Russia's campaign to reassert its influence tests Western powers and its own markets
Investors pull out
Analysts estimate $36 billion has pulled out since Georgia, falling oil and global financial turmoil turned Russian assets into toxic paper. Full Article
Russia takes control of rebel borders with Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia took formal control over the de-facto borders of Georgia's rebel regions on Thursday a week before NATO military exercises in Georgia that President Dmitry Medvedev said amounted to a challenge from the West. Full Article
What's ahead for Russia
Gazprom sees European prices at an hit an all-time high in the fourth quarter and more from Russian industry leaders. Full Article | Video
Russia & the Markets
Affecting investor sentiment
Rising tensions may make it tougher for Russian corporate borrowers and impact sentiment towards Central Europe, Fitch analyst tells Reuters. Full Article
Stocks are down over 30 percent since May. Global financial troubles and uncertainty about the local climate, soured by the war with Georgia and state attacks on private companies, including Mechel, are blamed.
'It's time to leave Russia'
Peter Levine of Imperial Energy seems to have timed his exit perfectly. Other western investors should seriously consider leaving too. Thomson Merger Full Article
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Spreadsheets won't help
Markets find it difficult to price politics and Russian politics are becoming more important as a marginal driver of financial markets in western Europe. Andrew Milligan, Standard Life Full Article
Bear in the backyard
Russian ships in the Caribbean might help the president-elect focus on how to deal with Russia more effectively than President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice. Full Article
Ex-Soviet states
Wary of Russian action in Georgia
Some of Russia's closest allies distanced themselves from Moscow over Georgia conflict. Full Article
From the archives
Reuters interviewed the Russian president on June 25. Here's an archive of articles, excerpts and the video.
Medvedev rated unstable financial markets, terrorism and international crime as universal dangers to be tackled through coordinated action at a European and G8 level. Full Article
Part two
President Medvedev talks about foreign investment and the economy. Video | Full Article
