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Russian Leaders Mourn Mandela's Passing
Russian leaders have offered condolences to the people of South Africa after Nelson Mandela, the country's first black president and leader of the anti-apartheid movement, died at the age of 95.
Rosaviatsia Offices Raided for Evidence of Rogue Pilot Training Centers
The Moscow Times
Investigators have raided several departments of the Federal Air Transportation Agency, or Rosaviatsia, seizing documents concerning the activities of numerous aviation training centers suspected of giving out licenses to unsafe pilots.
Gay Advocacy Group Launches Project for Russian LGBT Youth
The Moscow Times
The It Gets Better Project, a U.S.-based organization that works to support LGBT young people dealing with emotional problems, is spreading its campaign to gay youth in Russia.
Roizman Backs Plans to Give Yekaterinburg Federal Status
Yekaterinburg Mayor Yevgeny Roizman has supported a proposal to seek federal status for his city, which would free Yekaterinburg from the jurisdiction of the Sverdlovsk region's authorities and place it on a par with Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Website Offering Hitman Services Blocked in Russia
The Moscow Times
Regulators have blocked a website offering the services of hitmen following a complaint to the Interior Ministry by the head of the Federation Council's Committee on Information Policy.
What the Papers Say, Dec. 5, 2013
BBC Monitoring
The only English roundup of today's Russian-language newspapers.
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Medvedev Says Russia Did Not Pressure Ukraine Into Stopping EU Deal
RIA Novosti
Ukraine decided independently to abandon a long-anticipated trade deal with the European Union, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, denying that Moscow pressured its neighbor into changing direction.
Public Chamber Member Says Conservative Deputy's Statements May Have Been Extremism
The Moscow Times
A member of the Public Chamber has asked the Prosecutor General to look into statements made by conservative State Duma Deputy Yelena Mizulina to determine whether they violate laws against extremism.
U.S. Toasts Stronger Ties With Former Soviet State
The Associated Press
Between diplomatic headaches in Afghanistan and the Middle East, John Kerry spent happy hour Wednesday praising a wine-producing but poor Eastern European nation for resisting Russia's grasp.
- Investigators Formally Charge Former Defense Minister With Negligence
- Ukraine Protesters Look to Set Up Independent Government
- Fewer Russians Expect a Replacement for Putin Before 2018.
- Government to Issue Temporary Residence Permits for 96,000 Foreigners
- Government Proposes Opening Up North Caucasus for Returning Russians
- What the Papers Say, Dec. 6, 2013
- Language Specialists to Look Into Pussy Riot Member's Libel Suit
- Putin and Medvedev Lament Rusty Tap Water in Their Houses
- Russia Opens Inquiry Into U.S. Child-Trafficking
- Russian Diplomats to Face Fraud Charges in U.S.
- Today in History, Dec. 6
- Lavrov Shrugs Off 'Hysteria' in Kiev
Rosneft and Gazprom May Be Forced to Buy Russian EquipmentThe Moscow Times
Gazprom and Rosneft may be obliged to purchase Russian-made equipment to develop offshore oil and gas fields, under legislative amendments being drawn up by the State Duma Committee on Energy and the Union of Oil and Gas Equipment Producers.
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Yanukovych the SwindlerBy Michael Bohm
Yanukovych has been linked to electoral, academic and financial swindling. He also swindled Ukrainians by reneging on his promise to take the country down a more democratic, European path.
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