Sochi Central Market, Russia
Peter's Food Adventures back in Russia, this time exploring the Sochi Central Market, in the sunny seaside town on the Black Sea. If you looking for things to do in Sochi, check this place out. I love this market, the food, the smell of smoked meat, the fresh fruit, preserved vegetables and spices. A foodie paradise, this is my happy place.
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Presidential Address to Federal Assembly
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin
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Putin’s Grand Trip Around Central Asia
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Moscow will support Kyrgyzstan's integration into the Eurasian Economic Union, and the presence of the Russian military base in the country will contribute to the maintenance of security in Central Asia. These statements were made by the Presidents of Russia and Kyrgyzstan - Vladimir Putin and Almazbek Atambayev. Bishkek is the third and final destination of the trip for the Russian leader around the Central Asian region.
CREDIT RATINGS AS A FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF RUSSIA'S FINANCIAL MARKET
In 2015, with adoption of the law on rating activities there occurred a turning point in the Russian credit rating industry. Investors expect that the newly formulated regulatory requirements will lead to greater efficiency in the rating industry. What changes are in store for the rating market? Will the role of credit ratings in the financial markets change? What are the lessons that Russia can learn from international experience?
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Elena Chaikovskaya, Director, Financial Market Development Department, Bank of Russia
Nikolai Gonchar, Member of the Committee on Budget Issues and Taxes, the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Anna Kuznetsova, Managing Director, Securities Market, Moscow Exchange
Aleksey Moiseyev, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation
Gevork Vermishyan, Chief Financial Officer, MegaFon
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Wonderful Sochi - Удивительный Сочи
Wonderful Sochi
Удивительный Сочи
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Sochi is a Russian resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border. It sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea and against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. At 145 km (90 mi), Greater Sochi is claimed to be the longest city in Europe. The city has been selected to be the host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014.
Владимир Путин (ныне Председатель Правительства России): «Я могу с полной уверенностью сказать, что если бы мы не смогли восстановить территориальную целостность страны, если бы мы не прекратили противостояние на Кавказе в том виде, в котором оно было лет пять-семь назад, если бы мы принципиальным образом не изменили ситуации в экономике, если бы мы не решили ряд социальных задач, не видать бы нам никакой Олимпиады как своих ушей».[
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While the Austrian journalists at the Sochi conference were trying to figure out the prospects of the Nord Stream 2 as well as when and how Russia and the US were going to restore relations, their American counterparts were trying to interpret the smile of the Russian President and the reaction of the Secretary of State. Over four and a half hours, which is the total duration of Pompeo's meetings in Sochi, the parties discussed the most pressing issues, from the Iranian deal to the situation in Venezuela.
4:3 Russia has eye on Asia as way to expand its role as energy supplier
(6 Sep 2012) Russia is preparing to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit (APEC) this weekend with the aim of becoming a bigger player in expanding Asian markets.
The summit is being held in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.
Russia hopes to secure agreements to supply energy to China, South Korea and Japan through a gas supply from East Siberia.
There are a number of large projects for extracting gas and oil in this area, and also the (projects of) transportation which goes from Siberia to the Eastern countries. So, it is all very important, said Andrey Kostin, the Chairman of the APEC Summit.
Kostin also spoke of his hope that the APEC summit give rise to opportunities for Russia to conclude the proper trading agreements with the countries of the region.
Speaking at a news conference, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that the government was in dialogue with ASEAN countries.
There are several projects with certain ASEAN countries, and we are ready to develop the cooperation in various forms, Lavrov told the audience.
Russia has the oil and natural gas that Asia needs to fuel its economic expansion.
Malaysian Foreign Minister, Hanifah Aman, confirmed that Russia's energy supplies were worth looking into.
If it is good for Malaysia then we will be very, very happy to have that kind of cooperation between Russia and Malaysia, he added.
Russia's economy has been largely oriented toward Europe, conducting half of its foreign trade with the European Union.
But a crisis in the euro zone is cutting demand for Russian energy supplies and undermining global growth.
Up to now, Russia's main market was Europe so Russia was talking about starting a supply of gas to China, Japan, Korea for some time, said Alexander Kolyandr, a Senior Reporter for The Wall Street Journal.
At the moment, less than a quarter of Russia's trade is with APEC, whose members include China, Japan and other Asian economic tigers in addition to the United States.
Russia wants to be more than a supplier of natural resources to Asia, however, and is eager to attract the investment it needs to diversify and modernise its economy.
The first pipeline to send oil east to China began operation in early 2011.
