On April 2-4, NATO will hold its biggest summit ever in Bucharest, the capital of its new member, Romania. Incredibly, NATO has invited its fiercest critic, Russian President Vladimir Putin, to attend. For the first time since 2002, he will. His (...)
President Vladimir Putin turned Russia' parliamentary election into a referendum on himself - and won by a landslide. But, while he refuses to spell out his plans for remaining in power once his second term expires next spring, his economic policy (...)