European Union

Gazprom Goes to Asia

A senior executive at Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has warned that the opening of the EU energy market to competition and political problems with Poland were forcing the company to look increasingly towards markets in Asia, the AFX News reports.

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November 28, 2006

Russian Lawmakers Blame Boris Berezovsky in Spy’s Death

Poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko’s deathbed message may have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, but pro-Kremlin lawmakers and state-controlled television networks pointed the finger at a prominent Putin enemy in Britain — tycoon Boris Berezovsky, the Associated Press reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

November 27, 2006