An extension of the pipeline to a port near Vladivostok is scheduled for completion by the end of this year, and Russia wants to build plants there to produce petro-chemicals and fertilisers, adding value to its exports.
The eastern regions of the country also have rich deposits of coal and metals, vast forests and plenty of undeveloped land where grain could be grown to meet rising demand in China.
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Bank of Russia: Country's GDP Decline Will Be Mild
After low stabilization of its currency, Russia faces a GDP decline in 2015, says the First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia. But this should be milder than in 2008/09 during the country’s significant recession, predicts Ksenia Yudaeva. Speaking at the side of the Asian Financial Forum, Ms Yudaeva also says this is the right time for greater investment between Russia and Asia, with Hong Kong as a centre for huge business potential.
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Direct flights could take Lao-Russia relationship to new heights
Direct charter flights between Laos and Russia are among proposals to strengthen and expand trade and tourism links between the two countries.
The proposal was among key points outlined in a wide-ranging briefing on current and future prospects for bilateral cooperation held yesterday at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Vientiane.
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Laos, Mr Mikhail Baranov, said flights from Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast could help facilitate package tours bringi ng greater numbers of visitors from the na tion to Laos as well as Cambodia and Vietnam.
“Direct flights between our countries would facilitate development, trade and tourism expansion, so we are considering the plan,” Mr Baranov said.
Market research including a joint survey on tourism facilities in Laos would also help in attracting more visitors from Russia, he said.
Tourist arrivals from Russia to Laos reached 11,649 in 2013, up from 2,270 in 2007, according to figures from the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism.
The proposal for direct flights was outlined in a memorandum of understanding signed between Lao tourism officials and representatives from Russia's Primorsky Kray (far eastern administrative division) Department of International Cooperation and Tourism during the 17th Pacific International Tourism Expo held in Vladivostok, Russia from May 17 to 19, 2013.
While demand required further examination, the ambassador expressed confidence that the proposal could be realised.
He said both Lao and Russian governments w ere preparing to implement mutual short-stay visa exemptions for citizens.
Mr Baranov also referred to the tourism chain involving the neighbouring countries of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, which he said would also make direct flights feasible.
The Ambassador also sought to highlight outstanding achievements in the expansion of cooperation between the two countries over the past 12 months, and referred to long-standing strategic cooperation.
He said collaboration between Laos and Russia had been rejuvenated in the recent years after a lull following the collapse of Soviet Union.
The Russian Culture Centre in Vientiane was closed in late 1998 due to the country's economic difficulties at the time.
The Russian Science and Culture Centre recommenced operations in Vientiane in late 2013.
The centre, in cooperation with the Lao National University, and the Russky Mir (Russian World) Foundation are about to establish a Russky Centre in Laos.
Russian government scholarships provided to Lao students have also increased in the period since.
The ambassador also discussed the potential to boost trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, particularly increasing volume of exports from Laos to Russia.
Mr Baranov highlighted Russian investments in mining and the plans for development of a special economic zone in Vangtao, Champassak province.
Trade and investment between Russia and Laos has been increasing in line with development of the hydropower and telecommunications sectors.
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Is Putin Annexing Belarus?
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BRUSSELS: EU-RUSSIA Summit, President Putin attends 'RUSSIA-EU Plenary Meeting' in Brussels
BRUSSELS: EU-RUSSIA Summit,
President Putin attends 'RUSSIA-EU Plenary Meeting' in Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
December 21, 2012
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Russian President Putin attended the Russia-EU plenary meeting ahead of the summit on Friday in Brussels.
Putin commented on the Third Energy Package for an internal gas and electricity market in the European Union. It bans suppliers from completely owning transit facilities such as pipelines, meaning Russia's energy giant Gazprom would have to allow third-party gas producers to use the South Stream pipeline to fall in line with the new regulations.
Putin said: We are somewhat puzzled, to put it mildly, by the retroactive effect of this decision. We think that this is a wrong, I would even say an uncivilized decision.
He added that the Eurasian economic integration between Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan is an important factor in Russia-EU relations.
1. Various of meeting starting. 00:00 -- 00:57
2. Vladimir Putin, Russia's President (speaking Russian):
An important factor in our relations is the Eurasian economic integration between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. We have been informing you on the progress on this alliance all along. I'd like to remind you that this work and our union are in complete agreement with the WTO principles. And we think that implementing WTO guidelines in the economic life of Russia and our closest neighbors -- Kazakhstan and Belarus -- helps all European economies on this sizable market with the overall population of 170 million people.
Lack of free communication between people restrains development of our economic relations.
