Russia has appointed Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, a paratroop commander, as the new pupppet leader of Ingushetia.   Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, dismissed Murat Zyazikov as president of the region, which is a federal subject of Russia, in an attempt to quell unrest there.

As it has been reported, several explosions occurred at a territory of the district of Gali, the separatist region of Abkhazia.   Reportedly, a heavy armored vehicle blasted on an antitank mine in the village of Chuburkhinji; because of explosion one representatives of the Russian occupational forces died at the …

Only a few months ago, the Kremlin was talking about pricing its oil in rubles and making the ruble a regional reserve currency, giving it a status closer to that of the euro and the dollar.