Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been questioned by Russia's security service on suspicion of making extremist comments.Wondering why I'm reporting about Kasparov? Well, he's half Armenian - on his mother's side!
Mr Kasparov, 44, is now an opposition activist and was briefly detained during recent protests against President Vladimir Putin.
46-year-old Armenian immigrant Karen Abramian who was earlier attacked by skinheads in the Russian capita, died in the hospital.Putin: instead of rigging elections and arresting innocents for opposing you, secure the streets of the capital for the people! How many more innocent men, women, and children have to die before Russians snap out of their Vodka-induced comas and voice their outrage?
...while stabbing him the [three] unknown young men shouted nationalistic slogans.
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with this murder.
"Today, the volume of Russia's accumulated investments in Armenia makes up 800 million dollars. But three Russian companies - VympelKom, Rusal and Gazprom are planning investments and already investing," he added.Hooray for capitalism! While increased investment is always a good thing, we should stop to realize the potential consequences of so much Russian money in a tiny country like Armenia.
"It will double the volume of investments to 1.5 billion dollars in the nearest future," Putin stated.
"Other companies also display an interest in working on the Armenian market. It instills optimism," he added
Alone Vympelcom's investments will make up 490 million dollars," the Russian president noted.
