Other Sources, Russia and former Soviet Union

Putin sworn in as Russia's president for 6 years Vladimir Putin took the oath of office for a third term as Russia's president on Monday, saying he considers "service to the fatherland and our nation to be the meaning of my life."
May 7 at 12:01 | Associated Press
Forty-seven demonstrators sought medical assistance in Moscow - source Forty-seven participants in the Sunday opposition action in Moscow's Bolotnaya Square sought medical assistance, a source in medical circles told Interfax on Monday morning.
May 7 at 10:13 | Interfax-Ukraine
Exact number of detained in Moscow on demonstration - 436 Updated reports say that 436 people were detained in Moscow on Sunday for various offenses and some of them still remain at police precincts, Interfax was told at the press service of the Moscow department of the Interior Ministry.
May 7 at 09:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
Moscow protesters arrested in march against Putin A protest demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president boiled into a battle with police after protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin.
May 6 at 18:38 | Associated Press
Russian opposition leaders detained at protest Police in Moscow have arrested top opposition figures along with demonstrators after a protest march on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president tried to reach the Kremlin.
May 6 at 18:00 | Associated Press
Moscow protesters arrested trying to reach Kremlin Riot police in Moscow have started arresting protesters who were trying to reach the Kremlin in a demonstration on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president.
May 6 at 17:42 | Associated Press
Moscow protest march tries to reach Kremlin A large opposition protest in Moscow on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president has turned into a tense confrontation with police as demonstrators are leaving the sanctioned rally site and trying to reach the Kremlin.
May 6 at 17:38 | Associated Press
Protesters march ahead of Putin inauguration At least 20,000 opposition demonstrators marched through Moscow on Sunday, shouting "enough lies," in a final show of protest before Vladimir Putin is inaugurated once again as president.
May 6 at 16:02 | Associated Press
Protesters gather for Moscow march Thousands of protesters are gathering at a Moscow square for a march on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president.
May 6 at 14:45 | Associated Press
Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency on Monday will technically give him greater powers than he wielded as prime minister. The irony is that his position will be arguably weaker than at any time since he first came to power more than 12 years ago.
May 5 at 18:48 | Associated Press
Dagestan bombs shadow Putin's return to presidency MOSCOW (AP) — The twin thundering car bombs that shook the capital of Dagestan and killed at least 13 people were grisly reminders that Vladimir Putin, who came to power a dozen years ago as a hardliner against Caucasus insurgents, will have to confront more violence as he returns to a third term in the Kremlin.
May 5 at 10:50 | Associated Press
Chicago summit likely to adopt statement that NATO missile defense not against Russia The leaders of NATO member countries are highly likely to adopt a political statement at the Chicago summit that the alliance's missile defense shield is not directed against Russia, NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow told Interfax.
May 4 at 10:23 | Interfax-Ukraine
13 dead, scores injured in blasts in Dagestan At least 13 people have been killed and scores more injured in two powerful explosions in Russia's restive North Caucasus.
May 4 at 08:32 | Associated Press
Renault-Nissan agree to buy Russian car maker MOSCOW — Car makers Renault and Nissan on Thursday signed a nonbinding agreement to buy a controlling stake in Russian car producer AvtoVAZ. But the deal will be complete only in 2014, later than some had expected, causing shares in the Russian company to slide.
May 3 at 18:19 | Associated Press
Medvedev: Russia will 'still need' nuclear weapons MOSCOW - Russia is not going to use nuclear weapons, but nor does it intend to forgo them, said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
May 3 at 15:35 | Interfax-Ukraine