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State Policy in the Arctic
INFORMATION DIGEST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCTIC October 2020 KEY TOPICS: NORTHERN SEA ROUTE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH STATE POLICY IN THE ARCTIC 30 October 2020, TASS Alexander Krutikov: large economic projects will appear in almost all Arctic regions “The system of preferences that exists in the Arctic is different from the one in the Far East. <…> The first block of support measures was put into operation. It is meant for large economic projects that significantly change the economic environment. <…> Such projects are planned for practically every Arctic region,” shared Deputy Minister for Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexander Krutikov during the roundtable organized by the Ministry and the Roscongress Foundation. The second block applies to small and medium businesses. It offers premium rebates: when a small business becomes a resident of the Arctic zone, its premium rate goes as low as 3.025%. The third block includes non-tax measures. tass.ru/ekonomika/9876979 26 October 2020, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, TASS, RIA Novosti, Regnum, etc. Vladimir Putin approved Arctic Zone Development Strategy President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving the Arctic Zone Development Strategy and ensuring national security until 2035. Within the next three months, the Government will need to approve a unified action plan to implement the basics of the state policy in the Arctic and the afore-mentioned strategy. The Government will report on their status annually. rg.ru/2020/10/26/putin-utverdil-strategiiu-razvitiia-arkticheskoj-zony.html 26 October 2020, TASS Public Council of Russia’s Arctic Zone is chaired by President of Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North Grigory Ledkov, President of the Russian Association of the Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East, is now the Chairman of the Public Council of Russia’s Arctic Zone. -
Russia and Saudi Arabia: Old Disenchantments, New Challenges by John W
STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES 35 Russia and Saudi Arabia: Old Disenchantments, New Challenges by John W. Parker and Thomas F. Lynch III Center for Strategic Research Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University’s (NDU’s) dedicated research arm. INSS includes the Center for Strategic Research, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, and Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction. The military and civilian analysts and staff who comprise INSS and its subcomponents execute their mission by conducting research and analysis, publishing, and participating in conferences, policy support, and outreach. The mission of INSS is to conduct strategic studies for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the unified combatant commands in support of the academic programs at NDU and to perform outreach to other U.S. Government agencies and the broader national security community. Cover: Vladimir Putin presented an artifact made of mammoth tusk to Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh, October 14–15, 2019 (President of Russia Web site) Russia and Saudi Arabia Russia and Saudia Arabia: Old Disenchantments, New Challenges By John W. Parker and Thomas F. Lynch III Institute for National Strategic Studies Strategic Perspectives, No. 35 Series Editor: Denise Natali National Defense University Press Washington, D.C. June 2021 Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Defense Department or any other agency of the Federal Government. -
Company News SECURITIES MARKET NEWS LETTER Weekly
SSEECCUURRIIITTIIIEESS MMAARRKKEETT NNEEWWSSLLEETTTTEERR weekly Presented by: VTB Bank, Custody February 7, 2019 Issue No. 2019/05 Company News En+ Group says finishes 1st stage of securities swap with Glencore On February 1, 2019 it was reported that En+ Group fulfilled the first stage of a securities exchange with Swiss trader Glencore. As a result, En+ Group bought a 2% stake in aluminum producer RUSAL from an affiliate of Glencore and raised its stake to 50.12%. A transfer of a 6.75% RUSAL stake to En+Group must be made automatically no later than February 2020. In April 2018, the U.S. imposed sanctions against 38 Russian tycoons, government officials and companies, including Oleg Deripaska and companies he controlled - En+ Group, RUSAL, and power producer EuroSibEnergo. In January, Deripaska transferred control over the companies, and his representatives were removed from their board of directors, and the Treasury lifted the sanctions on January 27. As a result, Deripaska owns 44.95% of En+ Group and has the right to vote with a 35% stake, VTB holds 21.68% of the shares and has the right to vote with a 7.35% stake, Citi is a nominal owner of 10.55%, which trader Glencore received in exchange for 8.75% in RUSAL; Citi owns 4.54%, but the right to vote belongs to institutional and retail investors. They also own 4.88%, and can manage a 9.42% combined stake. The members of Deripaska’s family hold 6.75%, charity fund Volnoye Delo 3.22%, other minority shareholders 3.42%. Independent managers have the right to manage the stakes. -
