The death of Russian tycoon and former Kremlin insider Boris Berezovsky, the situation in Cyprus and BRICS summit in South Africa made headlines this week.
On March 23, Russian tycoon and former Kremlin insider Boris Berezovsky was discovered dead in the bathroom of his home in the town of Ascot in southern England.
On March 26-27, the fifth BRICS summit was held in Durban, South Africa.
On March 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin headed a conference of his newly revived All-Russia People’s Front (ONF).
On March 22-24, new Chinese leader Xi Jinping was visiting Russia (his first foreign visit since becoming Chinese president last week).
On March 28, banks reopened their doors in crisis-ridden Cyprus.
On March 29, Moscow commemorated 2010 metro bombing victims.
On March 23-25, Moscow was hit by a heavy snowfall.
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On March 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to hold large-scale military exercises aimed at testing the combat readiness of units in the Black Sea area, which will host the Winter Olympic Games next year.
