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Center for Strategic and International Studies
Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and author of The Russia Balance Sheet
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Andrew Kuchins
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FROM Andrew Kuchins
To the Point
Russia's Currency Crisis The price of oil and economic sanctions have panicky Russian consumers rushing to buy whatever they can as the ruble loses its value, but at today's three-hour, end-of-the-year news conference, Vladimir Putin said , not to worry: the crisis will only last a couple of years.
To the Point
Is Vladimir Putin Changing the Game in Ukraine? Yesterday, as bloody violence continued to increase in Ukrainian cities, Germany's foreign minister warned that the country was on the "threshold of war." Britain's foreign secretary said Russia was creating a pretext for military intervention.
To the Point
Russians Move into Crimea as Diplomacy Continues Russia accuses Ukraine's new pro-western government of causing "chaos" in the eastern part of the country, and pro-Russian forces stormed a number of Ukrainian military bases in the Crimean Peninsula. The crisis is deepening. Andrew Kuchins is Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Which Way, L.A.?
Can Obama 'Reset' Relations with Russia? Barack Obama is in Moscow for a two-day trip, and appears to be on track with his goal of ending the long chill between the US and its former cold war enemy. At a press conference today in Moscow, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev both said important steps forward had been made.
To the Point
Can Obama 'Reset' Relations with Russia? Barack Obama is in Moscow for a two-day trip, and appears to be on track with his goal of ending the long chill between the US and its former cold war enemy. At a press conference today in Moscow, he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev both said important steps forward had been made.
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