You know how we feel about the Third Energy Package. Of course, the European Union has the right to make any decisions. Although we are somewhat puzzled, to put it mildly, by the retroactive effect of this decision. We think that this is a wrong, I would even say an uncivilized decision. If you make a decision, pass some legislation, it has to cover all deals that will follow. But if you pass a document and apply it to everything that existed prior to it, it just creates a mess and undermines credibility of our cooperation. 00:57 -- 02:33
3. Various of meeting. 02:33 -- 03:25
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Snowden, Syria, and Sochi: U.S.-Russia Relations on the Eve of the Winter Olympics
With the Winter Olympics at Sochi set to begin in a matter of days, former ambassador John Beyrle, Angela Stent of Georgetown University, and CFR's Stephen Sestanovich discuss the current state and recent history of U.S.-Russia relations with Andrew Guff. The post-Soviet U.S.-Russia relationship has been marked by a periodic boom-bust cycle of closer cooperation followed by a mutual drifting apart. While Edward Snowden and the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine are significant irritants to the current relationship, the joint effort to find a diplomatic solution to the Syrian civil war demonstrates the ability of the two governments to constructively work together.
Speakers:
John Beyrle, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2008-2012); Director, U.S. Russia Foundation
Stephen Sestanovich, George F. Kennan Senior Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Professor of International Diplomacy, Columbia University; Former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the former Soviet Union (1997-2001); Author, Maximalist
Angela E. Stent, Director, Center for Eurasian, Russian and Eastern European Studies, Georgetown University; Former National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, National Intelligence Council; Author, The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations
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Andrew J. Guff, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company L.P.
GAC Russian Relations
U.S.-Russian relations seem to have reached a low point since the end of the Cold War in 1990. From confrontations in Europe and the Middle East, and accusations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections have produced a “tenuous” bilateral relationship. Is it the new/old normal?
Speaker
Dr. Bradley J. Murg, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of Global Development Studies, Seattle Pacific University; and faculty member at The Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies
His research to date, supported by grants from the Social Science Research Council and the International Research and Exchanges Board, has focused on legal reform, the political economy of foreign aid, and economic development in China and the former Soviet Union. He works regularly as a consultant/adviser to the Asian Development Bank on development issues in East Asia. His current research explores the history of foreign aid in Cambodia, paying particular attention to Soviet assistance in the 1980s as well as Chinese aid and investment today.
Bradley graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Emory University where he also completed his Master’s degree, focusing on the moral philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. He also holds an M.Sc. in Economic History from the London School of Economics. Dr. Murg’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington focused on legal reform and economic development in China, Russia, and Kazakhstan. He is fluent in French, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese with proficiency in German, Dutch, Uighur, Tagalog, and Latin.
Russia: Ukrainian, Russian officials go face to face in Duma meeting
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W/S Ukraine's parliamentary group For Peace and Stability member Vladimir Oleinik and Speaker of Russia's State Duma Sergey Naryshkin shaking hands
W/S Meeting between Russian and Ukrainian parliamentarians [CUTAWAY]
SOT, Sergey Naryshkin, Speaker of Russia's State Duma (in Russian): There has never been any aggressiveness from the Russian side towards the Ukrainian people, or anti-Ukrainian propaganda. We are now feeling worried over what's going on in Ukraine together with you and feel sad for all the victims.
W/S Ukrainian parliamentary delegation [CUTAWAY]
SOT, Sergey Naryshkin, Speaker of Russia's State Duma (in Russian): We consider that only dialogue can ensure the right understanding of each other's positions and help restore those relations that used to be between us.
W/S meeting of parliamentary groups [CUTAWAY]
SOT, Sergey Naryshkin, Speaker of Russia's State Duma (in Russian): We would very much want a democratic, friendly parliament towards Russia be formed [in Ukraine] as a result of elections.
W/S meeting of parliamentary groups [CUTAWAY]
SOT, Vladimir Oleinik, Member of Ukrainian parliamentary group (in Russian): Today 80 percent of the Ukrainian population demands to stop this conflict. And I think we'll certainly succeed in this.
W/S Ukrainian parliamentary group [CUTAWAY]
SOT, Vladimir Oleinik, Member of Ukrainian parliamentary group (in Russian): I'll tell you frankly that the two laws [on special status and amnesty] are not solving all the problems. We should go on. This is just the first small step but in right direction.
W/S Ukrainian parliamentary group
SCRIPT
A group of 24 Ukrainian lawmakers attended a session with the Speaker of the Russian Duma State Sergey Naryshkin on Wednesday to discuss ways of solving the crisis in the Donbass region as well as restoring relations between the neighbouring countries.
