Russian Diplomacy, Between Asia and the Euro(pe)
Here is the translation in English of my short paper “La diplomatie russe entre Asie et Euro(pe)” done by Mrs. Anne-Marie de Grazia. The discussions which took place in Moscow on October 24 and 25 in...
View ArticleRussia, between fantasies of “l’Affaire Depardieu” and reality
Paper kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The media hubbub provoked by Gérard Depardieu garnering a Russian passport is provoking an outburst of simplistic opinions about that country. Russia...
View ArticleRussia between fantasies and reality (2)
Paper kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The Russian government has distinguished itself by rather thunderous « liberal » declarations for many years. Taken at face-value, they would imply...
View ArticleRussia and Cyprus
From a private note written by Mrs. Natalya ORLOVA, Chief Economist, Alfa-Capital who kindly authorized me to reproduce it. The content of this note does not necessarily reflects the position of the...
View ArticleCyprus between Germany and Russia
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The Cyprus crisis is turning into a psychodrama for the Eurozone as well as for Russia, and its own relations with the Eurozone. One may well ask how it could...
View ArticleIgor Sechin Raising Star
Igor Sechin star is rising indeed. The Chairman of ROSNEFT is now probably one of the most potent and influential men in Russian after President Putin of course. After the gigantic deal leading to the...
View ArticleRussia, Syria and the French humiliation
Text of the previous note, kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia. One of the most striking facts to emerge from the latest session of the Valdai Club in September 2013 is the profound difference in...
View ArticleA historic Russian victory
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia Credit Photo: La Voix de la Russie The vote in the Security Council of the United Nations during the night of Friday 27 to Saturday 28 September of the...
View ArticleUkraine: Negotiations or Confrontation
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia. She sent me informations from the ARD channel (Public German TV). I updated the paper following new informations. The situation in Eastern Ukraine is becoming...
View ArticleUkraine: what elections on May 25th ?
Translation kindly done by Anne-Marie de Grazia Following the tragic events of May 2nd, the situation in Ukraine has continued degrading. The governments of the EU countries, of the US and of Kiev...
View ArticleRussia: the economy and the risk of sanctions
Paper kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia. The economic consequences of the Ukrainian crisis are only beginning to be seriously assessed since the end of April. Considering that the crisis is far...
View ArticleCivil War in Ukraine
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The events in Eastern Ukraine since May 25th have sadly proven right those who predicted the unleashing of a civil war. Not a day goes by without very sad and...
View ArticleRussia’s economic situation
Transcript of the presentation given by Academician V.V. IVANTER at the occasion of the Franco-Russian seminar on the development of Russia (47th Session, Paris). Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de...
View ArticleThe Central Bank, worse than the “sanctions”
Presentation by Oleg Dj. Govtvan at the French-Russian Seminar, Tuesday June 24. Recent developments of the Russian banking system in the present context. We must begin with a first estimate of the...
View ArticlePrivate Entreprises in Russia
Dmitry Kuvalin[1] The context of economic slow-down in Russia: the reaction of the companies (results of the semestrial survey) The following presentation is based on the data from the survey on...
View ArticleUkraine: Cease-fire ?
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The announcement made today Wednesday September 3rd of an agreement in principle for a cease-fire in Eastern Ukraine, between the President of Russia, Mr...
View ArticleExit Ukraine?
Note kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia So, elections have taken place in the part of Ukraine controlled by the insurgents, and participation seems to have been very high (over 75%) in contrast...
View ArticlePutin at the Duma
Kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia, with some additions of my own and the introduction of Putin’s quotations. The President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, held his address before the...
View ArticleWhat happened to the Ruble?
What happened to the Ruble (And its consequences) Russia has been facing a strong speculative attack. The Ruble had known some very troubled days since Thursday December 11th. This opened the...
View ArticleRouble Trouble
Note kindly translated by Anne-Marie de Grazia The rouble has weakened considerably since the end of October, before picking up somewhat. Clearly, there are very strong disturbances at work on the...
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