Russians to audit non-governmental groups

Article reports that more than a dozen non-governmental organisations that receive foreign funding in Russia are to be audited by Russian prosecutors office, September 2010, in a move that threatens a recent thaw in US – Russia relations and undermines the claims of Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, to favour democratic reforms.

ESO: Background information: Foreign policy: A pragmatic relationship forged with US http://www.europeansources.info/record/foreign-policy-a-pragmatic-relationship-forged-with-us/

ESO: Background information: Putin acts to slash NGOs with tax breaks http://www.europeansources.info/record/putin-acts-to-slash-ngos-with-tax-breaks/

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