The Moscow Times

If history will remember the 20th century for its nuclear weapons, the dropping of two atomic bombs and the nuclear arms race, then the 21st century might become the century of the missile defense arms race.

Лихо and лихой are fascinating words — the problem is that they have about five different meanings and can be either extremely negative or extremely positive, depending on the context and speaker.

The medicine to cure bad loans needs to be taken quickly, but not so quickly as to kill the patient — the bank system.

We are probably seeing the start of a new “thaw,” and that is the best news we have had as spring begins to blossom.

It seems that a major Saudi weapons purchase from Russia is highly likely. The only thing in doubt is the timing of the deal.

U.S. missile defense won’t be able to weaken Russia for at least 10 years. But if things change, Russia can invoke the treaty’s withdraw clause.

Traffic police and prostitutes have a lot in common. Both stand by the side of the road and try to get what they can from passing motorists.

During the past 20 years, we didn’t witness the unification of Europe, but the continual shift of its borders to the east.

The very idea that state-owned RTR television — financed by Russian taxpayers — will shell out money for the sake of defending Boris Berezovsky’s business reputation is absurd.

Many people in Georgia felt that they had been emotionally exploited by weekend spoof report of a Russian invasion, as it brought up painful memories and reignited fears of a genuine conflict.

Maintaining a full-scale draft during a demographic crisis will lead to a complete breakdown in how the army is staffed.

Many believe that Moscow should have copied China’s reforms. But what made China’s reforms a success was inapplicable to Russia.

Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency will be more than justified if he helps fashion the new icon of identity that will guide his nation into the future.

The cooperative approach and spirit of the UN has been damaged by Europe’s “new democracies” that are driven by Russophobia.