Articles tagged with russia
Thu, May 24, 2012
Will Smith stunned by red carpet kiss in Russia
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The I Am Legend star was caught offguard when the unnamed Ukrainian journalist grabbed him and tried to land a smooch ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Will Smith stunned by red carpet kiss in Russia
From WENN.com
The I Am Legend star was caught offguard when the unnamed Ukrainian journalist grabbed him and tried to land a smooch ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being ...
Sat, May 19, 2012
Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed
By Gleb Bryanski
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's second largest lender Russia's Sberbank
Mon, May 14, 2012
Obama to skip Asia-Pacific summit in Russia in September
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will skip an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia hosted by President Vladimir Putin in early September, the White House ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Ice hockey: Malkin hat-trick helps Russia hammer Sweden
By Philip O'Connor
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A hat-trick by Yevgeni Malkin helped Russia hammer Sweden 7-3 to knock them off top spot in Group ...
Sun, May 06, 2012
Putin pledges unity on return to Kremlin, protesters held
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president on Monday with a ringing appeal for unity at the ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Analysis: The ins and outs of Russia's next government
By Douglas Busvine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Vladimir Putin stood for re-election to the presidency in 2004, he named a new government even before the ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
Russia talk of pre-emptive strike unjustified: NATO
By Alexandra Hudson
BERLIN (Reuters) - A Kremlin threat to launch pre-emptive strikes on a planned NATO missile defense system in Europe is unjustified as ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Obama's top security adviser to travel to Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top security aide will be in Moscow this week for meetings with Russian officials on the U.S ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Russia watchdog says government backs its Telenor claim
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's competition watchdog said on Wednesday its bid to overturn Telenor's
Mon, April 30, 2012
China wants "drastic" U.S., Russia nuclear arms cuts
By Fredrik Dahl
VIENNA (Reuters) - China called on the United States and Russia - which hold the vast majority of the world's nuclear warheads ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Russia, China on top copyright pirates list again-USTR
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday again put Russia and China on its annual list of countries with the worst ...
Sat, April 28, 2012
China makes new proposal on Russia gas deal
By Melissa Akin and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chinese energy officials signaled on Saturday they were keen to pursue a major gas deal with ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
U.S. Republican urges Obama push on Russia trade bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker pressed President Barack Obama to intensify efforts to win approval of a controversial trade bill ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
U.S. eyes easier access to China, Russia markets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Obama administration wants China to open its market further and is working to stop the application of a United States law ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Putin steps down as United Russia party chief
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President-elect Vladimir Putin tried to distance himself from the fraud-tainted ruling United Russia party on Tuesday, announcing he was ...
Sun, April 22, 2012
Moran makes history in Russia
The British TV regular headlined two shows at the Chaplin Hall in St. Petersburg last week (ends13Apr12), with many fans listening to his banter ...
Sat, April 21, 2012
Moran makes history in Russia
The British TV regular headlined two shows at the Chaplin Hall in St. Petersburg last week (ends13Apr12), with many fans listening to his banter ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Moran makes history in Russia
The British TV regular headlined two shows at the Chaplin Hall in St. Petersburg last week (ends13Apr12), with many fans listening to his banter ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Dinosaur eggs found in Russia's Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - Geologists in Russia's volatile Chechnya region have discovered what they believe to be fossilized dinosaur eggs laid by one of ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Russia says outside forces hurting Syria peace bid
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday accused unspecified external forces of seeking to undermine U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Kofi Annan ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
European court rules against Russia on 1940 Katyn massacre
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Monday that Russia had violated the rights of relatives of Poles who were ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Russia urges restraint, opposes new N.Korea sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized North Korea for its defiant rocket launch on Friday but said it opposes new sanctions against Pyongyang and joined China ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
U.S.'s World Bank nominee heads to Russia, Peru
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. nominee to take over leadership of the World bank, Jim Yong Kim, is heading to Moscow and to Lima ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
McDonald's in franchising deal with Russia's Rosinter
By Natalia Ishchenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp
Tue, April 10, 2012
Russia criticizes North Korea over launch plans
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia criticized North Korea on Tuesday over its plans to launch a rocket, saying the decision showed disregard for U.N. Security ...
Fri, April 06, 2012
BP appoints new Russia head
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of BP's
Thu, April 05, 2012
Analysis: Cautious Wal-Mart missing out on Russia's retail boom
By Maria Kiselyova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wed, April 04, 2012
Amnesty urges Russia to free punks after protest
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Amnesty International has urged Russia to release three members of all-woman punk band Pussy Riot who were detained after ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Analysis: Success of Annan peace plan for Syria hinges on Russia
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The success or failure of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria will depend largely on how willing ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Analysis: Success of Annan peace plan for Syria hinges on Russia
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The success or failure of Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria will depend largely on how willing ...
Sun, April 01, 2012
Top Obama aides hit back at Romney over Russia
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday came under political fire from two of President Barack Obama's top ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Russia sells $7 billion in Eurobonds, meets 2012 target
By Oksana Kobzeva and Jason Bush
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hit its foreign currency borrowing target for 2012 when it drew strong demand for $7 ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Russia placing blockbuster $7 billion Eurobond deal
By Oksana Kobzeva and Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will raise $7 billion in Eurobonds in the largest emerging markets sovereign offering since at ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Russia placing blockbuster $7 billion Eurobond deal
By Oksana Kobzeva and Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will raise $7 billion in Eurobonds in the largest emerging markets sovereign offering since at ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Medvedev says Romney's anti-Russia comment smacks of Hollywood
By Alexei Anishchuk
SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday a comment by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, branding Russia ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Obama tells Russia's Medvedev more flexibility after election
SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was caught on camera on Monday assuring outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he will have "more flexibility" to ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Japan goes off script at nuclear summit to slam North Korea
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Jack Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan steered off the agenda at a nuclear security summit on Tuesday to hit out at ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Russia hopes for Security Council Syria text on Wednesday
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country has so far shielded Syria from U.N. Security Council censure, said he hoped ...
