Category: Russia
Galstyan Wins Russia’s First Gold, Dedicates it to Flood Victims
LONDON (Moscow Times) — Arsen Galstyan has become Russia’s first Olympic judo winner since the Soviet collapse, and he dedicated his gold medal to those affected by recent floods in the Krasnodar region. Continue reading.
Legendary Soviet WWII Spy Gevork Vardanian Dies at 87
MOSCOW (Agence France Presse) — One of the legendary Soviet agents of World War II, who infiltrated a British spy school and protected the “Big Three” in the Tehran conference, died at age 87 of cancer here on January 10, Russia’s intelligence service said Wednesday.
Religious Leaders Call for Sniper Withdrawal in Karabagh
YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The top religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from Karabagh frontlines as a means to stop bloodshed amid more reported casualties in the conflict zone.
Russia, Ex-Soviet States Create Free- Trade Zone
ST PETERSBURG (Dow Jones) — Russia and seven other post-Soviet states, including Ukraine, signed an agreement on creating a free-trade zone Tuesday, in another step in Moscow’s drive to rebuild economic ties among former Soviet republics.
Former Yukos Executive Vasily Aleksanyan Dies in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) — The former vice president of oil group Yukos, Vasily Aleksanyan, died on Monday, October 2, of complications from AIDS, according to reports, a condition that Russian rights activists said was worsened by poor treatment during a two-year jail term.
US and France Hail Medvedev Mediation on Karabagh
ASTRAKHAN (RFE/RL) — Officials in Washington and Paris have welcomed the Russian leader’s latest effort on Karabagh to broker an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the exchange of prisoners of war and bodies of soldiers killed in recent clashes.
Commentary: The Price of Peace for Armenia
By Edmond Y. Azadian As Armenia struggles to improve its sluggish economy, threats of war loom at its borders once again.
Russia Extends Military Presence In Armenia through 2044
YEREVAN (AFP) — Armenia and Russia signed a deal Friday extending the presence of Russian forces here by decades, bolstering Moscow’s military clout in the strategic South Caucasus region.
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