Finances for Development: a New Platform for Stable and Balanced Relationships
FINANCES FOR DEVELOPMENT: A NEW PLATFORM FOR STABLE AND BALANCED RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAMME* Russia,1 Manege Square, Moscow www.ff.msk.ru * The programme is subject to change Dear friends, dear colleagues, This year we will meet for the third time at the Moscow Financial Forum to discuss matters related to Russia's financial and economic policy. We have set ourselves an ambitious goal of achieving a breakthrough in the country's social and economic development. We will work together with representatives of the expert, academic and business community, as well as with public representatives to devise mechanisms for the achievement of strategic goals set in the executive order signed by the President in May to promote the development of Russia. The Moscow Financial Forum will provide a platform for the search of such solutions. The Third Moscow Financial Forum will be held in the Manege Central Exhibition Hall on September 6 and 7, ahead of the Financial Expert's Day. This year's Forum is titled "Finances for Development: A New Platform for Stable and Balanced Relationships". Participants of the Forum will discuss the government's fiscal policy, ways to improve the standard of living in the country, priorities of inter-budgetary relations, transformation of public administration in the digital economy, as well as matters related to the development of the government control system and public procurement. We believe that the 3rd Moscow Financial Forum will represent a major breakthrough in terms of its scale and outcomes and that the ideas and proposals tabled for discussion will be put in practice in the course of social and economic reforms in the country. -
US Reporter, Cameraman Killed in On-Air Shooting
SUBSCRIPTION THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 THULQADA 12, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net US reporter, cameraman Min 30º Max 46º killed in on-air shooting High Tide 09:05 & 22:50 Gunman kills self after posting attack video online Low Tide 02:25 & 16:05 40 PAGES NO: 16622 150 FILS MONETA, Virginia: A TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview yester- Saudi suspect in day by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after Khobar Towers fleeing the scene. Authorities identified the suspect as a journalist who had been fired from the station earlier attack arrested this year. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, he ran off the road and a trooper found him with a self-inflict- WASHINGTON: A man suspected in the 1996 ed gunshot wound. He died at a hospital later yester- bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a US day. military base in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a The shots rang out on-air as reporter Alison Parker US official said yesterday. Ahmed Al-Mughassil, and cameraman Adam Ward were presenting a local described by the FBI in 2001 as the head of the mili- tourism story at an outdoor shopping mall. Viewers saw tary wing of Saudi Hezbollah, is suspected of lead- her scream and run, and she could be heard saying “Oh ing the attack that killed 19 US service personnel my God,” as she fell. Ward fell, too, and the camera he and wounded almost 500 people. -
State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom
STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION ROSATOM. STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION ROSATOM. PERFORMANCE IN 2019 PERFORMANCE IN 2019 PERFORMANCE OF STATE ATOMIC ENERGY CORPORATION ROSATOM IN 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Report Profile 4 CHAPTER 7. DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE 122 7.1. Escorting Vessels and Handling Cargo Traffic along the Northern Sea Route 127 CHAPTER 1. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS 6 7.2. Construction of New Icebreakers 128 History of the Russian Nuclear Industry 8 7.3. New Products 128 ROSATOM Today 10 7.4. Digitization of Operations 128 Key Results in 2019 14 7.5. Activities of FSUE Hydrographic Enterprise 129 Key Events in 2019 15 7.6. Plans for 2020 and for the Medium Term 130 Address by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board 16 Address by the Director General 17 CHAPTER 8. