Witness Russia's insistence on March 5th that Boris Berezovsky, reputedly the richest and most powerful of the oligarchs, be sacked as secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the ailing heir of the Soviet Union.
Mr Berezovsky was sacked as executive secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States a week ago.
Meeting as the Commonwealth of Independent States, the leaders spoke out in support of enhancing the role of the United Nations in the post-war reconstruction of Iraq.
Over the past few years Russia has tried to push Azerbaijan to allow Russian military bases and to join the Commonwealth of Independent States, the confederation of former Soviet republics.
In other words, it is not in dispute that the Commonwealth of Independent States and the U.S. government in 1991 were accurate when they declared that the Soviet Union had ceased to exist as a State.
Russia has refused to enter into a treaty that would recognize the independence and present boundaries of Ukraine if it withdraws from the Commonwealth of Independent States.
In 2011, InterContinental Hotels revealed a plan to quintuple its offering with a total of 100 hotels in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by 2020.
Georgia's decision to join the Commonwealth of Independent States and to request Russian military intervention is just the latest indication of the success of this strategy.
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Prominent scholars, stakeholders and experts from the Commonwealth of Independent States, European and other countries are expected to participate in the meeting.
CNN's Ryan Chilcote said that just over half the 553 Russians and 263 citizens from the Commonwealth of Independent States working on commercial contracts in Iraq were expected to leave -- the rest staying put for now.
And as a result, immigrants from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are moving in.
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The strategic partnership will both VTB and BTG to expand and establish a long-term presence in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and Latin America.
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To sum up, when the Kremlin opposes dissidents (inside the Russian Federation or members of the Commonwealth of Independent States), we see denial of service, SQL injections, and other types of cyber attacks including cyber espionage being conducted against those groups.
And while the talent is for VTB Capital invitees only, Podoinitsyna sees it as a way to help the newly restored theater develop new talents throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States and inside Russia and help keep Bolshoi relevant for years to come.
On the other hand, the Russian Federation and Commonwealth of Independent States have seen a sharp drop since the disappearance of the Soviet Union, due to the falling number of researchers and their ageing, while Russian universities struggle to attract new talent.
He and his many representatives at the event also talked repeatedly about steps to develop Moscow as a financial center, including for the financial activities of some Commonwealth of Independent states.
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At the end of the meeting the Director-General paid a visit to the Director of the State Hermitage Museum, Mr. Mikhail Piotrovsky on further strengthening the ongoing cooperation between the Museum and UNESCO for the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Museum in 2013, as well as for regional capacity-building of museum professionals in Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Helen Clark, who will have meetings in Ankara, Istanbul, and Kars during her visit, will be accompanied by the Director of the Regional Bureau of UNDP for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, Ms. Kori Udovicki, and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Turkey, Mr. Shahid Najam.
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