As the U.S. seemingly cleans its slate of any more troublesome involvements, Putin may have plans that will cause heavier damage than what is intended for. The problem stays, however, that the plan or intention is still unknown.
The Panama Papers is said to be the plot of the United States to weaken Russia, says President Vladimir Putin. The massive tax leak documents claim that aides close to the Russian president have offshore dealing to evade tax.
Amid protests from Amnesty International and human rights group, deportation of the Syrian refugees seeking asylum from Russia was halted. The reprieve has been issued after the European Court of Human Rights issued an emergency ban.
Over the past year, the new market is looking for new sovereign debts to replensih the emrging market funds. This year, Russia is selling its $3 billion worth of bonds but experts are cocern that it will have some legal complications.
European Union helps Belarus as they lift 5-year sanctions. European Union (EU) decided to help Belarus rather than isolate the country. Belarus was a previous Soviet state and a big ally to Russia.
A local Orthodox Church dioces and a construction company in Russia has come to an agreement to settle a debt through prayers for the health of the claimants.
Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, filed a lawsuit against President Putin accusing him of violating corruption laws. But a Moscow court rejected the lawsuit.
Major powers agreed to havea ceasefire in Syria. ISIS and ISIL not included. Major Powers have agreed to a "cessation of hostilities" in the coming week in Syria.
The European Union is making steps to investigate gas supply contracts between its members state and non-member countries. This move might create uncertainties between EU and Russia.
The US State Department has added five more Russians to the Magnitsky list which prohibits them from the entering the US as punishment for human rights violations in Russia.
Russian magazine New Times is faced with a state fine and string of cyber-attacks after it released an article on the whereabouts and activities of older Putin daughter Maria.
After November 2015, Turkey again accused Russia of violating its airspace as another Russian warplane have been spotted entering and heeding warnings.
The Syrian government has expressed its desire to block 2 opposition groups from attending the Geneva peace talks on the Syrian conflict. Syria and close ally Russia view both militant groups as extremists.
Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states convened in Ashkhabad to discuss thelegal status of the Caspian Sea, but they are far from reaching a single solution.
The British government could be sued for its comments about the inquiry into the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. Russia's foreign minister says the inquiry makes serious allegations but with no evidence to back it up.
Russia and Germany have been exchanging irked sentiments over the alleged rape case of a 13-year-old girl in Berlin. Russia is hinting the possibility that Germany is trying to keep the accusations its details under wraps.
