The U.S. Department of State has refused to comment on Russian Prime Ministers Vladimir Putin’s criticism of the United States. On Thursday, during a four-hour QA session, Putin said that “America does not need allies, it needs vassals.” “Well, you’d have to speak to Prime Minister Putin about his motives for some of the comments [...]
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December 16, 2011
October 6, 2011
Opinion poll expert detained in Minsk
Belarusian sociologist and public figure, Oleg Manaev, spent hours under arrest in Minsk after reporting the most dramatic downfall in President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s rating in history. According to Belarusian media reports, Manaev was walking to a briefing with EU representatives on Thursday, when he was stopped by policemen, who told him he was under arrest. [...]