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES 132 Address by a Stakeholder Representative 18 8.1. Corporate Governance 135 Financial and Economic Results 20 8.2. Risk Management 141 8.3. Performance of Government Functions 155 CHAPTER 2. STRATEGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE 22 8.4. Financial and Investment Management 158 2.1. Business Strategy until 2030 24 8.5. ROSATOM Production System 164 2.2. Sustainable Development Management 28 8.6. Procurement Management 168 2.3. Value Creation and Business Model 34 8.7. Internal Control System 172 8.8. Prevention of Corruption and Other Offences 174 CHAPTER 3. CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 40 3.1. Markets Served by ROSATOM 42 CHAPTER 9. DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL 176 3.2. International Cooperation 55 AND INFRASTRUCTURE 3.3. International Business 63 9.1. -
Monitoring of Xenophobia and Extremism in Ukraine September 2015
Monitoring of Xenophobia and Extremism in Ukraine September 2015 Content Introduction Prognosis Statements of officials Actions of Ukrainian Authorities Terrorism / Separatism Pilot Savchenko National Minorities Ukraine Worldwide Introduction Annexed the Crimea, Russia continued anti-Ukrainian aggression on the territory of Donbas. Artificial Donetsk and Lugansk "People's Republic" became the centers of the Association of Russian mercenaries and professional fighters sabotage groups on the basis of people from the Caucasus and the local pro-Russian activists. Receiving from Russia funding and weapons, including heavy armor, Grad MLRS, terrorist regularly shelled not only the camps and checkpoints ATO forces, but also residential houses, resulting in widespread killing civilians. Reached in Minsk on the eve of the tripartite contact group agreement on the withdrawal of weapons caliber less than 100 mm in the first place will be realized in the Luhansk region. Withdrawal will be carried out at 15 km from the line of contact. There will be discharged tanks, guns caliber 100 mm and mortars of a caliber up to 120 mm. Challenge will take place in two stages. Russia is not ready to agree on a coherent reintegration of Donetsk and Luhansk in the Ukrainian state. At least until then, while in Kiev Donbass does not recognize the leadership of the republics, and will not negotiate with them the laws on the status of the LPR and the DPR. Most likely, low-intensity conflict will continue. In the Donbas, most likely, it will take the situation of "neither war nor peace" as long as one of the parties does not upset the delicate balance. -
Kesarev Memo | New Russian Government | January 2020
Kesarev phone: +32 (2) 899 4699 e-mail: [email protected] www.kesarev.com NEW RUSSIAN CABINET: STAFF “REVOLUTION” INSTEAD OF STRUCTURAL REFORMS? Summary On January 21, 2020, President Putin approved the structure of the new Russian Government and appointed Deputy Prime Ministers and federal Ministers. New Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin was appointed on January 16. What are the key specifics of the new Cabinet? The key specific feature of the new Russian Cabinet is that while the structural changes are minimal, the staff reshuffles proved to be radical, both in terms of the number of new people appointed to top offices and change of political status of key Cabinet members (how close they are to the President). This is an extremely atypical decision for Putin, compared to previous Cabinets over the entire period of his stay in power. Earlier, as a rule, the Cabinets included influential figures close to the President and personally associated with him, and a system of checks and balances between different elite groups existed. But at the same time, the decision to change the approach to the Cabinet appointments is logical in the context of a broader presidential “staff policy” over recent years - the so-called “technocratisation” of power (the appointment of young “technocratic” governors, the penetration of such figures into Medvedev’s second Cabinet, the appointment of the head of the Presidential Administration, a “technocrat” Anton Vayno during the Parliamentary election campaign in 2016 and the launch of “Leaders of Russia” contest in order to select and train a “succession pool” for the top positions in the federal and regional civil bureaucracy). -
Appeared In: European Energy Review
