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Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- NATO snubbed Russia’s calls for an overhaul of the U.S.-dominated security structure that helps keep the peace in Europe. The Western military alliance said its status as the anchor of trans-Atlantic security won’t be jeopardized by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s call for a new European security treaty.
Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said. A Vatican statement said Benedict and Medvedev agreed that Russia will upgrade its representation at the Vatican from a special mission to embassy level and that the Vatican will reciprocate in Moscow.
An explosion late Friday at a nightclub in central Russia killed at least 100 people and injured 90, state-run media reported.
NATO and Russia have resolved a dispute which Moscow's envoy to the military alliance had said could affect prospects for increased cooperation on Afghanistan, Russian and NATO diplomats said on Thursday.
Russia and the Vatican have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations, ending long-standing tensions, the Kremlin announced Thursday after President Dmitry Medvedev met Pope Benedict XVI.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit Israel in 2010, he said on Friday, following a recent chill in ties between Moscow and Israel's arch-enemy Iran.
Russia and the United States are close to a deal to cut vast arsenals of nuclear weapons, Russia said on Friday, as the world's two biggest atomic powers rush to replace a Cold War treaty that expires at midnight.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Russia pledged to continue cooperating on weapons control after failing to reach a new agreement to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expires tomorrow.
NATO and Russia agreed Thursday to strengthen cooperation, on the eve of the highest-level meeting between them since Moscow sent troops into Georgia last year, diplomats said.
The landmark 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty expires Friday night. The U.S. and Russia are negotiating to replace the agreement, but the work is not done. One major issue is extending key verification measures. Both sides say they will abide by the treaty terms as the deadline passes.
(AP:MOSCOW) Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has lauded bilateral ties with Russia and called for further cooperation. Lieberman is in Moscow for a session of a Russian-Israeli intergovernmental commission. The body mainly focuses on economic ties.
The United States is hindering Russia's efforts to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
The Holy See and the Russian Federation have vowed to establish full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said Thursday, following a meeting at the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Russia’s president, Dmitri A. Medvedev. In a statement, the Vatican called the meeting “cordial.” Ties between the Vatican and Russia have historically been strained, because of the cold war and the centuries-old rift ...
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday said the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment that tied U.S. trade relations to emigration rights for religious minorities was an anachronism and hindered Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Vladimir Putin, Russia's prime minister and most powerful politician, will field dozens of questions on Thursday from the Russian people at an annual phone-in likely to be dominated by the country's sickly economy.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday a train bombing that killed 26 people last week showed the threat to Russia from militant rebel groups was very high.
Washington and Moscow pledged Friday to uphold the "spirit" of the START nuclear arms treaty and to seek a new agreement as soon as possible, hours before the landmark 1991 pact was to expire.
The United States and Russia said Friday that they had agreed to maintain the provisions of a major nuclear arms control treaty hours before it is set to expire.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Italy will use a visit by President Dmitry Medvedev to expand ties with Russia, including a possible deal for Fiat SpA to build Chrysler cars there, as part of a “strategic partnership” between the countries, officials said.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia had passed the peak of the economic crisis but a train bombing last week showed the threat of what he called terrorist attacks was "very high."
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. and Russia pledged to continue cooperating on arms control after failing to reach a new agreement to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expires tomorrow.
