Russia ultimately hopes for visa-free travel agreement with USRussia hopes that the upcoming agreement to simplify visa requirements with the United States will serve as a prelude to doing away with visas between the two countries altogether, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry.12:15 06.09.2012
Too soon to speak of canceling visas for Russians, U.S. ambassadorWashington hopes to remove visas for Russians visiting the United States, but it is too soon to speak of any specific terms, the U.S. ambassador said during a diplomatic mission briefing on Tuesday.14:58 05.09.2012
Cambodian police determined to extradite Pirate Bay founder to SwedenThe Cambodian police are determined to extradite Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm to Sweden as soon as the country's Foreign Ministry makes the appropriate decision.14:28 04.09.2012
A Western intervention in Syria? Probably not.According to sources on the ground, August 2012 was the deadliest month thus far in the Syria conflict. As the violence escalates and the UNSC remains politically deadlocked, some speculate that it’s only a matter of time before the West intervenes. This time, however, it may not be so easy. RAPSI takes a look at the relevant legal doctrine and speaks to experts in the field to shed light on the issue.11:34 04.09.2012
Clinton affirms Russian human rights activists are not US agentsMoscow Helsinki Group leader Ludmila Alexeyeva and Movement For Human Rights Director Lev Ponomarev have received from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton an answer to the question they posed to President Barak Obama relating to the foreign-agent status of US-funded Russian NGOs.11:57 31.08.2012
France disappointed by Tymoshenko appeal rejectionFrance is disappointed by the rejection of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal of her sentence in the so-called gas case and is calling on the Ukrainian authorities to observe human rights.11:00 31.08.2012
UN hits and misses between the illegal arms trade and the right to bear armsThe United Nations is currently hosting its second conference in as many months aimed at regulating illicit arms trafficking. July’s conference strived, albeit unsuccessfully, to reach consensus on a binding international treaty that would regulate the global arms trade as a whole. The conference currently underway aims only to review the progress made by UN member nations individually and the international community as a whole in terms of the implementation of an action plan adopted by consensus in 2001 in order to combat the illegal trade of small arms and light weapons.19:46 30.08.2012
Due process flaws marred US activist bulldozer death case, attorneyThe verdict handed down Tuesday absolving the Israeli army of responsibility for the crushing death of 23-year-old pro-Palestinian activist Rachel Corrie was the end result of a trial deeply marred by procedural issues, says member of the Corrie family legal team.19:45 29.08.2012
US is only hurting itself by clinging to Jackson-Vanik amendment, attorneyFollowing Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the preservation of current United States legislation directed against the development of trade relations with Russia only undermines US interests, says Edward Mermelstein, managing partner with Rheem Bell & Mermelstein LLP.12:19 29.08.2012
Russian accused of double homicide in U.S. to stand trial 10 years laterThe Moscow Regional Court will hold preliminary hearings September 3 in the case against Yuri Solovyev, who stands accused of murdering two business partners in the United States ten years ago.17:31 28.08.2012
Drone strikes: the legal controversyIn the aftermath of several drone strikes carried out earlier this month in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson reiterated Friday Pakistan’s view that such attacks lack legal legitimacy.09:58 28.08.2012
US believes Russian WTO accession will improve bilateral tradeThe United States believes that Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be a good step toward improving trade relations between the two countries.11:34 23.08.2012
Russia's ex-finance minister says WTO accession will boost competitionFormer Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin believes that Russia's accession to the WTO will stimulate economic activity and competition.14:58 22.08.2012
US House hearings on Russian trade not yet set for Fall sessionThe US House of Representatives has not yet set a date for hearings on the normalization of trade relations with Russia, and it is too early to know whether Congress will address the issue on September 12.10:58 22.08.2012
Russia calls out Latvian FM for statement on Pussy Riot caseThe Russian embassy in Latvia referred to a statement made recently by the country's foreign minister in connection with the Pussy Riot case as an interference in Russia's internal affairs and an attempt to politicize a trivial criminal case.17:19 21.08.2012
Assange's US extradition fictionAs Assange addressed a cheering crowd of devotees surrounding Ecuador’s London embassy Sunday, he devoted much of his first public appearance in the two months that have passed since he sought refuge there to lambasting the US “witch hunt” against WikiLeaks.10:52 21.08.2012
Ecuador grants WikiLeaks founder asylum despite UK threatsFollowing a diplomatic standoff, the government of Ecuador has announced its decision to grant asylum to Julian Assange despite the UK government’s controversial declaration that it would be legally entitled to enter the Ecuadorian embassy and physically take WikiLeaks founder into custody if a more mutually beneficial diplomatic agreement failed to be reached.18:09 16.08.2012
Estonia to represent Sweden in Minsk after 'teddy bear scandal'The Estonian Embassy has approved on Thursday a treaty pursuant to which Tallinn will represent Sweden's visa interests in Belarus as of August 20 after Minsk banished the Swedish diplomats from the country following the "teddy bear" scandal.14:35 16.08.2012
UN: crimes against humanity committed in SyriaThe United Nations Human Rights Council declared Wednesday that forces loyal to the governing regime of Bashar Al-Assad have, in the context of the present Syrian conflict, committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and gross violations of international humanitarian law.11:14 16.08.2012
US antidumping duties upheld against Russian magnesium giantThe US Court of International Trade improperly impinged upon the right of the US Department of Commerce to apply its own antidumping review procedures, the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals held last week. In so holding, the appellate court established that the DOC was justified in imposing a 15.77% antidumping duty on Russian titanium and magnesium giant PSC VSMPO-Avisma Corporation.17:51 06.08.2012