Appeared in: European Energy Review http://www.europeanenergyreview.eu/site/pagina.php?id=3899 Putin increases control over Russian energy By Alexander Gusev Russian President Vladimir Putin has recently created a new Energy Commission by which he is seeking to wrest control over the energy sector from the government of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. This move will lead to a further strengthening of the role of the State in the Russian oil and gas industry. It is bad news for those who are hoping for a more transparent investment climate, argues Alexander Gusev, Research Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). On May 7, 2012, Vladimir Putin returned as President of Russia, swapping roles with his predecessor, Dmitry Medvedev, who took over as Prime Minister. There have been many speculations about the distribution of powers between the two. Since political power in Russia is to a large extent determined by control over energy resources, any institutional changes in this sphere create a new balance of powers. At the annual congress of United Russia, the dominant political party, in September last year, Medvedev put forward Putin as the Presidential candidate, emphasizing that it was “a deeply thought-out decision” discussed “as early as when our union was being formed.” In turn Putin expressed his confidence that Medvedev would form a “new, effective, young and energetic” cabinet and “continue his work on modernizing all aspects of our lives.” Despite the close personal ties between the two politicians, they do represent different camps in the Russian power structure and it is pertinent to ask who makes the decisions in the Russian energy field, keeping in mind that how the decision-making process is organized formally is different from how it works in practice. -
And the After Effects of the Chechen War
© 2017 American University Model United Nations Conference All rights reserved. No part of this background guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means whatsoever without express written permission from the American University Model United Nations Conference Secretariat. Please direct all questions to [email protected] A NOTE Jonathan Scolare Chair Уважаемые Делегаты, Добро Пожаловать в Кабинет Министров Российской Федерации. Dear Delegates, Welcome to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation. My name is Jonathan Scolare. I am a senior at American University’s School of International Service where I am majoring in International Studies and minoring in Russian Language/Area Studies. I have been involved with Model UN in one way or another since my junior year in high school. I have been involved with AU’s Model UN team since my freshman year with the exception of my year abroad in Russia. In Fall 2016, I studied at Smolny College in Saint Petersburg, Russia where I participated in the newly created Smolny Model UN club. In Spring 2017, I went on an exchange program to the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), where I chaired the Security Council of the Moscow International Model UN Conference. This is my third AmeriMUNC appearance and my second time chairing. Outside of Model UN, I am involved with the American University International Relations Society and the United Methodist Student Association. During my free time, I enjoy playing Civilization V (as Russia, of course), studying languages, rooting for the Green Bay Packers, watching “Bob’s Burgers,” and driving my friends crazy with my arsenal of puns. -
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The Images of the EU Framed by Russian Officials in Social Media
The images of the EU framed by Russian officials in social media Viktor Lambin University of Helsinki Faculty of Social Sciences European and Nordic Studies Master’s Thesis May 2021 Abstract Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences Degree programme: Master’s Programme in European and Nordic Studies Study track: Master of Social Sciences track Author: Viktor Lambin Title: The images of the EU framed by Russian officials in social media Level: Master’s Thesis Month and year: May 2021. Number of pages: 104 Keywords: The EU, Russia, social media, identity construction, discourse, officials Where deposited: Social Sciences, European and Nordic studies, Russian studies Additional information: Abstract: The contemporary crisis between Russia and the EU, reflects, among other things, in the identity construction in both European and Russian domestic discourses. In view of the current conflict between Russia and Europe, it is crucial to comprehend how both actors perceive each other and the reality(ies) of the current status of their bilateral relations. According to the post-structuralists, foreign policies are dependent on the representations of “us” and “them”, articulated in national discourses. Such constructs are often represented through mass media, and given the growing adaptation of IT technologies, social media specifically become a suitable platform for the distribution of the images of “us” and “them” for both domestic and foreign audiences. The study seeks to identify which images of the EU are framed by Russian officials in social media and whether such frames correlate with some aspects of Russian domestic and foreign agendas. The thesis focuses on the images of the EU framed by Russian officials in the period between March 2019 and December 2019, a drastic period of EU-Russia relations, triggered by the Ukrainian crisis.