On May 22, members of the political [party] Beer Lovers’ Party (BLP), which was disbanded in 1998, met in a Moscow bar called Vkusnadze. Around 20 participants, excluding journalists, gathered around a wooden table holding drinks and snacks. Political analyst Mikhail Vinogradov was among the visitors, and political analyst Konstantin Kalachov intends to become the party’s chair. Vedomosti correspondents also attended the event.
Pritchin: After weeks of a high-profile trial, former Kazakh economic development minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev was found guilty of murdering his wife Saltanat Nukenova and sentenced to 24 years in prison. For the first time in the country’s history, the case was broadcast online, and a jury decided whether the defendant was guilty.
Does Warsaw’s EU demarche indicate a looming Polexit?
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 73, Number 42
The constant calls from European politicians to decide on a common strategy on Russia are evidence that so far the EU has only disparate principles concerning Russia, but it has not defined a long-term goal.
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 73, Number 41