During the meeting, Sergey Naryshkin reassured the Ukrainian side that Russia has never led a campaign of anti-Ukrainian propaganda and expressed concern over the situation in the country's east.
Led by Rada member Vladimir Oleinik, the Ukrainian envoy stressed that 80 percent of Ukrainians demand an end to conflict and expressed his confidence that a peaceful solution could still be reached.
Oleinik also added that the two laws approved by the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday could not ensure solving all the problems in Ukraine but remained a small step towards a peaceful settlement.
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South Korea, Poland, and Turkey: Three Emerging Market Success Stories Look to Sustain Their Growth
Emerging economies have boomed over the past decade, but many have recently seen their currencies come under pressure. With a potential currency crisis looming, CFR's Steven Cook, Marcus Noland of the Petersen Institute for International Economics, and Mitchell Orenstein of Northeastern University take an in-depth look at three emerging market success stories in a conversation with Foreign Affairs editor Gideon Rose. While Poland and South Korea's manufacturing prowess have laid the groundwork for their continued growth, Turkey's ongoing political turmoil and persistent current account deficit call into question its ability to continue its recent economic success.
Speakers:
Steven A. Cook, Hasib J. Sabbagh Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, Turkey's Democratic Mirage, ForeignAffairs.com
Marcus Noland, Executive Vice President and Director of Studies, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Author, South Korea: The Backwater That Boomed, Foreign Affairs
Mitchell Orenstein, Professor and Chair, Political Science Department, Northeastern University; Author, Poland: From Tragedy to Triumph, Foreign Affairs
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1. Wide of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard disembarking plane
2. Wide of Gillard talking to officials
3. Various of motorcade driving away
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4. Wide of Philippine plane on airstrip
5. Philippine President Benigno Aquino III disembarking plane
6. Cars on airstrip
7. Car carrying Aquino driving away
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8. Wide of Sultan of Brunei's plane on airstrip
9. Sultan of Brunei disembarking plane
10. Car carrying Sultan of Brunei driving away
11. Russian plane taxiing
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12. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev disembarking plane
13. Wide of Russian motorcade
14. Car carrying Medvedev driving away
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15. Wide of Falun Gong supporters protesting outside Hawaii Convention Center
16. Wide of banners reading (English) Rescue Falun Gong Practitioners Persecuted in China and Falun Gong for Mind-Body Health
17. Mid of Falun Gong supporters
18. Protesters holding banner reading (English) Stop the Persecution of Falun Gong
19. Wide of protesters holding banners
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Maloney, Falun Gong spokesman:
Hu Jintao, you should probably quit the Communist party. We love�Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance is good, and you need to stop imprisoning and torturing Falun Dafa practitioners in China.
21. Zoom in as dog sniffs bags ++MUTE++
22. Various of security officers
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Regional leaders have started arriving in Hawaii to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard arrived in Honolulu on Friday followed by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, the Sultan of Brunei and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
The summit is being hosted by US President Barack Obama - who is also set to attend a summit in Indonesia, with a visit to Australia in between.
The main initiative for Obama is to establish a Pacific-wide free-trade zone that is now being negotiated by the United States and eight smaller economies.
The goal is for the trade zone to eventually cover a region accounting more than half of global output.
The weekend summit of the 21-member APEC brings together leaders from economies big and small, from Russia to Chile.
It is focused on creating jobs and business through nuts-and-bolts measures such as investment in infrastructure and reforms aimed at providing more access to financing for the poor.
As host, the US has made expanding trade, promoting green growth and deepening co-operation on regulation and standards to help dismantle barriers to trade and nurture faster growth.
The deepening European crisis is adding to the urgency in the Asia-Pacific to preserve its position as the strongest driver of world growth.
A European recession would be felt sharply in the US, where growth is already anemic, and in Asia, which relies on Europe as a big market for its cars, clothing, consumer electronics and other exports.
As leaders arrived to attend the weekend summit, around 50 protesters from religious group Falun Gong, who are outlawed in mainland China, protested in Honolulu on Friday.
The protesters were opposing the participation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrived on Thursday.
Protester Ben Maloney said Hu should stop imprisoning, and torturing Falun Dafa practitioners in China.
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Ukraine Today Press Review: Putin’s cyber army
Putin’s cyber army. Where are they and what do they do? Today we’re going to be taking a look at an investigative report by Guardian Newspaper jounralist Shaun Walker. He has tracked down two Russian internet trolls that have been promoting the Kremlin’s agenda online on forums and social networks and what he’s found is really quite astonishing.
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