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Analyses | | Wojciech Górecki

Russia and Georgia a resumption of talks with no prospect of a breakthrough

Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Grigory Karasin, and the Special Representative for Relations with Russia, Zurab Abashidze, met for talks on 14 December in Geneva. These have been the first direct official talks between representatives…
Analyses | | Katarzyna Chawryło

The Russian opposition movement in deadlock social discontent is mounting

On 15 December anti-government rallies were held in Moscow and several other towns in Russia. They were organised on the anniversary of last year's protests against the rigging of the parliamentary elections. The largest gathering in…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Human rights back on the agenda of Russias relations with the West

Moscow has reacted sharply to the US Senate’s adoption on 6 December of the 'Magnitsky Act', which imposes visa and financial sanctions against Russian government officials involved in the investigation against the lawyer Sergei Magnitsky…
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Ewa Paszyc

At any price Russia is embarking on the construction of South Stream

Gazprom is determined to continue its efforts to build the South Stream gas pipeline regardless of the slump on the European gas market and the fact that there is sufficient capacity already in the existing transport infrastructure. The…
Analyses | | Ewa Fischer

Russia a stagnation budget

On 29 November, the Federation Council passed the federal budget for  2013 and the period from 2014-2015, on the basis of the Ministry of Economic Development’s plan for the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation to 2020, and…