Tue, March 20, 2012
Russia calls on Syria, rebels to hold daily truces
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his foes on Monday to agree to daily humanitarian truces, backing an ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Russia calls on Syria, rebels to hold daily truces
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his foes on Monday to agree to daily humanitarian truces, backing an ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Syria arms imports surge, most provided by Russia
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Arms deliveries to Syria surged almost 600 percent from 2007 to 2011 compared with the previous five years, a leading think tank ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Calling Assad illegitimate is "counterproductive"-Russia
By Steve Gutterman and Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Statements from Western and Arab countries that President Bashar al-Assad's rule is illegitimate are counterproductive ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Senator warns White House on Russia trade bill
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. senator warned the White House on Thursday to expect a tough battle over legislation to ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Russia to sell $6 billion stake in Sberbank
By Oksana Kobzeva and Olga Popova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's biggest lender Sberbank
Tue, March 13, 2012
Exclusive: U.S. dangles secret data for Russia missile shield approval
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is leaving open the possibility of giving Moscow certain secret data on U.S. interceptor missiles ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
U.S., allies clash with Russia on ending Syria violence
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and its European allies clashed with Russia at the U.N. Security ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Arabs urge Russia to back Syria peace plan
By Yasmine Saleh and Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - Gulf Arabs told Russia in blunt language on Saturday its failure to take a tough line ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
Smaller crowds challenge Putin after Russia poll
By Lidia Kelly and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Thousands of Russians chanting "Time for change" challenged Vladimir Putin's presidential election victory on Saturday ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
White house: Obama to call Russia's Putin on election win
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will speak with Vladimir Putin on Friday, for the first time since weekend elections that will ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan
By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Russia accuses Libya of training Syrian rebels
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia accused Libya during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Wednesday of running a training center for ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Obama push for Russia trade bill ignites debate
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday disagreed over President Barack Obama's push for legislation this year to strengthen trade ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Lawmakers clash on Obama push for Russia trade bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday disagreed over President Barack Obama's push for legislation this year to strengthen trade ties with Russia ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Russian protesters fear Putin resorting to force
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's opposition expressed concern on Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was resorting to old tactics to crush dissent after ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Miracle or not, Putin on course to win in Russia
By Gleb Bryanski
TIKHVIN, Russia (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin followed in the footsteps of Russia's tsars when he interrupted his presidential election campaign to ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
U.S.-Russia ties strained during Putin political campaign
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verbal sparring between the United States and Russia has taken on an ugly tone lately, and Vladimir Putin's ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Russia, China join U.N. council in Syria rebuke
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China joined other U.N. Security Council members on Thursday in expressing "deep disappointment" at Syria ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Russia on collision course as Putin plots return
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is all but certain to return to Russia's presidency with the same swagger, bravado and fighting ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Interview: Russia "could soften" Syria stance after poll
By Michael Stott and Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Moscow may soften its opposition to coordinated international action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Russia ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Attempt to kill Russia's Putin foiled: security agencies
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security services in Russia and Ukraine said on Monday they had foiled a plot to kill Prime Minister Vladimir ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Russia urges "serious" search for compromise with Iran
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said global powers must work harder to win concessions from Iran over its nuclear program, warning that Tehran ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
France discusses new Syria U.N. resolution with Russia
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France said on Wednesday it was discussing a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Syria with Russia and ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Next U.S.-Russia arms talks to move in challenging direction
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next round of U.S.-Russian nuclear arms talks is likely to focus on the delicate task of ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Russia's Putin warns against outside interference
By Steve Gutterman and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the world faced a growing "cult of violence" and Moscow must ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Syria raises specter of proxy conflict for U.S., Russia
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration weighs worst-case scenarios for Syria, one stands out: a civil war that develops into a ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Russia's Lavrov says Assad aware of responsibility
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday by saying Moscow wants Arab peoples to live ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Russia, China lose credit in Arab world: League chief
By Paul Ingrassia and Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League chief said on Monday that Russia and China had lost diplomatic credit in ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Clinton warns more bloodshed if Syria action blocked
MUNICH (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Saturday that the risk of more bloodshed and civil war in Syria had increased after ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
U.S. says Russia's U.N. text amendments unacceptable
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Saturday that proposed Russian amendments to a draft Security Council ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
France ups pressure on Russia over Syria
By John Irish
PARIS (Reuters) - France raised the pressure on Russia on Saturday by warning that countries that blocked a U.N. Security Council ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Russia warns of "scandal" in U.N. Syria vote
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sought to delay a U.N. Security Council vote on a resolution aimed at ending the bloodshed in ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer" for U.S., Russia: report
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Missile defense cooperation could be "game-changer" for U.S., Russia: report
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
NASA confident in Russia despite space accidents
By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Despite a spate of Russian space accidents last year, NASA remains confident in its partner's ability ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Russia's shiny new Bolshoi grappling with gripes
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - When Moscow's Bolshoi Theater threw open its doors after a six-year renovation, a gilded handle broke off in ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Russia blames Mars probe failure on space radiation
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia blamed radiation on Tuesday for a computer glitch that doomed its Mars moon mission, but space industry ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Bogomolov set to make his Russia Davis Cup debut
MOSCOW (Reuters) - World number 35 Alex Bogomolov is set to make his Davis Cup debut for Russia after being named in the squad for ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
U.S. seeks to allay Russia concerns on UN plan on Syria
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is seeking to overcome Russian objections to a proposed U.N. resolution against Syrian President Bashar ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Syrian authorities agree to Moscow talks - Russia
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria has agreed to take part in Moscow-mediated talks on solving the country's crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Bomb blasts bring death to Syria's Aleppo
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Twin bomb blasts hit Syrian military and security buildings in the northern city of ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Russia to delay space mission due to technical problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Russia hopes Iran nuclear talks will resume soon
By Alexei Anishchuk
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia believes there is a good chance that talks between global powers and Iran on Tehran's nuclear ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Russia bans imports of Dutch meat over new virus
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Russia has banned imports of sheep and goat meat and live animals from the Netherlands following an outbreak of a new virus ...
Sun, January 15, 2012
Russian military says spacecraft debris falls in ocean
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pieces of a failed Russian Mars probe plummeted into the Pacific Ocean far off the Chilean coast Sunday ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
U.S., Russia arms negotiators plan stability talks
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian negotiators will hold talks this year on issues ranging from missile defense to cyber security ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Russia expects debris from Mars probe within days
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday said it was expecting debris from its failed Mars probe to fall to earth from Sunday to Monday ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Russia opposes oil sanctions against Iran
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia opposes U.S. and possible European oil sanctions against Iran, even if Tehran presses ahead with uranium enrichment ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Arab mission statements on Syria "reassuring": Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry praised Arab League observers in Syria on Friday who were sent to check whether government forces have halted ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Russia submarine fire "totally extinguished"
By Andrei Pronin
MURMANSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it had doused a raging blaze aboard a nuclear submarine after nearly a full ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
6.9 magnitude quake hits southeastern Russia: USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit southeastern Russia near the border with Mongolia on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
The ...
Mon, December 26, 2011
Analysis: Russia's Putin risks losing touch amid protests
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is looking increasingly out of touch in Russia after the opposition brought tens of thousands of people ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Analysis: Russia's Putin risks losing touch amid protests
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin is looking increasingly out of touch in Russia after the opposition brought tens of thousands of people ...
Sat, December 24, 2011
Tens of thousands of protesters pressure Putin
By Thomas Grove and Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of flag-waving and chanting protesters called Saturday for a disputed parliamentary election to ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
Russia test-fires two new nuclear missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia successfully tested on Friday its two new Bulava intercontinental missiles, which experienced several failures in the past.
The Defence Ministry said ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Insight: Russia says no to West's way with HIV
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - In 2010, President Dmitry Medvedev said heroin was a threat to Russia's national security. This year, Russia pledged ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Russia lauds Syrian decision to admit Arab monitors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday praised Syria's decision to let in Arab monitors, saying this could help stabilize the violence-stricken country, after Damascus ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Senate confirms McFaul as U.S. envoy to Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top adviser on Russia policy, Michael McFaul, was approved by the Senate on Saturday to serve as the ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
WTO approves Russia's membership after marathon
By Tom Miles and Douglas Busvine
GENEVA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia won admission to the World Trade Organisation on Friday after 18 years of negotiations ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Russia's Putin offers protesters small change
By Timothy Heritage and Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin offered to ease slightly his tight political control of Russian politics in token concessions ...
Tue, December 13, 2011
Russia trade vote will be "hard lift": U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House faces a major challenge next year persuading the U.S. Congress to permanently normalize trade relations with Russia due ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Russia withstands euro zone contagion but risks rising
By Jason Bush
MOSCOW (Reuters) - While rising internal political risks in Russia have grabbed the spotlight, the most serious economic threats are external and ...
Sun, December 11, 2011
Putin ally wants new liberal party after Russia protests
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A longtime ally of Vladimir Putin called on Monday for the creation of a liberal party to fill a ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
U.S., Russia work to expand cyberspace cooperation
By Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are planning a regular exchange on "technical threats" that appear to come from computers ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Analysis: U.S., Russia resetting "reset" button in relations
By Matt Spetalnick and Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strains between Washington and Moscow over Russia's disputed parliamentary elections are threatening U.S. President ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Clinton says raised well-founded concerns on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she had expressed "well-founded" concerns about the conduct of Russia's parliamentary election earlier ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Russia says time running out for NATO missile deal
By David Brunnstrom and Arshad Mohammed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia warned on Thursday time was running out to conclude a missile defense deal with NATO ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Protests across Russia to test Putin and opponents
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's opponents hope to bring large numbers of people out onto the streets across Russia ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Clinton criticizes Russia vote, Germany urges improvement
By Arshad Mohammed and Nerijus Adomaitis
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton suggested on Tuesday that Russia's elections were neither free nor ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
U.S. voices "serious concerns" about Russia vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States voiced "serious concerns" about Russia's parliamentary elections on Monday and called for a full investigation of what it ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Thousands protest against Putin after Russia vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Several thousand people protested in central Moscow on Monday against what they said was a fraudulent parliamentary election, shouting "Revolution!" and calling ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Analysis: Putin election blow boosts Russia fiscal risks
By Douglas Busvine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A weaker showing by Russia's party of power in Sunday's general election and gains for left-wing opposition ...
