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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 15, 2014
Serbia walks an East-West tightrope highlighted by upcoming special parade for Putin
In his 1949 memoir "Eastern Approaches," British officer Fitzroy Maclean wrote of standing on top of Belgrade's fortress and watching the Nazis retreat across the Sava River, leaving the capital to the Red Army and Yugoslav partisan guerrillas.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2014
Winners make Russia sanctions smell like fish
The Faroese, Icelanders and fish farmers of remote Chile are now taking in more Russian orders than ever before because of the food embargo. It just goes to show that when politicians act to disrupt trade flows, it's like cutting off pwer to a home that has a reserve generator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2014
Russians keep calm for now as ruble's slide gathers pace
With the ruble down 18 percent against the dollar this year and sanctions chipping away at economic ties with the West, ordinary Russians might be forgiven for rushing to put their money in a "safe" foreign currency.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2014
Sanctions on Russia will backfire on U.S. and EU
As things stand now, Russia, the U.S. and the EU are being hurt by the West's sanctions on Russia. It is a truly no-win situation for all those involved.
WORLD
Oct 8, 2014
Russian hacking attack takes aim at leadership in Moscow
A hacker targeted a Russian regional parliament's website on Tuesday with a statement berating authorities in Moscow and declaring the southern Volga region's Astrakhan province was leaving the Russian Federation.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2014
Abe, Putin to meet on APEC sidelines in November
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Russian President Vladmir Putin on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing in November, the two leaders agreed Tuesday, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2014
Why so many Russians are addicted to Putin
Many foreign observers ask how President Vladimir Putin, who is so apparently driving his country toward the abyss, can remain so popular. The answer is that a hefty majority of Russians do not see the danger ahead.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2014
Central Asia's Great Game
Concerns that U.S. sanctions against President Vladimir Putin is driving Russia and China closer together are unfounded, because neither country trusts the other.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2014
Ukraine leader clings to goal of joining EU despite Putin
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine toward its dream of a place in Europe, but Russia's Vladimir Putin still holds cards that could thwart him.
WORLD
Sep 26, 2014
Ukrainian prime minister: Russia to halt natural gas so we 'freeze' over winter
The prime minister of the Kiev government accused Russia on Thursday of attempting to freeze Ukraine in the coming winter by using natural gas as a weapon to subjugate the former Soviet Republic.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2014
Japan passes fresh round of sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
Japan unveiled new economic sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, its third round of penalties aimed at pressing the Kremlin to change course in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2014
Russian lawmakers back initial proposal to curb foreign ownership of media
Russian lawmakers gave initial backing on Tuesday to a draft law limiting foreign ownership of Russian media to 20 percent from the existing ceiling of 50 percent, a move that critics say will reinforce the dominance of outlets loyal to the Kremlin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2014
Irrational bias for Ukraine
The irrational bias for Ukraine in its standoff with pro-Russia rebels suggests there is something sick in the Western mentality that blocks sensible judgement where Russia is concerned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2014
Ukraine clashes test truce as Russian opposition stages protests
Ukraine's truce was tested by battles between government forces and separatists as Russia's opposition held a peace march to protest President Vladimir Putin's policy in the neighboring country.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2014
Russia, Europe in a race to the bottom
As Europe and Russia head into another round of sanctions, economic data are driving home the point that nobody stands to win in this tit-for-tat battle.

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