SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 11, 2014
The Sochi Olympics began under a cloud of criticism and distrust. On the ground, however, people are doing all they can to impress the world with images from a city that is representative of a new, more hopeful young Russia.
By Benjamin Bidder, Lukas Eberle and Maik Grossekath?fer in Sochi
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 30, 2013
Pussy Riot activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova talks about her plans following her release from prison, what she has in common with former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and her five-year-old daughter's drawings.
Interview Conducted By Matthias Schepp
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 23, 2013
By releasing Mikhail Khodorkovsky from prison, Russian President Vladimir Putin has eliminated a political burden that has dogged relations between Moscow and the West for years. German editorialists say it is a highly symbolic move ahead of the Olympics.
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 23, 2013
One minute he's in a Siberian prison camp, the next he's being swarmed by reporters at a hectic press conference in Berlin. On Sunday, former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky opened up about his future plans and his decade behind bars.
By Veit Medick
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 20, 2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin has pardoned Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, citing "humanitarian principles." Now the former oil magnate has headed to Germany, and observers are left to debate the reasons for Putin's decision.
By Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 17, 2013
President Joachim Gauck's decision to cancel his visit to the Winter Olympics in Sochi has angered Chancellor Angela Merkel. The lack of coordination between Germany's head of government and its head of state makes relations with Russia even more difficult to manage.
By Ralf Neukirch
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 16, 2013
In one of his many foreign-policy successes this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin has used power politics and blackmail to bring Ukraine back into Russia's sphere of influence. But what is the Kremlin leader's secret to success?
By Christian Neef and Matthias Schepp
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 09, 2013
When it comes to their approach to foreign policy with Russia, German Chancellor Merkel and President Gauck aren't messing around. Perhaps it has to do with their backgrounds in East Germany. They show the US significantly more leniency.
By Jakob Augstein
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 09, 2013
Aleksander Kwasniewski led talks with Ukraine for an association agreement with the EU that collapsed last month. In an interview, he criticizes officials in Brussels for underestimating Russia's intentions and the Ukrainian president for ignoring his own people.
Interview By Jan Puhl and Christian Neef
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SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 09, 2013
German President Joachim Gauck's office has informed the Kremlin he will not be attending the Sochi Olympics in February. German newspapers view his protest of Russian human rights violations as a moral decision by the German head of state.
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