Sun, December 04, 2011
Election cyber attack cited on Russia media
By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Alexei Kalmykov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two liberal Russian media outlets and an election watchdog said their sites had been shut down ...
Sat, December 03, 2011
Russian police crack down on anti-Putin protests
By Guy Faulconbridge and Maria Tsvetkova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of Moscow for a second successive day on Tuesday ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
U.N. urges action in Syria, Russia and China object
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief urged world powers on Friday to take action to protect civilians in Syria ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
U.N. urges action in Syria, Russia and China object
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief on Friday urged world powers to take action to protect civilians in Syria ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Insight: In Russia, nationalists turn on Putin
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jonibek Kosimov had been missing for nearly a week when his cousin found his body in the morgue. Kosimov ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Online retail in Russia stifled by infrastructure: PwC
By Maria Kiselyova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian online shopping growth is being held back by poor infrastructure and slow delivery times, accountants PWC said on ...
Sun, November 27, 2011
Putin launches Kremlin bid with swipe at opponents
By Gleb Bryanski and Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin accepted his ruling party's nomination on Sunday to return to Russia's presidency ...
Sat, November 26, 2011
Medvedev suggests prosecution for Russia space failure
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev raised the prospect of criminal prosecution for space mishaps on Saturday following a series of failed launches that ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
White House defends missile defense after Russian warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that U.S. and NATO plans to deploy a European missile shield by 2020 remain on ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
U.S. to stop sharing data with Russia under arms pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it will stop sharing data with Russia under a treaty that limits conventional forces in Europe ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Russia says new U.S. sanctions on Iran unacceptable
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday dismissed new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's financial and energy sectors as "unacceptable" and said ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Russia's Putin greeted by jeers and boos
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Has Vladimir Putin lost his touch?
The boos and whistles that greeted the Russian prime minister when he stepped ...
Sat, November 19, 2011
U.S., Russia, China united on Iran: White House
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that Iran is facing an unprecedented degree of isolation, with major world powers united ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Arab League rebuffs Syria on monitors
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Arab League said on Sunday it had rebuffed a request by Damascus to amend plans for a ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Ukraine-Russia gas deal: Tymoshenko's biggest bet
By Olzhas Auyezov
KIEV (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's career is a long series of big -- and mostly successful -- political wagers ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Ukraine jails Tymoshenko for 7 years, irks EU, Russia
By Pavel Polityuk and Richard Balmforth
KIEV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian court on Tuesday sentenced former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to seven years in prison ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Russia says close to final stage on China gas deal
By Gleb Bryanski
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia said Tuesday it was close to the final stage of a huge gas supply deal with China, in ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Russia says U.S. Afghan policy stokes AIDS problem
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is aggravating the HIV/AIDS problem in Russia and the West by refusing to use its forces to destroy ...
Sun, October 09, 2011
Russia's top jumper dies in car crash
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pavel Karelin, Russia's leading ski jumper, died in a car crash on Sunday. He was 21.
"Pavel Karelin's tragic death ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Georgia says no deal in talks on Russia WTO entry
By Margarita Antidze
TBILISI (Reuters) - Talks between bitter rivals Georgia and Russia over Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) ended ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Europe flounders, Russia ready for new crisis: Putin
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, preparing for a return to the Kremlin, urged Europe on Thursday to deal resolutely ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Europe flounders, Russia ready for new crisis: Putin
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, preparing for a return to the Kremlin, urged Europe on Thursday to deal resolutely ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Kirk sees Russia joining WTO in 2011
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Monday told a top Russian official he was confident that Russia would be able ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
U.S. sees missile defense deal with Russia by May
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Russia was quoted on Monday as saying he was confident Russia and NATO would ...
Sat, October 01, 2011
Ford bets on Russia sales growth
By John Bowker
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford
Thu, September 29, 2011
McCain: Libya inspires people in China, Russia, Iran,
By William Maclean
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John McCain said on Thursday the fall of Muammar Gaddafi was inspiring people all over world ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Russia's Putin rebuilds economic team, seeks unity
By Darya Korsunskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put a trusted ally in charge of the economy on Tuesday and named a ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Pfizer starts Viagra case against Teva in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Pfizer said on Tuesday it had filed a patent infringement suit in a Moscow court against Teva Pharmaceutical to prevent the rival ...
Sun, September 25, 2011
Finance minister rules out role in next Russian government
By Lidia Kelly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has ruled out taking a job in Russia's next government, citing irreconcilable policy differences ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
Russia says better to save Greece from a default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saving Greece from a default would be better for the euro zone countries and ease the threat of similar developments in Spain ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
U.S. says Russia "reset" to last, Putin fuels doubts
By Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration said on Saturday the "reset" in relations it has pursued with Russia would remain on track ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
"Reset" endures no matter who is Russia's president: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday it expects to keep making progress in the "reset" of U.S.-Russia relations regardless of ...
Sat, September 24, 2011
Russia's finance chief rebels over Putin plan
By Timothy Heritage and Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's finance minister rebelled on Sunday against Vladimir Putin's plan to make President ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
U.S. spoil Russia's grand arrival party
By Mitch Phillips
QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (Reuters) - Russia, the only team in New Zealand making their rugby World Cup debut, became the 20th and ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Russia cautious on buying euro zone bonds
By Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will be cautious about investing in euro zone bonds, including Spanish and Italian debt, the deputy finance minister ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Obama to name Russia adviser as Moscow envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will nominate Michael McFaul, his top adviser on Russia policy, to be the next U.S. ambassador to Moscow ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
U.S., Romania sign missile deal that irked Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday signed an agreement to base anti-missile interceptors in Romania under a NATO missile defense plan ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
United States team to play Russia in World Cup
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - United States coach Eddie O'Sullivan named the following team on Tuesday for the rugby World Cup Pool C clash against Russia ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Russia resists Syria sanctions, Assad forces kill 22
By Khaled Oweis
AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia has rejected Western calls for wider sanctions on Syria over its violent crackdown on protests against President Bashar ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Russia's embassy in UK says hackers hit website
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's embassy in London said on Sunday its website crashed in a suspected hacking attack just before Prime Minister David Cameron ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Head of Russia's Rosneft could be removed: sources
By Ekaterina Golubkova and Alexander Ershov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The president of Russian oil producer Rosneft
Thu, September 08, 2011
Wal-Mart hires former head of Russia's X5 as VP
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inchas appointed Lev Khasis, the former head of Russia's biggest food retailer X5, as a senior vice-president, a company ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Medvedev demands action to improve Russian air safety
By Timothy Heritage and Denis Dyomkin
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev demanded a rapid reduction in the number of domestic airlines on Thursday ...
Sat, September 03, 2011
Russia raps OSCE election "double standards"
By Denis Dyomkin and Roman Kozhevnikov
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe of using ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Russia recognises Libya's Transitional Council
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia recognized Libya's ruling interim council as the country's legitimate authority on Thursday, moving to increase its ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
New blow for BP in Russia as office raided
By Vladimir Soldatkin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Black-clad special forces raided BP's Moscow offices on Wednesday, deepening the British company's problems in Russia after ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Russia's Mail.ru raises 2011 growth forecasts
By John Bowker
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian internet investment group Mail.ru raised its full-year revenue growth forecast to 50 percent from 40 percent on ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Russia not satisfied by U.S. "angry mom" sentence
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow is not fully satisfied with the suspended sentence given to a U.S. woman who poured spicy sauce into the ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Russia delays space mission after crash
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia postponed the next manned mission to the International Space Station by at least a month on Monday and ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only after it has carried out additional safety checks ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
ENI leads Libya oil race; Russia, China may lose out
By Svetlana Kovalyova and Emma Farge
MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels hailed ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
ENI leads Libya oil race; Russia, China may lose out
By Svetlana Kovalyova and Emma Farge
MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni led the charge back into Libya on Monday as rebels hailing ...
