Eurasia Press & News
Former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov was turned away when he tried to visit and offer moral support to his old rival, Garry Kasparov, currently in detention for his role in an anti-Kremlin protest Saturday.
Read More »Russia will not take foreign interference: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told foreign diplomats that his country is on a clear democratic path with human rights and freedom as priorities. Putin addressed about 200 ambassadors in the first such meeting of his presidency.
Read More »For Russia’s Putin, winning election is not enough
Anyone listening to Russian President Vladimir Putin beseeching people to vote for his United Russia party might think Sunday’s parliamentary election would be a tight race.
Read More »Russia’s Lavrov accuses U.S. of risking OSCE future
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Washington on Thursday of threatening the future of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) by rejecting reform of its election monitoring arm.
Read More »Kasparov leaves jail, warns of Russia dictatorship
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov said on Thursday Russia risked becoming a dictatorship, as he left jail after serving a five-day sentence for organizing an illegal opposition protest.
Read More »Russian police say two’s a crowd
When does a legitimate Russian political protest become an illegal gathering? Answer: When a second person joins in to spoil it.
Read More »Iran and EU face tough nuclear talks
Chances of a breakthrough appear slim when Iran’s main nuclear negotiator meets Europe’s top diplomat on Friday in a last effort to avert tougher sanctions over Tehran’s disputed atomic program.
Read More »Russian mediator seeks Israel-Syria deal: report
A senior Russian envoy has been trying to broker a deal between Israel and Syria on the future of the Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.
Read More »Putin tells citizens to vote for his party
President Vladimir Putin, ignoring criticism he is using his post for campaign purposes, told Russians in a nationwide TV broadcast on Thursday to go and vote for his United Russia party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections.“I ask you to turn out for the elections on December 2 and vote for United …
Read More »About 35 kafirs, murtads eliminated, wounded near Horsenoi village
According to source from Chechnya with the reference to the commander of Urus-Martan sector of Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate Amir Abdul-Malik, a fierce firefight took place between Chechen Mujahideen and Russian kafirs (infidels) and Chechen murtads (apostates) on November 26 in the district of the village of Horsenoi.
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