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Vladimir Putin pledged on Saturday to widen Russia's anti-crisis aid package with a car scrappage scheme and mortgage support to jolt the economy out of the worst recession in 15 years.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for economic modernisation, moving to smother talk of differences between the two leaders.
Austria has begun talks with Russia in view of joining Moscow's South Stream gas pipeline project, Austrian newspapers reported on Saturday.
President Dmitry Medvedev scolded leaders of Russia's ruling party on Saturday for "bad political habits" and ordered them to win future elections fairly.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.
Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions
Thawing permafrost caused by global warming is costing Russian energy firms billions of dollars annually in damage control and shrinking Russia's territory, Greenpeace warned in a new study Friday.
Russia lacks a viable program for developing a new spacecraft and risks losing its place as a leader in space travel, a veteran Russian cosmonaut said in an interview published Friday.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports.
MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Russia's Strategic Missile Forces will begin operating a second regiment armed with Topol-M mobile missile systems by the end of the year.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Russia and Ukraine may swap minority stakes in their aircraft design companies to jointly produce new planes. “Should we move our aviation industries closer, to design and produce airplanes, I think we can reach very serious results,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko said late yesterday after meeting with her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Yalta, Ukraine.
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.
Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to abolishing the death penalty.
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly.
ST.PETERSBURG, Russia - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia must modernize its economy and reduce its dependence on raw materials exports. Putin's call for developing high-tech industries echoes statements by his successor and protege, President Dmitry Medvedev.
The head of skiing's governing body says the Russian ski federation and Olympic committee could face sanctions if there are more doping cases in the country. International Ski Federation president Gian-Franco Kasper said Saturday that "we are not happy with what is going in the Russian (ski) federation." Four Russian cross country skiers were banned for two years last season after...
Russia's biggest transportation challenge is building a safe road network, the U.S. transport secretary said Friday, urging Russia to direct more funds toward that goal.
(AP:VIENNA) Austrian officials are in Moscow to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement linked to the South Stream natural gas pipeline project. Russia presented South Stream in 2007 as an alternative route around Ukraine and Belarus, which it portrayed as unreliable partners.
Washington, 20 November (WashingtonTV)—Russia’s state nuclear engineering firm, Atomstroyexport, said on Friday that Russian and Iranian officials have agreed that work to launch Iran’s first nuclear power plant is going as scheduled.
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russia and Kazakhstan agreed on Friday to set mutually favorable tariffs for the transportation of Kazakh cargo across Russia and Russian cargo across Kazakhstan, Prime-Tass news agency reports.
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russia and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to ensure parallel operation of the united power grid system of the two countries, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko told reporters on Friday, Prime-Tass news agency reports.