Sun, August 21, 2011
North Korean leader tours Russia before meeting Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il visited one of Russia's largest hydro power stations on Sunday, Russian news agencies said, part of ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il arrived in Russia on Saturday for his first visit in nearly a decade as the isolated ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Russia plans orbiting hotel in space
By Alissa de Carbonnel
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - A hotel in orbit, lunar sightseeing flights and luxury rides into the cosmos -- all are part of ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
Russia loses contact with $265 million satellite
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it had lost track of a newly-launched, multi-million-dollar telecommunications satellite on Thursday, the latest in a series of setbacks that ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Manned space flights no longer priority for Russia
By Alissa De Carbonnel
ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow no longer sees manned spaceflight as its top priority but remains committed to its International Space ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Carlsberg cuts outlook as Russian beer market stalls
By Mette Fraende
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg
Tue, August 16, 2011
Russia says U.S. visa move won't affect cooperation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. visa restrictions on Russian officials linked to the death of investment fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky will not affect cooperation on ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Analysis: Russia still lags on democracy 20 years after coup
By Timothy Heritage
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Twenty years after a coup in which hardline communists made a last, desperate attempt to save the Soviet Union ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Russia set to be biggest buyer at own airshow
By Thomas Grove and John Bowker
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will showcase its top-of-the-range fighter jets and newest space shuttles at the MAKS airshow, starting ...
Sun, August 14, 2011
Assad warns action against Syria would backfire
By Mariam Karouny
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday unrest sweeping the country had become more militant but he was confident ...
Wed, August 10, 2011
Russia draws up tit-for-tat U.S. visa bans: report
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has drawn up a list of U.S. officials to be barred from entering the country in response ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Russia says to lift ban on EU vegetables from Aug 9
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will lift its ban on raw vegetables from all European Union countries starting on Tuesday, August 9, the head of the ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Russia says high ice melt opens Arctic trade routes
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Arctic ice cover receded to near record lows this summer, opening elusive northern trade routes from Asia to the West, Russia's ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Obama urges Russia to wrap up WTO bid by year end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Russia to resolve issues blocking its entry into the World Trade Organization by the end of ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Obama urges Russia to work with WTO members
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Russia to work with other World Trade Organization members to conclude talks to join the group ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
Syrian forces kill 3 as tanks enter coastal city
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian troops killed three people as tanks swept into a coastal city on Saturday, activists said, in a crackdown ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Russia says will respond to U.S. steps on Sergei Magnitsky
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. visa restrictions on Russian officials linked to the death of hedge fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky could become a "serious irritant ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Russia's Putin considering Kremlin return: sources
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is close to a decision to bid for the presidency in an election next ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
Russia lures Hollywood, raising bar for local film
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia may not become the next Hollywood, but Tinseltown is definitely coming to Russia, where audience numbers are growing ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Renault relies on Brazil, Russia for sales growth
By Helen Massy-Beresford and Gilles Guillaume
PARIS (Reuters) - Renault
Sun, July 10, 2011
Russia says 128 may be dead in Volga river accident
By Gennady Novik and Nikolai Isayev
SYUKEYEVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said there was little hope of finding any more people alive on Monday after ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Russia criticizes U.S. over abuses in wars abroad
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia urged the United States on Tuesday to give more scrutiny to allegations of human rights violations by U ...
Mon, July 04, 2011
Exclusive: Peabody, China and Russia teams chosen in mine bid
By Fayen Wong
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mongolia chose U.S. miner Peabody Energy
The project, which may require initial investment of more than $7 billion, is seen as vital to kick-start the land-locked nation's economy. It will also generate billions of dollars in revenue for the companies involved and add tens of millions of tonnes of increasingly rare coking coal used by steel makers.
Mongolia's parliament is likely to consider the decision before July 11, the source said.
"They are the preliminary winners and all the negotiation materials have already been submitted to the parliament for discussion," the official from Mongolia's Resources and Energy Ministry told Reuters by telephone.
"It only needs an approval from the parliament ... the intention is to have all three parties jointly develop Tavan Tolgoi," said the official, who did not want to be identified as the news was not public.
Tavan Tolgoi has estimated reserves of 7.5 billion tonnes of coal, including the world's largest untapped deposit of steel-making coking coal, attractive as a source of supply to steel makers such as ArcelorMittal China, Japan and South Korea are scouring the world and snapping up iron ore and coking coal assets to diversify from heavyweight suppliers such as BHP Billiton The focus has shifted to undeveloped Mongolia, which some analysts say could be one of the fastest-growing economies of the next decade because of its vast quantities of untapped mineral wealth. Last week, the Mongolian government said it had halved the shortlist of bidders for the western Tsankhi block to three from six, but it did not say whether it would cut the list further. Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold said last month that the government may share its Tavan Tolgoi project between three or four of the six bidders, media reports said. On Monday, Peabody and Shenhua were not available for comment, while a government official that oversees Korea Resource Corp said he had not been informed of any decision. Shares in Shenhua hit an intraday one-month high and closed up 3.2 percent in Hong Kong in a broader Hong Kong market <.HSI> up 1.6 percent. Mitsui climbed 1.5 percent in a strong Tokyo <.N225> market. Mongolia relies heavily on China for its commodities exports, but is in talks to access Russia's railways and ports as it looks to build new trade ties with other countries in the Far East. If the parliament were to vote down Peabody's participation due to details in its proposal, the government would then look at the other mining groups that had been previously short-listed -- Vale He said there was no deadline for parliament to vote on the winners, but he reckoned a decision should be reached before July 11, before the parliament adjourns. IPO IN SIGHT Members of the Japanese-Korean-Russian consortium include POSCO <005490.KS>, utility firm KEPCO <015760.KS>, trading firm LG Corp and Daewoo International, state-owned Russian Railways and Japanese trading houses Itochu Corp <8001.T>, Sumitomo Corp <8053.T>, Marubeni Corp <8002.T> and Sojitz Corp <2768.T>. The tender is to develop the western Tsankhi block, which holds around 1.2 billion tonnes of reserves, 65 percent of which is coking coal. It has an estimated production life of more than 30 years at 15 million tonnes a year. However, with the deposit located in the middle of a vast desert that has hardly any access to roads, rail lines and power, some observers have estimated that winners might need to pump in over $7 billion as an initial investment. Separately, the eastern Tsankhi coal block will be developed by state-owned Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi Ltd. The government plans an initial public offering that could raise as much as $10 billion in funds to develop the field. The process of developing Tavan Tolgoi had dragged on over the past two years. This time, however, with the government planning to kick off the Erdenes-Tavan Tolgoi IPO to international investors by late 2011, it will be anxious to wrap up the auction of the western block to help underpin the valuation of east Tsankhi's coal resources, analysts said. Mongolia originally planned to sell as much as 49 percent of the whole Tavan Tolgoi field to a foreign bidder, but canceled the sale early last year in favor of 100-percent state ownership, with plans to only sign a development contract. Now, it has divided the deposit in its eastern and western parts, with the eastern section kept for Mongolia. GEOPOLITICAL The selection process has been heavily laden with political concerns, as Mongolia looks to boost its roughly $6 billion economy. "So far it feels like more of a geopolitical decision and commerce is sort of second," said Dale Choi, chief investment strategist at brokerage Frontier Securities in Ulan Bator. "The government is trying to involve all three, have a cooperation between all three groups. It will be complicated, since there are so many companies." Still, some analysts said the combination makes sense as both the Shenhua-Mitsui venture and the Russian-Korean-Japanese consortium lack experience in developing coking coal deposits. "Peabody can help to fill that gap," said Helen Lau, UOB-Kay Hian's senior metals analyst. (Additional reporting by Elzio T. Barreto Jr. in HONG KONG; Editing by ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Russia says abortion ads must carry health warning
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers, worried about a falling birth rate, passed a law on Friday that abortion advertisements must carry a ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Russia's Medvedev opposed to U.N. vote on Syria: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has practically ruled out supporting a United Nations resolution condemning Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the Financial ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Russia, China edge closer to strategic gas deal
By Ben Blanchard and Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia edged closer on Thursday to an elusive 30-year gas supply deal with China that could ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
Russia, China snub U.N. council talks on Syria: envoys
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China snubbed U.N. Security Council talks on Saturday convened to discuss a draft resolution that ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Russia set to end EU vegetable import ban
By Alexei Anishchuk
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (Reuters) - Russia agreed on Friday to lift a ban on vegetable imports from the European Union if the ...
