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Russia's government pledged a mortgage buyout Wednesday and announced more aid for major airlines and other companies beyond an existing $200 billion financial rescue package, Russian news agencies reported.
As the United States aims to counter Russia?s newfound military assertiveness, Germany favors steps to develop Russia economically and ensure its political stability.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said the government may buy banks’ mortgages and provide 300 billion rubles ($11 billion) to guarantee corporate loans in a bid to boost liquidity.
While the U.S. strives to become energy independent, resource-limited Europe relies heavily on Russian oil and natural gas, which is helping Russia move back onto the international stage.
Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
CARACAS, Venezuela � Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela�s navy in Moscow�s first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
As the U.S. aims to counter Russia's military assertiveness, Germany favors developing Russia economically and ensure its political stability.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 (12:15 p.m.) The United States blinked in two symbolic stare-downs with Russia on Tuesday, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Moscow is not back in global good graces four months after it invaded a small, U.S.-backed neighbor.
CARACAS (AFP)--Russian warships Tuesday wrapped up two days of joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy that were widely seen as a challenge by Moscow to traditional U.S. influence in Latin America.
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russian prosecutors have opened an inquiry into thefts committed during a criminal investigation into a deadly siege of a Moscow theater by Chechen militants, the victims' lawyer said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Russian space agencies said they've signed a $141 million modification of their International Space Station contract, extending it into 2012.
Russia's lower house of parliament has approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to put large health warnings on the packs.
CARACAS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could hardly contain his enthusiasm as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and four Russian warships began historic visits to the Caribbean nation last week.
Caracas (AFP) Dec 2, 2008 - Russian warships on Tuesday wrapped up two days of joint exercises with Venezuelan navy vessels that were widely seen as a pointed challenge by Moscow to traditional US influence in Latin America.
MOSCOW (AFP)--Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday gave an order finalizing the construction of a new oil pipeline to the Baltic Sea that Russia hopes will reduce its reliance on neighboring states for transit.
MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Russia announced Tuesday it had launched a military spy satellite into orbit.
Orthodox priests are teaming up with Russian traffic police to lecture sinful drivers and even pour holy water on dangerous intersections, the Noviye Izvestia daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
(RTTNews) - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Tuesday that the alliance members have agreed to gradually resume political contacts with Russia, which were suspended earlier after the Georgia-Russia war in August.
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko today set up a task force charged with improving ties with Russia as his country grapples with a financial crisis and...
MOSCOW - Russia's military is planning to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian...
A delegation from Ukraine's state gas company Naftogaz is to hold talks Tuesday in Moscow with Russian energy giant Gazprom on clearing Ukraine's massive gas debt, a government source said.
