Latest from Fred Weir

Restrictions ensure sword is mightier than the pen

21 Jan 2000 - 12:00AM

War games a manoeuvre towards Central Asia

28 Aug 2005 - 12:00AM

Russian roulette in Moscow

17 Apr 2005 - 12:00AM

Bitter battle offers Ukrainians a stark choice

31 Oct 2004 - 12:00AM

The man who pulled Russia from the abyss

17 Dec 2005 - 12:00AM

Young patriots rise up to protect Putin

29 Jul 2007 - 12:00AM

Contenders make early start to win Putin's job

21 Mar 2005 - 12:00AM

Shadow of Stalin clouds Putin's big day

8 May 2005 - 12:00AM

Russian gas is foreign policy tool, analysts say

10 Jan 2006 - 12:00AM

PR coup in the Rose Kingdom

15 May 2005 - 12:00AM

Failure to deliver on promises is hurting his stature

7 Jan 2006 - 12:00AM

Putin fires starting gun on two-horse race to be his successor

20 May 2006 - 12:00AM

Has the whistle gone on Roman's game?

24 Jul 2005 - 12:00AM

Russia crisis casts a shadow over G8 talks

16 Jul 2006 - 12:00AM

Russia's communists embrace democracy

14 Nov 2004 - 12:00AM

A hard-nosed president with one foot still in the shadows

2 Dec 2006 - 12:00AM

Enemy of the state

29 Apr 2007 - 12:00AM

New force in politics has shades of USSR

9 Oct 2004 - 12:00AM