Important theme within the new #RussiaSanctions are the various details of these Russians corruption. Important to watch if this feeds into the larger corruption drives in the country.
38 more #RussianSanctions by @USTreasury (7 olis, 12 oli cos, 17 state officials, 2 state firms. Overall, mostly without teeth. 2 interesting differences: 1) targeting Putin's family/cronie's families 2) details of their corruption -- which shows Treasury is doing some homework.
Chinese FM to Putin: We are deeply convinced of the wonderful new future of Russia under your leadership.
New? After 18 years in power?
#Russia https://t.co/yjwZ4ws9LI
Kafka is spinning in his grave. Ambassador Nebenzya from @RussiaUN in UNSC continues to breath fire: "Yes, Russia advanced 30 versions (of #Skripal murder attempt). But it is because we really want to find out what happened".#SkripalPoisoning
Afer CNN reports that Mueller is questioning Russian oligarchs who visit the US about donations to the Trump campaign, The Bell pores over flight records and finds that Vekselberg, Abramovich and Prokhorov all dropped by last month.
https://t.co/yl0HtXNykJ
This map of Asia made ca. 1741 has the first verse of the Lord's Prayer in local languages superimposed on their corresponding territorial units with accompanying alphabets. It has #Armenian and #Georgian among other languages #Caucasus
This is the sort of rhetoric typical out of Moscow, not Beijing: Chinese defense chief says his trip to Russia is a signal to the US. The #Kremlin will love this. @CNNI https://t.co/374Ap9160b
@LEGoodrich My personal favorite is the work of Russian color photography pioneer Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky from the early 1900s: https://t.co/Y1rONjLOb5
Not a surprise, though she'll likely rule among a constellation of elites, including her brother-in-law and possibly National Security Chief Massimov. #Kazakhstan https://t.co/1t5vJjFcu1
Civilians caught in the middle of this growing intelligence war between #Russia and the West can expect to be increasingly scrutinized, especially business travelers, tourists, NGO workers and journalists. Stratfor's @stick631 explains. https://t.co/1bMcqdvP54
A surreal presser between @POTUS and Baltic leaders. No mention of #Russia yet, and chatter over flags, the border, and creating the Axis of Good. https://t.co/7ULis9kYEH
An obvious statement. Though interesting the FinMin brings it up now, which may be a precursor to a (highly selective) crackdown. #Russia
96% of Russian State Contracts Were Uncompetitive in 2017, Finance Ministry Reports: https://t.co/3L5tjDq6fo
.@navalny is working on a party congress for May 19, focused on anti-corruption, which is a hot topic for the Kremlin at this time. https://t.co/qIrBAApuw5
Учредительный съезд партии Навального назначен на 19 мая. В ФБК рассказали, что название партии по закону должен утвердить съезд, поэтому пока в документе она называется «Рабочее название»
https://t.co/M0Nfl87rDL
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