Russia by Donna Welles

     In last Tuesday’s United States’ presidential debate, both candidates were asked, “Do you think that Russia under Vladimir Putin is an evil empire?” It’s an interesting question considering that Putin is no longer the president of Russia but instead its Prime Minister. Has the whole world uniformly decided that Medvedev is merely a puppet?
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American Lawyer imprisoned in Belarus
GUILTY: Industrial Espionage and Carrying Forged Documents
NOT GUILTY: Drug Trafficking
Emmanuel Zeltser was sentenced to three years in prison by a Belarussian court on Monday, Aug. 11, while his Russian secretary, Vladlena Bruskova, got one year.

The US Embassy has not been granted access to Zeltser for two months and was not present [...]

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