Russia General Discussion

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I didn't think it deserved it's own thread, but it is interesting.

Yes, its interesting.

Bill Browder says he just picked one out of the pack to warn them against trying anything political, now that Western sanctions are reducing their wealth.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/sep/21/oligarch-arrest-warning-from-putin-says-bill-browder

Maybe...

[politicus]

Khodorkovsky annonced this weekend that he is creating his own party to bring the opposition together and that he might become president one day, and a real anti-war demonstration took place in Moscow.
It looks like a new battle between Putin and the oligarchs+liberals is going to take place.

Well, Putin wants to be able to disconnect the internet if there is massive "civil unrest". 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/19/vladimir-putin-plan-unplug-russia-internet-emergency-kremlin-moscow

[politicus]

Two opposition parties merge RPR-Parnas, which Boris Nemtsov helped form and the Progress Party (the ex-Peoples Alliance) led by  Aleksej Navalnij.

They will run on a joint list at the regional council elections later this year and in the Duma elections next year.

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Ukrainian companies about to claim 2 billion dollars in compensation for property loss on Crimea.

http://tass.ru/en/world/810110

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Russian police looking for Islamic LGTB terrorists...

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/french-parliamentarians-head-to-crimea-for-controversial-visit/news/article/russian-police-seek-gay-transgender-islamic-state-suspects--report/524280.html

(disreputable source, I know)

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Berlusconi says Putin has offered him Russian citizenship and a job as Minister of Economics. LOL.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11758227/Berlusconi-says-Vladimir-Putin-wants-him-to-become-Russias-economy-minister.html