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A new two-volume history of Russia's turbulent 20th century is being hailed inside and outside the country as a landmark contribution to the swirling debate over Russia's past and national identity.
Russia and the United States are working to reach agreement on a new nuclear accord to replace the treaty which runs out next week, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will add Canadian dollars to its reserves and may include more currencies as it seeks to reduce its dependence on the U.S dollar.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- An assault ship of NATO member France arrived Tuesday in St. Petersburg's harbor, but Russians need not fear: The helicopter carrier Mistral has sailed to Russia to convince the Kremlin to agree to what would be the largest arms deal ever signed with a Western country.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will keep cutting interest rates as policy makers try to prevent speculative capital from flowing in and destabilizing the currency, Bank Rossii First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian stocks rose after U.S. unemployment claims , consumer spending and new home sales added to signs of an economic recovery and Russia’s central bank said it will add Canadian dollars to its reserves.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will continue to cut interest rates as policy makers try to prevent speculative capital from destabilizing the currency, Bank Rossii First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said.
Russia expects Iran to agree to enrich uranium abroad under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a Russian diplomatic spokesman said Tuesday.
President Barack Obama's top military adviser attended the latest talks with Russia to replace an expiring Cold War-era arms control agreement, the U.S. said Tuesday.
Russian investigators have defended their treatment of a lawyer whose death in a Moscow prison last week has prompted deep concern and criticism.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Russia will sell natural gas to Belarus next year at a discount of about 30 percent to 40 percent compared with the prices its neighbors pay, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said, according to state television.
Deere is looking for a rebound in the Russian economy to drive "enormous" future growth for its farming, forestry and construction equipment businesses, with plans to take the wraps off a facility outside Moscow next spring.
A stronger relationship between Poland and Germany could lead to improvement in the E.U.'s dealings with Moscow.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, U.S. officials say.
England's 2018 World Cup bid ambassador Richard Caborn MP has called for total unity among the bid team, and revealed to ESPN Soccernet that Russia are England's main rivals to host the tournament.
Russia's Gazprom revises Ukraine gas deal after Putin promises not to penalize neighbor
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s Micex Index, the world’s best-performing benchmark equity gauge this year, will surpass 1,400 by the end of December as oil prices rally, said Richard Ross , a technical strategist at brokerage Auerbach Grayson & Co.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — French officers on Tuesday showed off a cutting-edge warship to a potential buyer — the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela and Russia agreed to invest about $6.4 billion in a joint fund to pay for new oil projects in the South American country.
Russian human rights activists are voicing cautious optimism that an investigation ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev might dig up some truth about the mysterious prison death last week of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who was involved in a massive corruption lawsuit against the police.
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Russian government may sell a stake in VTB Group for as much as 300 billion rubles ($10.4 billion) that it acquired this year for 180 billion rubles as part of a program to stabilize the financial sector, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said today at a conference in Moscow organized by the Vedomosti newspaper.
