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Russia should honor a contract to sell a missile defense system to Iran and not bend to outside pressure, the Islamic Republic's defense minister said in remarks published on Thursday.
Vladimir Putin has made headlines by championing the endangered Siberian tiger — posing with a cuddly cub and placing a tracking collar on a full-grown female in the wilds of his country's Far East. Now Russia is helping plan an ambitious program it hopes can double the global tiger population by 2022.
The designer of the Kalashnikov, sometimes called the world's most lethal weapon, was named a "Hero of Russia" Tuesday by President Dmitry Medvedev who lauded him for creating "the brand every Russian is proud of."
Russia and Georgia greed to meet again in January after a "difficult" round of talks on Wednesday that was partly dominated by the issue of Georgians recently detained in Moscow-backed South Ossetia, diplomats said.
Iran urged Russia on Wednesday to deliver on an air-defense contract signed with Tehran and ignore Israeli pressures for delaying the deal that has also raised U.S. concerns.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sought to strengthen Russia's role as a top energy supplier to Europe by asking Austria to join the South Stream natural gas pipeline project.
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia became the seventh foreign mission to the United Nations to receive an envelope containing a white powder, later identified as flour, the Russian ambassador and New York police said.
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia warned it may halt gas exports through Ukraine if the bailout-dependent former Soviet state can’t keep up payments in what is becoming an annual dispute between the two countries.
MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister says his country senses the Obama administration wants to "bring new life" to the U.S. relationship with Russia.
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that the country's financial sector is "weak" and isn't sufficiently capitalized.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Tuesday replaced the veteran governor of a Urals mountains region, one of the last of a generation of powerful regional heads who held sway before a return to centralized Kremlin rule.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned Ukraine he will cut off the country's gas supplies if it siphons fuel from export lines. Mr. Putin made the statement in Moscow following a meeting with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann.
Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talks to Spiegel about how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected Russia, his controversial relationship to Vladmir Putin and possible sanctions against Iran.
Russia and Georgia embark on fresh talks in Geneva Wednesday set to be dominated by the arrest of Georgians in South Ossetia, the breakaway Georgian region at the centre of the war between the two countries.
Geneva - Russia and Georgia have agreed to hold a new round of talks on January 28 next year, aimed at reducing tensions following their five-day war in August 2008. Representatives of the two sides met for the eight time in Geneva on Wednesday for w...
Russian government and environmental organizations said Wednesday that they will launch a major international campaign to protect the endangered Siberian tiger and begin increasing its population.
Nov. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s weighting in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index may increase as the index provider will probably add OAO Magnit and other stocks to its gauges, Aton LLC’s Peter Westin said. Russian shares gained for a third day.
Russian human-rights groups cry foul over Moscow evictions
MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is planning to purchase a Mistral class large amphibious assault ship from France, a French business daily has said.
Russia needs to shed its dependence on exports of raw materials and build a new high-tech economy to survive, President Dmitry Medvedev said in his annual state-of-the nation address Thursday.
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