Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Who's the boss
If you had any doubt as to where the political weight is in the Putin-Medvedev Tandem — or the level of popular support of political developments associated with Medvedev (reset, modernization), the latest polling data leave no doubt: In response … Continue reading →
'Guys, cool it'
As the onion of the spy scandal sheds more layers back in the States, Russia can only watch and see what pearls it holds. Today, though, we have an interesting nugget of information from Center. Russian Newsweek, a stand-out publication … Continue reading →
Inspectors Clouseau
Okay, will everybody please just calm down? Yes, they arrested some people they think are spies, and yes there are spies in America, just as there are American spies all over the world. But, really people? These are the spies … Continue reading →
Russian president is iPhone compatible
The verdict is in: Dmitry Medvedev can keep the iPhone Steve Jobs gave him yesterday. Speaking to journalists in California, Medvedev’s spokeswoman said that, unlike the American president, the Russian President is not prohibited from having a cell phone. (It … Continue reading →
What do you give the world leader who has everything?
President Dmitry Medvedev arrives in California today for the first leg of a three-day tour that will focus heavily on “innovation,” a byword for trying to diversify its economy away from extraction of oil and the like. (Today, Russia is … Continue reading →
Obama, Biden, Putin and the snub that never was
On Sunday, Russia celebrated its 65th Victory Day. For only the third time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a full-scale military parade with Iskander missiles and helicopter gunships and tanks, tanks, and more tanks. (In case … Continue reading →
BRIC to the face
Today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev published a glowing op-ed in the Russian business daily Vedomosti about the upcoming second annual BRIC summit. Called “Common Goals, Common Actions,” the piece talks about all the wonderful things the BRIC countries are doing to … Continue reading →
Happy blogoversary, Dimitry Medvedev!
It’s been exactly one year since the Russian president has started blogging, which means, he said, that it is a time to reflect. For me, the blog represents a very important means of communication, which allows me to receive important … Continue reading →
Tips for Robert Gibbs
Would that White House press conferences looked like this. Today, the press secretary for Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov lashed out a marginal opposition politician, Leonid Gozman, and called him a “trifling political farce.” He was reacting to a lawsuit filed … Continue reading →