Sat, June 04, 2011
Russia-led fund grants Belarus $3 billion loan
KIEV (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Belarus will receive a three-year $3 billion loan from a Russia-led regional bailout fund as it seeks to stabilize its economy ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Germany defends E.coli response as death toll rises
By Eric Kelsey and Brian Rohan
BERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) - German ministers on Wednesday defended their response to the E.coli outbreak that has killed ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
No proof Khodorkovsky political prisoner: Euro court
By Gilbert Reilhac
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Europe's human rights court ruled on Tuesday that Russia violated the rights of former oil tycoon Mikhail ...
Mon, May 30, 2011
Russia central bank hikes deposit rate, hints will pause
By Andrey Ostroukh and Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank surprised markets by raising its deposit rate on Monday, citing inflation expectations ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
France says "contacts" under way on Gaddafi exit
By John Irish and Brian Love
PARIS (Reuters) - Widespread discussions are under way to bring the Libyan crisis to an end and "emissaries" say ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
U.S. backs Russia role in Libya crisis: White House
WARSAW (Reuters) - The United States believes Russia can help resolve the Libya crisis and will liaise with Moscow on the issue, a White House ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Russia sack coach Bykov after disappointing worlds
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vyacheslav Bykov was sacked as Russia's head coach Thursday following their disappointing showing at this month's world ice hockey championship ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Obama and Medvedev press for quick Russia WTO entry
DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pressed Thursday to speed up Russia's bid to join the World Trade ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
U.S. raps Russia over former oil tycoon's case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday a Russian court's decision to uphold the conviction of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky raised ...
Sat, May 21, 2011
Russia's Transneft to fight order to release minutes
MOSCOW, May 21 (Russia) - Russia's oil pipeline monopoly said on Saturday it would appeal a court ruling ordering it to release board meeting ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Iran at odds with U.S. and Russia on smallpox stocks
By Barbara Lewis
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran spearheaded opposition on Monday to a U.S. and Russian-backed plan to postpone fixing a date to destroy ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Russia presses U.S. for guarantee on missile shield
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has pressed for binding guarantees that a European missile shield would not weaken its nuclear arsenal, saying on ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Russia to host 2016 world championship
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia won the right to stage the 2016 world ice hockey championship on Friday, the latest in a series of international sporting ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Canada to renew rivalry with Russia at worlds
By Martin Santa
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The ice hockey rivalry between Canada and Russia will play out another chapter this week at the world ice ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Capitals' Ovechkin joins Russia for worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia (Reuters) - Washington Capitals top scorer Alexander Ovechkin will join Russia's national team at the world championship in Slovakia, the International Ice ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Russia says breakthrough needed on U.S. missiles
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States must work hard to bridge major differences over the divisive issue of a European ...
Tue, May 03, 2011
Russia prosecutes reputed U.S. spy-ring betrayer
By Thomas Grove and Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's domestic intelligence agency said on Tuesday it had established the guilt of a man ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
China, Russia top U.S. worst pirates list again
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States kept Russia on Monday on its list of countries with the worst records of preventing copyright theft for the ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Germany shock Russia in world championship opener
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Germany stunned title contenders Russia 2-0 in the opening match of the ice hockey world championship Friday.
Thomas Greilinger got the Germans ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
"Raymond" TV creator looks for some love in Russia
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- or so the show's creator had reason to think before he went to Moscow ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
BlackBerry firm seeks security "balance" in Russia
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion said Russia could help development of new technologies by finding a balance between state ...
Sun, April 24, 2011
Russia Kaspersky Lab says founder's son freed
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian law enforcement agencies freed the 20-year old son of Kasperky Lab's founder Eugene Kaspersky following a kidnapping last week, the ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Russia's Medvedev shows off "dated" dance moves
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moving to the beat of 1990s pop hit "American Boy," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's stiff dance moves became an immediate viral ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Russia makes little progress against drugs-Medvedev
By Alexei Anishchuk
IRKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia has failed to make progress in fighting a growing drug epidemic that cuts economic growth by up ...
Sat, April 16, 2011
Russia looks abroad for web laws, including to China
By Maria Tsvetkova and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is looking to the experience of other countries, including China, to "regulate" Internet use, though ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
U.S. needs Russia in WTO: White House aide
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is making a big push to get Russia into the World Trade Organization by the end ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Former Miss Russia accused of stealing drugs
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A former Miss Russia faced drug charges for a second time on Tuesday, allegedly using stolen prescription pads ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Russia raps U.S. state dept human rights report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday that last week's U.S. State Department report, criticizing Moscow's human rights record ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
108 mins that stunned the world: Russia honors Gagarin
By Alissa de Carbonnel
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - His 108-minute flight into space 50 years ago set new a horizon for humanity and overnight ...
Sun, April 10, 2011
Divided Poles mark crash anniversary, rap Russia
By Patryk Wasilewski and Rob Strybel
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poles mourned Sunday their former president and 95 others killed in a plane crash one year ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Russia's Aliya Mustafina to miss worlds with knee injury
MOSCOW (Reuters) - World all-around gymnastics champion Aliya Mustafina will not defend her title at this year's championships after tearing knee ligaments, Russia's ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
Poland first lady commemorates plane crash in Russia
SMOLENSK, Russia (Reuters) - Poland's first lady took part in a ceremony Saturday to commemorate the first anniversary of a plane crash at Smolensk ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Russia targets bigger role for space program
By Gleb Bryanski
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia will boost its efforts to explore the solar system and seek a bigger share of the market ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Radioactive iodine from Japan found in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Traces of radioactive iodine from Japan's stricken nuclear power plant have been detected in Russia's Far East but posed ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Russia's Rosneft to push ahead with BP Arctic pact
By Sarah Young and Olesya Astakhova
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Rosneft <ROSN.MM> vowed to push ahead with a strategic alliance with BP ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
Obama, Medvedev discussed Russia move to WTO: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed "new moment" in Russia's progress toward joining the World Trade ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Russia's Medvedev hosts his idols Deep Purple
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ardent British rock fan Dmitry Medvedev got his wish on Tuesday night when the Russian president hosted Deep Purple at his luxurious ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Libya clouds U.S. defense chief's Russia visit
By Phil Stewart and Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States and Russia clashed over Libya Tuesday, with Moscow advocating a ceasefire and U ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Russia sets new Soyuz launch date on April 5
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had set a new date for the launch of three U.S. and Russian astronauts to the ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Defense chief flies to Russia Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates will travel to Russia, departing on Saturday and arriving on Sunday, and will meet on Tuesday with Russian ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
Russia seeking April date for delayed space launch
MINSK (Reuters) - Russian space officials hope to resolve a communications problem on a Soyuz TMA-21 rocket in time for it to carry a Russian-American ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Biden calls on Russia to improve business climate
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden urged Russia to improve its business climate and ease political controls on Thursday, warning that ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
China and Russia drive growth in world's billionaires
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Biden backs Russia WTO bid, praises Medvedev
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Dmitry Medvedev's "personal leadership" on Wednesday and backed Russia's bid ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Russia's Aeroflot to buy eight Boeing airliners
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian flagship airline Aeroflot <AFLT.MM> said on Wednesday it had signed a firm order to buy eight Boeing 777s <BA.N ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Biden backs Russia WTO bid, praises Medvedev
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Dmitry Medvedev's "personal leadership" on Wednesday and backed Russia's bid ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Biden in Russia to keep up New START momentum
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Russia Tuesday to build on two years of improving ties capped by the ...
Sun, March 06, 2011
Russia initiative to woo private equity: source
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - International private equity firms may be tempted to Russia by two potential initiatives -- a fund and a committee to look ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Qatar to host Russia in March friendly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will face fellow World Cup hosts Qatar in an international friendly this month, the Russian FA (RFS) said on Thursday.
The ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
Russia to global carmakers: Beef up local presence
By John Bowker
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The world's biggest carmakers have until the end of Monday to sign up for Russia's latest scheme ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Russia launches navigation system satellite
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched on Saturday one of the final satellites needed to complete a space-based navigation system, which Moscow hopes will challenge the ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Russia ratifies military transit deal with U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament approved a deal with the United States on Friday to allow transit for military equipment and personnel across Russia ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Russia ratifies military transit deal with U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament approved a deal with the United States on Friday to allow transit for military equipment and personnel across Russia ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Russia to boosts navigation satellite launch: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will launch two extra navigation satellites, after three crashed, to provide extra insurance for the success of its bid to create ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Russia takes first step to curb strong beer sales
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has passed an early reading of a bill aimed at restricting sales of strong beer in a move that could hit ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Russia's Putin criticizes customs officers' YouTube video
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Wednesday criticized a group of customs officers for a video clip they posted on ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Russia's Irina Shayk gets Sports Illustrated cover
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Russian beauty Irina Shayk strips down to a pink and yellow bikini for the cover of Sports Illustrated ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
U.S. reassures Poles on Russia missile defense role
WARSAW (Reuters) - A senior U.S. arms control negotiator said Friday she had reassured Poland and the Baltic republics that plans to involve Russia ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Special Report: After Mideast, should Russia and China worry?
By Guy Faulconbridge, Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard
MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - On the last day of January, a crowd of 600 gathered in sub-zero ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Activists push for heroin help in U.N. Russia visit
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Activists have asked the UN human rights chief to pressure Russia to legalize the heroin substitute methadone when she ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Toyota to expand in Russia via Sollers venture: report
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> is set to expand operations in Russia, partnering with Russian automaker Sollers <SVAV.MM> to help build Toyota-brand ...
Tue, February 08, 2011
Explorers plan first Russia-Canada voyage via North Pole
By Thomas Grove
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian-led expedition aims to make the first ever crossing from Russia's Arctic shore into Canada over the ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Ballet-loving Russia roots for "Black Swan" Oscar
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is rooting for "Black Swan" to win at the upcoming Oscars, as the Hollywood melodrama finds resonance with ...
Sat, February 05, 2011
U.S. and Russia cap "reset" in ties with START treaty
By Andrew Quinn
MUNICH (Reuters) - The United States and Russia formally inaugurated their new START nuclear arms treaty on Saturday, capping two years of ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Russia poised to breach mysterious Antarctic lake
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - For 15 million years, an icebound lake has remained sealed deep beneath Antarctica's frozen crust, possibly hiding ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Russia restores contact with lost satellite
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia restored contact on Wednesday with a military satellite that went missing the day before after entering into ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
U.S. and Russia to finalize nuclear deal on Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia will formally inaugurate their new START nuclear arms pact on Saturday, launching a deal that commits the ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Russia says Stuxnet could have caused new Chernobyl
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that NATO should investigate last year's computer virus attack on a Russian-built nuclear reactor in Iran, saying ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Special report: In Russia, a glut of heroin and denial
By Amie Ferris-Rotman
TVER, RUSSIA (Reuters) - In her one-room flat, as a small shelf of porcelain cats looks on and the smell of mold ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 31 at Russia's biggest airport
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 31 people and injured more than 130 on Monday at Moscow's Domodedovo ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Imprisoned spy gets 8 more years for contacting Russia
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A high ranking ex-CIA officer, already imprisoned as a Russian spy, was sentenced to an additional eight years ...
Tue, January 18, 2011
Russia's Medvedev backs independent Palestine
By Alexei Anishchuk
JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev endorsed a Palestinian state on Tuesday, saying Moscow had recognized independence in 1988 ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
BP says in talks with Russia's Rosneft
By Tom Bergin
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc <BP.L>, recovering from its Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said it is in talks ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Russia nears arms pact approval, warns on pullout
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament moved closer to approving a landmark arms reduction treaty with Washington Friday by amending domestic legislation ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Russia to sell new tourist rides to space in 2013
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will start selling multimillion-dollar tourist tickets to the International Space Station again in 2013 after a four-year ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
MTS estimates 2010 Russia handset sales rose 25 percent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Sales of mobile handsets in Russia are estimated to have risen by 25 percent in units last year, but the market value ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Russia signals further nuclear cuts hard to secure
By Alissa de Carbonnel and Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said Thursday the United States had to allay its concerns about conventional warheads and ...
Sat, January 01, 2011
Russia in milestone oil pipeline supply to China
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, the world's top crude exporter, said it had begun scheduled oil shipments to China via an East Siberian link on ...
Thu, December 30, 2010
Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jail term was extended until 2017 on Thursday when he was convicted of theft ...
Thu, December 30, 2010
Boney M frontman Farrell dies in Russia: agent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Boney M frontman Bobby Farrell was found dead in his hotel room in St. Petersburg on Thursday, the day after a performance ...
Tue, December 28, 2010
Putin wants Russia to ease foreign investor rules
By Gleb Bryanski
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia plans to change a key law regulating foreign investment in so-called "strategic" sectors in 2011 in a ...
Sun, December 26, 2010
Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky had his jail term extended until 2017 on Thursday after being convicted of theft and ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
Russia pushes toward approval of nuclear arms pact
By Maria Tsvetkova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament gave preliminary approval to a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States Friday, supporting ...
Fri, December 24, 2010
U.S.-Russia arms pact clears key hurdle in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States on Friday, supporting ratification of the ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
UK and Russia in tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions
By Olesya Dmitracova
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Tuesday it had expelled a diplomat from Russia's embassy in London for espionage and that ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Russia says in contact with shuttle after glitch: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said it was in full contact with its Soyuz spaceship and the international space station on Thursday after a brief loss ...
Thu, December 16, 2010
Russia stakes $25 billion claim on Asian oil bonanza
By Jessica Bachman and Gleb Gorodyankin
KHABAROVSK, Russia (Reuters) - Halfway down a muddy slope in the Russian taiga, a team of welders shelters in ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Russia space chief calls satellite crash "heavy loss"
SEVERODVINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Satellite infrastructure for Russia's challenge to the U.S. global positioning system (GPS) will be ready by March despite the ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Obama pushes export reforms, eyes Russia in WTO
By Alister Bull and Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday voiced strong support for Russian membership in the World Trade Organization ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
EU agrees to back Russia's WTO entry
By Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck and Alexei Anishchuk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union formally backed Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization on ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Crash hurts Russia satellite challenge to U.S. GPS
By Alissa de Carbonnel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The botched launch of three of its satellites will delay Russia's bid to challenge U.S. dominance ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Allen monument unveiled in Russia
The Annie Hall star reached the milestone on Wednesday (01Dec10), and officials in the port of Kaliningrad marked the occasion by revealing a special ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Russia says leaked cables show U.S. cynicism
By Alexei Anishchuk
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Friday said leaked diplomatic cables showed the "cynicism" of U.S. diplomacy but ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Pepsi to buy Russia's WBD in biggest foreign foray
By Maria Kiselyova and Martinne Geller
MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc <PEP.N> will buy control of Russian juice and dairy company Wimm-Bill-Dann ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Russia's Putin warns West over missile defense: report
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told CNN television that Russia would deploy nuclear weapons and "strike forces" if it were ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
U.S., Russia to finalize adoption agreement soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said it expects to finalize an agreement with Russia on Wednesday to regulate adoptions after an American woman ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Russia, Qatar take World Cup to new lands
By Paul Radford
ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA gave its ultimate recognition to emerging markets on Thursday by awarding the 2018 and 2022 editions of the ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Maria Sharapova to lead Russia's Fed Cup team against France
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova will lead Russia in their Fed Cup first-round tie against France next year, the country's tennis chief said on ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Russia's Medvedev warns of new arms race
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Tuesday that a new arms race would be sparked within the next decade unless ...
Sat, November 27, 2010
Hugo Chavez says Russia lends Venezuela $4 billion for arms
CARACAS (Reuters) - Russia gave Venezuela a $4 billion credit to buy weapons when President Hugo Chavez visited Moscow last month, adding to billions the ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Russia defends 2014 Games from "interfering" Georgians
By Aleksandar Vasovic
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Georgian government's plea to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2014 Winter Olympics from Sochi ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Russia seeks 2011 WTO entry: PM Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia may be able to join the World Trade Organization as soon as next year, completing over a decade and a half ...
Tue, November 23, 2010
Russia and China pledge to save the tiger
By Alissa de Carbonnel
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday agreed with other Asian ...
