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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.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday promised to get tough on terrorism, responding to fears after a train attack killed 26 people last Friday.
Chechen rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for blowing up a high-speed Russian train last week, an attack that killed 26 people, injured scores of others and raised fears of a fresh wave of terror attacks.
MOSCOW (AP) — The letters are neatly folded and written on soft white paper in a confident, elegant hand. They tell a story of horror in the bowels of the Russian prison system, a saga set against the backdrop of the world of multibillion-dollar investment funds in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Wagging his pen and gazing directly into the camera, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent his strongest signal yet Thursday that he plans to return to Russia's presidency, telling millions of TV viewers that he will consider running in 2012.
Russian Meat Producer Cherkizovo Started At Buy
Film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, known for his roles as Soviet spies and Russian princes, died Friday, Russian news agencies reported. He was 81.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will leave its key interest rate on hold this year and limit reductions in 2010 to 1 percentage point even as households and businesses suffer credit shortages and as investors use the ruble for speculative gains, a survey showed.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian stocks rose for a third day, extending their longest rally in almost two months, as higher oil prices spurred gains in energy producers and a stronger ruble buoyed banks.
A Cold War-era nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia expires Friday, but its key provisions are likely to remain in effect while negotiators work out the final details of a replacement treaty.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will leave its key interest rate on hold this year and limit reductions in 2010 to 1 percentage point even as households and businesses suffer credit shortages and as investors use the ruble for speculative gains, a survey showed.
US arms inspectors must end their almost 15-year monitoring of Russia's main missile plant this week, as the key US-Russia nuclear treaty expires, a Russian military-diplomatic source said Tuesday.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s central bank will leave its key interest rate on hold this year and limit reductions in 2010 to 1 percentage point even as households and businesses suffer credit shortages and as investors use the ruble for speculative gains, a survey showed.
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Four London auction houses sold 39.7 million pounds ($65.7 million) of Russian art in four days of sales this week as wealthy collectors returned to the market after a year of declines in prices and demand.
Film actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, known for his roles as Soviet spies and Russian princes, died Friday, Russian news agencies reported. He was 81.
MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the Russian government will step up the fight against terrorism following a deadly train bombing last week.
IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday he trusted Russia to provide all the necessary security arrangements for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi following a deadly train bombing at the weekend.
MOSCOW (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the Russian government will step up the fight against terrorism following a deadly train bombing last week.
Russia and the United States are close to agreement on a new deal to reduce vast stockpiles of nuclear weapons, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
The letters are neatly folded and written on soft white paper in a confident, elegant hand. They tell a story of horror in the bowels of the Russian prison system, a saga set against the backdrop of the world of multibillion-dollar investment funds in Vladimir Putin's Russia.
Azerbaijan could emerge as a possible alternative to Russia as a European gas supplier, though its stability as a gas transporter is unclear, analysts said.
