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MOSCOW - The Russian Foreign Ministry has denied the accusations made by Ukrainian officials who are accusing it of impeding the work of Ukrainian organizations in Russia. May 22 at 16:35 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House is confirming that President Barack Obama will not attend a major summit of Asia-Pacific leaders in Russia. May 14 at 19:58 | Associated Press |
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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 |
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, May 10, congratulating him on taking presidential office and discussing "developing prospects for bilateral relations, including planned highest-level contacts" with him, the Russian president's office said. May 11 at 09:07 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW - Russia is ending its long love affair with a car that was once prized by the nation but has come to symbolise the decline of its automobile industry and, for some, the country itself. May 3 at 12:05 | Reuters |
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Tbilisi - Georgia has been included among countries that are to join NATO during the latter's next wave of enlargement, the Georgian parliament's chairman said, citing a declaration issued at a NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and Monday. May 21 at 20:18 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian billionaire opposition politician Bidzina Ivanishvili is selling his Russian assets to focus on his bid to oust President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party in a parliamentary election in October. May 21 at 07:39 | Reuters |
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SEVASTOPOL - The command of the Smetlivy destroyer of the Russian Black Sea Fleet has received orders to continue its combat mission off the coast of Syria as the situation required it, Interfax-AVN was told at the fleet's headquarters. May 18 at 12:54 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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CIDAHU, Indonesia — A helicopter spotted the shattered wreckage of a Russian-made passenger plane on May 10 that crashed into a steep cliff on a long-dormant Indonesian volcano during a demonstration flight to potential buyers and journalists. There was no sign of survivors among the 47 people on board. May 10 at 09:28 | Associated Press |
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Moscow - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, May 8 that Russia "fell deeper than many countries" during the latest financial crisis because of its "one-side economy," which "has taken 70 years to evolve." May 8 at 17:47 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Moscow - President Dmitry Medvedev expects the Ukrainian administration to overstep certain stereotypes in the partnership with Russia. Apr 26 at 13:46 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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The corruption rate in Russia remains high, Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said at the anti-corruption roundtable held on Thursday jointly with the State Duma. 2 days ago at 11:13 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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MOSCOW - The Kremlin's human rights adviser said on May 23 he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to veto a bill to increase fines for protesters deemed to have broken the law, unless it is rewritten. 2 days ago at 07:52 | Reuters |
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Russia's gross domestic product might grow more than projected this year, expanding 4%, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Alexei Ulyukayev said. May 22 at 16:28 | Interfax-Ukraine |
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Vladimir Adamushko, director of the archives department of the Belarusian Justice Ministry, has denied the existence of a Belarusian list of executed Polish officers. May 22 at 14:15 | Interfax-Ukraine |