Sat, November 20, 2010
Gates says START a centerpiece of ties with Russia
By David Alexander
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday the New START nuclear treaty was a centerpiece of improved ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Obama: Russia treaty is national security imperative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday ratifying a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia this year was a national security imperative and ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Russia says U.S. offers deal to arms suspect Bout
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian diplomat said on Thursday that U.S. authorities pressured suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout to admit guilt ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
White House believes Russia treaty will pass this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House expressed confidence on Wednesday that the U.S. Senate will ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia this ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Russia's tech hub signs deal with Nokia, eyes Intel
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Intel Corp may join a growing number of the world's biggest technology firms in backing Russia's Silicon Valley-style technology hub ...
Sat, November 13, 2010
Russia aims to enter WTO in 2011: Kremlin aide
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Nov 14) - Russia is aiming to complete the negotiations to enter the World Trade Organization and become a member next year, President ...
Fri, November 12, 2010
Russia's spies must learn from betrayal: Medvedev
By Gleb Bryanski
SEOUL (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev told Russia's once mighty spy agency on Friday to put its house in order after ...
Wed, November 10, 2010
Russia warming to NATO missile defense plan: U.S.
LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. official said on Wednesday Russia was warming to the idea of cooperation with NATO on a European missile defense ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
U.S. START delay risks Russia ties: State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican objections to the new U.S.-Russia START nuclear arms reduction treaty are "red herrings" that could thrust the two countries ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Obama: Hopes Russia arms pact ratified this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Senate would ratify a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia before the end ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Clinton sees votes to pass U.S.-Russia arms treaty
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday she believed the White House has the votes to pass a new ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Russia warns of more visits to disputed islands
By Alister Doyle
OSLO (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday President Dmitry Medvedev planned more trips to a group of islands seized by the Soviet ...
Tue, November 02, 2010
Jailed tycoon will sacrifice for freedom in Russia
By Maria Tsvetkova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky used his closing argument at his second trial on Tuesday to raise his ...
Mon, November 01, 2010
U.S. hopes to move Russia WTO membership forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday the United States had resolved its issues with Moscow on Russia's entry into the World ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Russia launches rare case against accused spammer
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has opened a criminal case against a man accused of involvement in a major spamming operation flooding the Internet with advertisements ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Heat, smoke sent Russia deaths soaring in 2010: govt
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A heat wave that fanned wildfires and blanketed Moscow with acrid smoke pushed up the number of deaths in ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
EU, Russia prod Iran to hold nuclear talks in November
BRUSSELS/MOSCOW (Reuters) - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton reissued an invitation to Iran on Friday to hold talks on its nuclear program ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Russia seeks 6 extra years in jail for tycoon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian prosecutors Friday demanded that jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky be imprisoned for an additional six years if he is convicted ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
U.S. says "end is in sight" on Russia's WTO bid
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia could join the World Trade Organization within a year after talks on Moscow's 17-year-old bid made good ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Russia seeks answers on NATO from French, Germans
By John Irish
DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - The leaders of France, Germany and Russia meet on Monday to try to cement improved relations and seek ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
Georgia says Russia WTO membership requires border deal
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia must come to an agreement with Georgia over customs controls on their internationally recognized border if it is to pursue its ...
Mon, October 11, 2010
Schwarzenegger leads U.S. tech investors to Russia
By John Bowker
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambition to become a hi-tech economy will be under scrutiny this week when California state governor Arnold ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Russia eyes cigarette ad ban, public smoking curbs
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Tobacco advertising in Russia, where more than half of adults smoke, should be outlawed by 2012 and smoking in public places banned ...
Fri, October 01, 2010
Obama says Russia moving closer to joining WTO
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has taken "significant steps" toward joining the World Trade Organization, U.S. President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Russia calls Japan's island claims a "dead-end"
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called Japan's claims to a disputed Pacific island chain a "dead end" Thursday after Tokyo warned President Dmitry Medvedev against ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Senate panel approves new arms treaty with Russia
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel approved a new strategic nuclear arms control treaty with Russia on Thursday, advancing one of President ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
Russia eyes $50 billion 5-year asset sale: Kudrin
By Dasha Korsunskaya and Toni Vorobyova
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to earn $50 billion from privatization over the next 5 years and the government ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Finesse needed on "difficult" Iran: Russia senator
By William Maclean, Security Correspondent
GENEVA (Reuters) - Russian nuclear energy support is intended to encourage Iran to play by global arms rules, a top ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
Team USA Over Russia
Kevin Durant drained a game-high 33 points to lead the United States to an 89-79 victory over Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2010 ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Obama adviser nudges Russia on democracy
By Guy Faulconbridge
YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Russia should uphold democratic rights and increase political competition if the Kremlin's plans to modernize its economy ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Russia signals '10 arms pact ratification up to U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to ratify a nuclear arms pact with the United States this year but the landmark treaty could face problems ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
U.S. thump Angola in basketball as Russia sink New Zealand
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - World championship favorites the United States stormed into the quarter-finals Monday with a 121-66 rout of Angola and were joined by Russia ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
U.S. grasp of Russia nukes may weaken, official warns
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American knowledge of Russia's nuclear capabilities will dwindle if a new nuclear arms treaty with Moscow is not ...
Fri, August 27, 2010
Arrests Surround U2's First Ever Show In Russia
U2's first concert on Russian soil may be remembered for the arrests that surrounded it. BBC News reports that police took activists into ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
KHL still hoping to lure Kovalchuk back to Russia
By Steve Keating
TORONTO (Reuters) - An offer to return to Russia and play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) remains on the table for ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Karzai says Afghanistan needs Russia's support
By Denis Dyomkin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought President Dmitry Medvedev's help for his nation on Wednesday, two decades after ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Groupon expands to Japan and Russia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Internet bargain-hunters in Japan and Russia will soon be able to get their Groupon.
The fast-growing privately held Web company, which ...
Sat, August 14, 2010
Russia to consider fate of grain export ban after October 1
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to discuss after October 1 whether to extend a grain export ban into next year, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Russia says to start up Iran Bushehr plant August 21
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it will begin loading nuclear fuel into the reactor of Iran's first atomic power ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Few Chernobyl radiation risks from Russia fires
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent
LONDON (Reuters) - Fears that fires scorching forests polluted by Chernobyl fallout may propel dangerous amounts of radioactivity ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Russia's Severstal U.S. mills up for sale: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Severstal <CHMF.MM>, Russia's largest steelmaker, has put some of its loss-making U.S. mills for sale, several sources told American ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Hillary Clinton pleads with Senate to back Russia arms treaty
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pleaded with senators on Wednesday to back a new arms control treaty with Russia ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Russia deploys S-300 missiles in Georgia's Abkhazia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has deployed S-300 air defense missile systems in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, state news agencies quoted the commander of Russia ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Russia fires cause "brown cloud," may hit Arctic
By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent
OSLO (Reuters) - Smoke from forest fires smothering Moscow adds to health problems of "brown clouds" from Asia to the ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Wendy's/Arby's plans 180 restaurants in Russia
By Phil Wahba
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc <WEN.N> plans to open 180 dual-branded Wendy's and Arby's ...
Sat, August 07, 2010
Russia accuses U.S. of loose weapons control
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Saturday of breaching its obligations over the non proliferation of weapons, a sign of strained relations ...
Thu, August 05, 2010
Ballet star Duato ditches native Spain for Russia
By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The first foreigner to be appointed chief choreographer of a leading Russian ballet troupe since the Bolshevik revolution has ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Vote on U.S.-Russia arms treaty put off to September
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of a U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on the new arms control treaty ...
Sun, August 01, 2010
Russia police arrest Kremlin critic during protest
By Ben Judah and Denis Pinchuk
MOSCOW/ST.PETERSBURG (Reuters) - Police arrested anti-Kremlin opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow and at least 95 others ...
Sat, July 31, 2010
Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28
By Alfred Kueppers
VORONEZH, Russia (Reuters) - Raging wildfires spread across parts of western Russia on Saturday, engulfing 30 percent more land in just 24 ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
WADA wants tougher action from Russia on doping
By Alexei Anishchuk
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia should do more to fight a surge of doping in sports, the World Anti-Doping agency said on Friday ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) - Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Russia clamps down on Internet, Google frowns
By Dmitry Solovyov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A court in Russia's far east has ordered an Internet provider to block five sites which it said ...
