All News, Russia and former Soviet Union

Russia sheds light on murder that sparked purges ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday published previously secret documents that shed light on a notorious murder 75 years ago that historians say sparked the purges of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin.
Dec 1, 2009 at 23:24 | Reuters
Russian security proposal gets cautious response American and European officials identified potential problems on Tuesday with Russia's proposal to overhaul security agreements spanning western and central Asian countries.
Dec 1, 2009 at 21:22
U.S. considers Russian security proposal ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Foreign policy chiefs from 56 western and central Asian countries saidDec. 1they hope to reach a new security agreement that would cover much of the northern hemisphere.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:45
Second train blast injures Russian investigator MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's top investigative body says its chief was injured by a bomb that went off as he and colleagues were scouring the wreckage of a passenger train that derailed due to an earlier blast.
Dec 1, 2009 at 19:12
Russian train attack will not harm World Cup bid JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The bomb attack on the Moscow-St Petersburg train that left 26 people dead and scores injured on Friday would not damage Russia's hopes of staging the World Cup finals, according to their bid leader.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:55 | Reuters
Source: Russia not to stand aloof on Iran sanctions MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russia will not remain in isolation if world powers reach a consensus on imposing sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Dec. 1.
Dec 1, 2009 at 18:06 | Reuters
All victims of Nevsky Express train crash identified The last of the 25 bodies delivered to a morgue in Tver after last Nov. 27's derailment of the St. Petersburg-Moscow Nevsky Express train has been identified, a source in local law enforcement services told Interfax on Dec. 1.
Dec 1, 2009 at 16:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
CARACAS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Russia is building arms plants in Venezuela to produce AK-103 automatic rifles and cartridges and is finalizing contracts to send 53 military helicopters to the Andean nation, Moscow's envoy to Venezuela said on Dec. 1.
Dec 1, 2009 at 15:17 | Reuters
Kazakhstan planning to expand grain exports Astana, December 1 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Kazakh Minister of Agriculture Akylbek Kurishbayev suggests buying a cargo handling facility at a port of the Black Sea in order to expand the grain exports.
Dec 1, 2009 at 14:35 | Interfax-Ukraine
Russia unveils new Sochi 2014 Olympic logo MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has unveiled the new logo for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics — a design based on the organizing committee's Internet domain name.
Dec 1, 2009 at 13:26
Two suspected militants killed in southern Russia MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — Interior Ministry officials say that two suspected militants have been shot dead and three police officers have been wounded in two separate clashes in Russia's restive North Caucasus region.
Dec 1, 2009 at 12:52
Berlusconi visits Belarus MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has become the first Western leader to visit Belarus in 15 years, as the authoritarian former Soviet state takes small steps toward reform.
Nov 30, 2009 at 22:46
Bomb hits train in Russian south, no deaths MAKHACHKALA, Russia, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A bomb exploded under a train in Russia's troubled Dagestan on Monday but there were no fatalities, police said, just days after a similar blast killed 26 passengers on a train from Moscow to St Petersburg.
Nov 30, 2009 at 21:42 | Reuters
Russian train toll hits 26; Police release sketch MOSCOW (AP) — Police released a composite sketch Monday of a man thought to be involved in a train bombing that killed 26 people, and a railway official suggested the attack had the hallmarks of terrorism by saboteurs from the volatile North Caucasus.
Nov 30, 2009 at 20:58
Analysts: Russian industry could fall 2.5% in November Moscow, November 30 (Interfax) - Russian industrial production could fall 2.5% in November and inflation could be 0.4%, analysts told Interfax in a consensus forecast.
Nov 30, 2009 at 16:19 | Interfax-Ukraine