin is pushing for a renewal of Russia’s former presence in Cuba, the AP reports. “We should restore our position in Cuba and other countries,” the president-turned-PM said after a briefing by diplomats returned from Cuba. Though a military presence on the island wasn’t specifically mentioned, one analyst says it’s entirely possible. More »
July 2008
- Chavez: I'd Welcome Russian Troops in Venezuela
  
  BBC | Jul 23, 08 3:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is on a two-day trip to Moscow seeking closer military and economic ties —and raising the possibility that Russian troops may be stationed in Venezuela. Chavez and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev have already agreed to extend an energy partnership and are negotiating an arms deal and military co-operation, reports the BBC. More »
- Obama Advisers Rip Mac Plan to Expel Russia From G-8
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jul 9, 08 6:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is off-base in his suggestion Russia should be booted from the Group of 8, two former Clinton cabinet officials—and current Obama advisers—write in the Los Angeles Times . Sure, Moscow has departed from democracy, Madeline Albright and William Perry allow, but the US stands a better chance of changing the nation's ways if it's not hung up on “symbolism and protocol.” More »
- Kissinger: US Must Temper Approach as Russia Evolves
  
  Washington Post | Jul 8, 08 11:41 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has more power than some in the West believe, and Russia's political system is still evolving as Vladimir Putin moves from president to prime minister, Henry Kissinger writes in the Washington Post —and it behooves the US to throttle back. "The pace of such an evolution will inevitably be Russian," he writes. "We can affect it more by patience and historical understanding than by offended disengagement and public exhortations." More »
- Brits: Russia Played Role in Ex-KGB Agent's London Murder
  
  BBC | Jul 8, 08 6:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The murder of a former KGB agent in London 2 years ago was carried out with the support of the Russian government, British government sources have told the BBC. There are "very strong indications it was a state action," said one senior official. Alexander Litvinenko, who was mysteriously poisoned, was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. More »
- Russian Prez: Stuff Your Advice, America
  
  New York Times | Jul 3, 08 2:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russia's new president isn't any keener on foreign criticism than his predecessor, the New York Times reports. Dmitry Medvedev told reporters this week that the US, which needs to overcome an economic "depression," should not be criticizing his country's record on democracy and human rights. Medvedev said it was time for an overhaul of the world's economic system—and that it was time American influence be reduced. More »
June 2008
- Russian Soccer's No. 1 Fan? The Kremlin
  
  New Republic | Jun 26, 08 8:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russia's soccer team takes the field against Spain today in the Euro 2008 quarterfinals with an unlikely and ardent cheering section—the Kremlin. The team, resurging after years in decline, can thank the hefty monetary backing of an oil magnate afraid to run afoul of Moscow. And, as Josh Patashnik writes in the New Republic , "This is Vladimir Putin's team through and through." More »
- Post-Soviet States May Be Hot Zone in New Cold War
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Jun 25, 08 2:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Unsettled ex-Soviet republics could become the scenes of proxy battles in a new cold war, the Christian Science Monitor reports, with the breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia a case in point. The US and NATO are backing Georgia, with Russia supporting the separatists. "Tensions are growing very fast, and we find ourselves on the line of confrontation between Russia and the West," one Abkhazian academic says. More »
- Lithuania's Negative Energy Bad for Europe
  
  Economist | Jun 20, 08 5:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lithuanians "should be furious" with politicians who have backed the Baltic nation into a "potentially appalling" crisis of energy and policy, the Economist notes. As condition for its admission to the European Union, Lithuania promised to shutter its Ignalina nuclear power plant by 2009—and pols have made no move to replace the energy, raising the specter of bargaining with Russia. More »
- Russian Alliance Crucial to Disarming Iran
  
  Wall Street Journal | Jun 3, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The way to pressure Iran into halting its nuclear program is through economic sanctions, Sen. Chuck Schumer argues in the Wall Street Journal . And the key to giving them teeth is to enlist Russia's cooperation. "To bring Putin's Russia on board we must make it an offer it cannot refuse," the New York Democrat writes. More »
- Russian TV Rubs Out Putin Foes
  
  New York Times | Jun 3, 08 9:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Russian TV stations have just the solution for pesky opposition commentary—they simply keep it off the airways, even digitally erasing one anti-Putin analyst, the New York Times reports. Putin’s opponents are included in what some call a “stop list” of figures banned from television coverage. It’s “an excellent way to stifle dissent,” said the erased analyst. More »
May 2008
- Murder Suspect Unrepentant in Moscow
  
  Guardian (UK) | May 21, 08 4:15 PM CDT