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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.
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.
Russia must rid its justice system of serious flaws that have driven thousands of its citizens abroad in search of justice, the president said Tuesday.
Moscow (AFP) Dec 1, 2008 - Russia is developing missiles designed to avoid being hit by space-based missile defence systems that could be deployed by the United States, a top Russian general was quoted as saying Monday.
Russian warships have held training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko set up a special commission to improve relations with Russia and develop “pragmatic” economic ties between the two former Soviet republics.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s Micex Index fell for the second time this week, led by OAO Sberbank , the nation’s biggest bank, as the country’s overdue loans jumped 20 percent and the services industries contracted.
BRUSSELS (AFP)--North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies are open to discuss Russian plans for a new European security pact but want more details about the proposals first, alliance Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Wednesday.
(RTTNews) - The European Union and Russia on Tuesday resumed their negotiations on a new agreement on strategic relations, after the EU froze the talks in September over the Russia-Georgia war.
MOSCOW (AP) -- Moscow regional prosecutors have blamed an ice arena manager and a hockey club director for negligence in the death of rising Russian star Alexei Cherepanov.
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Two major Russian banks said they are merging Wednesday, creating the country's second-largest privately-owned bank, as changes accelerates in the country's fragmented banking sector.
Ministry of Finance allows NWF to invest half its portfolio in domestic funds.
Brussels - NATO should open informal diplomatic talks with Russia after it broke off formal ties following August's Russian invasion of Georgia, alliance foreign ministers agreed Tuesday. And while Georgia and Ukraine can be certain of joining the al...
ALGIERS (AFP)--Algerian Oil Minister Chakib Khelil, the current president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, on Tuesday urged Russia, Norway and Mexico to join or cut their crude production to show solidarity with the group.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cautioned NATO members on Monday against military activities with Russia but said she did not oppose contacts via the NATO-Russia Council.
Russia has begun producing a new generation intercontinental missile, a senior government official said on Monday, after a successful test launch.
The United States has softened tough lines against what it views as Russia's illegitimate drive for influence over former Soviet vassals, although Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging European states to show their disapproval of Moscow's invasion of Georgia. U.S. compromises were on display Tuesday as Rice made her final speech to NATO allies. Having backed away from a call for ...
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military will upgrade its missiles in response to U.S. plans for weapons in space, a top Russian general reportedly said Monday.
Afghanistan unexpectedly joined dozens of nations signing a treaty banning cluster bombs in an effort that supporters hope will shame the U.S., Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians.
http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | " Nyet! Nyet !" That's what a Russian bodyguard told a reporter for McClatchy newspapers when the latter asked the former to comment on an incident that took place on the Admiral Chabanenko, a Russian destroyer carrying Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, which had docked off the Venezuelan coast last week.
The United States wants Russia to explain in detail its proposal for a new European security pact and believes it is too early to hold a summit on the issue, a senior US official said Monday.
