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...speeches, his instincts are to favour liberalisation and a reining-in of the state's role in the economy. Unfortunately, his failure to reform Russia's gas monopoly, Gazprom, when he was its...
...speeches have stressed the need for the rule of law ('правовое государство') and democracy, they have been held out as goals to be achieved, such as reversing population...
...speeches, particularly his attack on the U.S. at an international security conference in Munich in February, suggest that he has the amerikantsy foremost in mind. For many Russians today,...
...speeches in the 1980s, including his New Year's radio message to the Soviet people broadcast over the Voice of America on January 1, 1987. "Reagan had a soft spot for Sakharov and regarded him...
...speeches before he steps down
It was also widely regarded as a manifesto for Dmitry Medvedev, the man he has endorsed to succeed him
Medvedev, a 42-year-old first deputy prime minister and...
...speeches. But his discussions with Nato had not involved a ping-pong match of mutual blame
Some people may choose to play around in the murky waters of another Cold War but it was in no ones...
...speeches are peppered with references to unnamed powers that want to weaken or even break up Russia as part of a plot to seize its energy resources. (...) Both candidates were tough on Russia...
...speeches by Russia's own defense minister). Yet that didn't prevent a court from handing down a 15-year sentence. Similar convictions for "spying" have been handed down to at least four others:...
...speeches one after the other while the staff waits painfully for the food and drinks, Churilova said. One French company deeply underestimated the determination of its employees to get drunk,...
...speeches, both in the Duma and Presidential elections, as well as Medvedevs, have had one theme: Do not fear, nothing will change, the same team and the same policy will continue. Under this...