Russia 110314 Basic Political Developments

Russia 110314

Basic Political Developments

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  Russian nuclear envoy in N. Korea: state media - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin had "friendly" discussions with Foreign Minister Pak Ui-Chun after arriving in the North Korean capital, the official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief report.
  
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  Medvedev confirms Russia's readiness to help Japan in quake aftermath
  
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    EMERCOM airplane lands at Tokyo airport
    
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    No danger for Kamchatka over breakdown at nuclear plants in Japan
    
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    Radiation background in Far East normal – Emergencies Ministry
    
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    No radiation from Japan detected in Russia
    
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    Russia quick to help Japan
    
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    Rescue vessel sails to Russia refrigerator cast ashore in Japan
    
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    Rescue vessel off to Japan to evacuate Russian sailors
    
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    Two Russian rescue teams leave for Japan
    
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    Russia to send rescuers to quake-hit Japan
    
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    Last group of 18 Russians to return from quake-hit Japan on Monday
    
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    Russians open up homes to Japanese quake victims
    
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    Putin Orders Gas for Crisis-Hit Japan
    
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    Russia's participation in aid to Japan will help reconcile two nations, Patriarch Kirill hopes
    
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    Aftermath of the Japan earthquake: Implications for the CIS ferrous and carbon sector
    
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  Medvedev Bans Financial Operations of Gaddafi Family on Russian Territory
  
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  Mideast opposition not planning to introduce Sharia laws – Lavrov
  
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  Islamists jeopardize interreligious peace in Russia - Patriarch Kirill
  
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  Lavrov, Rosenthal to discuss Russian-Dutch innovative cooperation - - Russian and Dutch foreign ministers Sergei Lavrov and Uri Rosenthal will meet in Moscow to discuss stronger economic and innovative cooperation and the Middle East situation.
  
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  Sergei Lavrov to Paris for G8 ministerial to discuss Libya events - Upon arrival in Paris, the foreign ministers of eight states will proceed without delay to discussing the situation in Libya. During a working lunch the parties will be able to explain and clarify each other’s positions. At a plenary meeting in the French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, March 15, the talks’ participants will try to develop a common approach to these circumstances.
  
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  Lavrov to meet in Paris with G-8 Foreign Ministers
  
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  Mar 15: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to visit Minsk
  
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    Mar 15: Council of ministries of union state of Russia and Belarus to hold meeting
    
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    Mar 15: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to discuss providing loan for construction of nuclear power plant with Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich
    
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  Biden urges repeal of Jackson-Vanik amendment - The New York Times quoted Monday US Vice President Joe Biden as urging the Obama Administration to do more to repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment and support Russia’s WTO bid.
  
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  WTO Talks With Georgia Held Up by Customs
  
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  Regional security organization head embarks on visit to Tajikistan - The secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Nikolai Bordyuzha, will visit Tajikistan on March 14-18, the Central Asian country's Foreign Ministry said.
  
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  Farid Niyazov: Kyrgyzstan hopes to settle POL delivery issue - Kyrgyzstan hopes to settle the issue in the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev to Moscow, on March 18, 2011
  
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    Uchkunbek Tashbaev: No official information on Russia’s export duties received yet
    
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    Azamat Arapbaev: The fact that Russia introduced POL export duties for Kyrgyzstan was expectable
    
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  Mar 15–16: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to hold talks with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
  
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    Turkey to strengthen business ties with Russia - A crowded delegation led by Turkish State Minister Zafer Çağlayan is set to visit Moscow between Monday and Wednesday. Officials from both sides will attend a bilateral “consultation council” meeting.
    
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    Turkey, Russia eye increased cooperation in business, trade
    
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  Western countries advocating intervention as pretext for oil grab - Russian envoy: As the international community continues to debate the role it should take in the Libyan unrest, Russia's Envoy to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin expresses concern over NATO’s plans for military intervention in the country.
  
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  Rosatom Denies Holding Price Talks with Bulgaria over Belene NPP
  
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    Rosatom Mad at Bulgarian Minister for 'Downgrading' Their Reactors
    
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  Putin’s Serbia: A Message to the Balkans and the EU
  
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  Russia and Poland trade more than insults - Jaroslaw Adamowski in Warsaw
  Navy aviation to be attached to Air Force – source
  
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  LAUNCH OF SOYUZ TMA-21 SPACECRAFT MAY BE PUT OFF FOR A LATER DATE - SOURCE
  
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    Brakes put on Russia space flight
    
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  Delo: US Wants Russian President to Seek New Term
  
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  Medvedev to grapple with Russia's energy security
  
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  RUSNANO, Micran, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Tomsk Administration Sign Agreement to Manufacture 4G LTE Equipment
  
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  Putin to visit Tomsk special economic zone
  
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  RUSSIA REGIONAL ELECTIONS
  
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    United Russia wins legislature elections in 12 RF constituents
    
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    United Russia leads in Sunday’s regional elections
    
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    Putin's party wins Russia vote
    
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    Putin expected to hold majority following elections
    
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    90 complaints come to CEC during single election day
    
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    Turnout, Dirty Tricks 'Grow' at Regional Vote
    
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    Billionaire Roman Abramovich reelected Chukotka MP
    
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    Abramovich re-elected to Chukotka legislature
    
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  Kadyrov to be inaugurated for second term as Chechen leader April 5
  
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  One Kyrgyz Killed, Uzbek Hurt In Moscow Attack
  
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    One Kyrghyz killed, another hurt in Moscow attack: media
    
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  Sobyanin to Limit New Building in Moscow Center, Vedomosti Says
  
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  Intefax Moscow press review for March 14, 2011
  
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  Reuters PRESS DIGEST - Russia - March 14
  
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  RIA Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, March 14, 2011
  
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  Qaddafi’s Russian Cheerleaders - Since its creation in 2005 for the purpose of preventing an “orange revolution” in Russia, Nashi (translation: “Ours”), a Kremlin-sponsored youth movement popularly dubbed “Putinjugend,” has served its political masters loyally and without too much scrupulousness. By Vladimir Kara-Murza