Issue 4269. Last Updated: 11/08/2009

2009 U.S.-Russia Summit: Obama in Moscow

Complete coverage of the U.S.-Russia summit, being held July 6-8 in Moscow.

Sechin's Clan the Loser in a Week of Surprises

By Francesca Mereu
The Prosecutor General's Office ordered an inspection of the Investigative Committee's activities on Friday, capping a week of stinging blows to a powerful Kremlin clan led by Kremlin deputy chief of staff Igor Sechin.

Critical Kremlin Reporter Expelled

Staff Writer
A journalist was refused entry to Russia on Sunday, just days after publishing a story that claimed the presidential administration had a secret multimillion-dollar fund that it used to finance parties during the State Duma elections.

Changes Loom for Yabloko and SPS

By David Nowak
After disappointing Duma elections, Yabloko decides not to support Yavlinsky in the presidential vote and SPS considers rebranding.

China Prevailing In 'Great Game'

The Associated Press
The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center. For Kazakhs, there's a tart irony in the shipment.

Bukovsky Kicks Off Long-Shot Bid

Combined Reports
Several hundred supporters gathered Sunday to nominate Soviet-era dissident Vladimir Bukovsky to run for president in March's election, but official residency requirements will make it hard for him to qualify for the race.

MN to Stop Publishing on Jan. 1

By Max Delany
It may have outlived perestroika and survived the Yukos affair, but now financial problems seem to have sunk the weekly newspaper Moskovskiye Novosti.

Business in Brief

Lift All Bans, Tusk SaysInvest Into Ukraine PipelineHambro's 2 Sets of ReservesTransneft Average Up 19%Nord Stream Steel DealKorean Uranium VentureRosneft Ruble BondsAlstom Train VenturesNovorossiysk Port Up 91%Alliance Oil Mulls IPOVietnam Backs Oil VentureGazprom Eyes BoliviaPotanin Gets All Prof-MediaRenova Media Credit Line

Canadians Give Up On Yamal

Reuters
Petro-Canada is staking its ambitions in Russia on Gazprom's $3.5 billion Baltic liquefied natural gas project, having given up on a venture on the Arctic Yamal Peninsula, the company's chief executive said Friday.

Georgia Halves GDP Growth Forecast

Reuters
Georgian Finance Minister Nika Gilauri halved his forecast for 2008 economic growth on Friday, saying political turmoil had scared off foreign investors.

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