Tue, July 27, 2010
Russia to use space tech to develop energy sector
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will employ technologies, initially meant for outer space research programs, to develop its vast energy sector, Energy Ministry said on Tuesday ...
Sat, July 24, 2010
Russia plans $29 billion asset sale - ministry sources
By Dasha Korsunskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans its biggest sell-off of state assets since the early 1990s as it seeks to raise over $29 ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Russia says ready to resume NATO military ties
By Dmitry Solovyov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to restore military cooperation with NATO almost two years after relations were frozen during the Georgian ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Russia must improve IP enforcement to join WTO: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia must improve efforts to stop piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. music, movies and other goods to achieve its longterm goal ...
Mon, July 19, 2010
Russia complains to Washington over arrest: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has complained to the United States about the detention of a Russian citizen in Liberia and his transfer to U.S ...
Sun, July 11, 2010
Djokovic inspires Serbia, Argentina shock Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - Serbia reached the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time when they completed a 4-1 victory over Croatia in Split on Sunday ...
Wed, July 07, 2010
U.S. and Russia to swap spies after 10 plead guilty
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ten people pleaded guilty on Thursday to being agents for Russia while living undercover in the United States ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Murdered U.S. reporter's family may sue Russia
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The family of murdered American journalist Paul Klebnikov said Friday it may sue Russia in Europe's human rights ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Clinton may seek to ease worry about U.S.-Russia ties
By Arshad Mohammed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits five countries once firmly in the Soviet Union's grip this ...
Wed, June 30, 2010
Russia says spy scandal won't damage U.S. ties: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that the U.S. arrests of suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring would not ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Russia complains about German seizure of Iran items
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia complained to the Security Council on Monday about what U.N. diplomats said was Germany's seizure ...
Mon, June 28, 2010
Russia angry as U.S. seeks to limit spy fallout
By Alexei Anishchuk and Andrew Quinn
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moscow on Tuesday angrily rejected allegations by Washington that it had cracked an undercover Russian ...
Sun, June 27, 2010
Russia alarmed by CIA view of Iran's weapons
By Guy Faulconbridge
TORONTO (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday he was alarmed by U.S. assertions that Iran may have enough fuel ...
Sat, June 26, 2010
Russia adopts "smoking kills" cigarette warnings
By Lidia Kelly
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia slapped "smoking kills" warnings on cigarette packages from Saturday in an effort to crack down on an addiction ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
U.S. piracy concerns looms large over Russia's WTO bid
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business groups said on Friday they hoped President Barack Obama's pledge to help Russia join the ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Obama says U.S. will support Russia's WTO bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States and Russia had reached agreement to resume exporting U.S. poultry products to ...
Thu, June 24, 2010
Trade in focus as Russia's Medvedev visits Obama
By Patricia Zengerle and Guy Faulconbridge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev huddled at the White House on Thursday, seeking ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Russia to study U.S. hi-tech, turn "reset" to trade
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev travels to the United States on Tuesday for a visit both countries hope will help ...
Sat, June 19, 2010
BP CEO the ghost at the feast as Russia fetes big oil
By Vladimir Soldatkin
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The leaders of the global oil industry gathered as usual at Russia's top annual business forum ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
Russia says world needs to do more for Afghanistan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The international community needs to start providing more economic and social assistance to Afghanistan to ensure the nation can function on its ...
Sat, June 05, 2010
Germany, Russia agree stable euro key for growth
MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Berlin and Moscow agree that a stable euro is key for global financial stability and sustainable economic growth, German Chancellor Angela ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Wal-Mart seeks growth in China, Brazil, eyeing Russia
ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc <WMT.N> is still learning about the Russian market, a country it sees as underserved by retailers, a ...
Thu, June 03, 2010
Russia says rebels planning 2014 Olympic attacks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia believes rebel groups are planning attacks on the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014, the chief of the state security ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Russia says terrorists seeking nuclear materials
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The chief of Russia's state security service said on Wednesday that terrorists were seeking access to nuclear materials across the former ...
Tue, June 01, 2010
Boeing gets plane order from Russia state firm
By Gleb Stolyarov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft maker Boeing <BA.N> has won an order from a Russian state company for up to ...
Sat, May 29, 2010
Humbled by crisis, Russia and EU eye summit reset
By Conor Humphries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the European Union, both humbled by economic crisis, are set to brush geopolitical disputes aside at a ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
U.S. sees Iran, Afghanistan as gains in Russia relationship
By Michael Stott
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's support for fresh U.N. sanctions against Iran and its help on Afghanistan show how Washington's ...
Thu, May 27, 2010
Business Books: Why Russia and China will eat your lunch
By Herbert Lash
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Western multinationals that have dominated global trade for decades are going to have their lunch eaten in ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Czechs stun Russia to snatch world title
By Karolos Grohmann
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Czech Republic were crowned ice hockey's world champions for the sixth time on Sunday, snapping holders Russia ...
Sun, May 23, 2010
Russia gives U.S. Afghan drugs data, criticizes NATO
By Dmitry Solovyov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top drugs official gave a list of Afghan and Central Asian drug barons to U.S. anti-drugs ...
Sat, May 22, 2010
Russia to face Czechs for world hockey title
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Russia kept alive hopes of winning a third successive world championship title when a late strike earned them a 2-1 victory ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
Russia says Iran reactor will start up in August
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A reactor being built by Russia at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant is scheduled to begin operating in August, the head ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Russia crush Canada to book semi-final spot
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Holders Russia cruised past Olympic champions Canada 5-2 on Thursday to reach the world championship semi-finals and take revenge for their ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Russia goes Double Dutch with soccer coach appointment
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dutchman Dick Advocaat will be appointed Russia's new national team coach, replacing compatriot Guus Hiddink, the country's soccer chief said ...
Sun, May 16, 2010
Russia's Medvedev orders Olympic security tightened
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered on Sunday tighter security at the 2014 Winter Olympics, which will be staged in the same mountain ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Russia says Lula has poor chance of success in Iran
By Fernando Exman and Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday the Brazilian president was unlikely to succeed in his ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Russia to sell Syria warplanes, air defense systems
MOSCOW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Russia has signed deals to sell Syria warplanes, anti-tank weapons and air defense systems, a senior Russian arms trader said on ...
Fri, May 14, 2010
Russia confirms first polio case in 13 years
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has confirmed its first polio case in 13 years in an infant visiting from Tajikistan, but there is no immediate threat ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Obama speaks to Russia's Medvedev
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday, the White House said.
White House spokesman Bill ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
Russia warns U.S. against unilateral Iran sanctions
By Conor Humphries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States and other Western nations on Thursday against imposing unilateral sanctions ...
Wed, May 12, 2010
Russia says may lift veil on nuclear arsenal
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it may lift the veil of secrecy over its nuclear arsenal after a new strategic ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Obama adviser warns Russia against arms sale to Iran
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made it clear to Russia that delivering an anti-aircraft system to Iran would have severe ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
Obama revives civilian nuclear deal with Russia
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama revived an agreement with Russia on Monday in which the two countries would cooperate on civilian ...
Sun, May 09, 2010
Ovechkin on target as champions Russia beat Slovakia
BERLIN (Reuters) - Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin was on target as champions Russia kicked off their world title defense with a 3-1 victory ...
Sun, May 09, 2010
Russia offers olive branch as NATO joins parade
By Michael Stott
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev struck a conciliatory note at Russia's Victory Day military parade on Sunday, urging world powers ...
Fri, May 07, 2010
Train station bomb kills one in Russia: officials
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - One woman was killed and five others injured when a bomb exploded on a train station platform in the southern Russian ...
Tue, May 04, 2010
Russia says "optimistic" on Iran sanctions talks
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday he was "optimistic" about talks on a fourth round ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
China, Russia, Canada again top USTR piracy list
By Doug Palmer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday placed Russia on its list of countries with the worst records of preventing copyright ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Russia's Medvedev pushes high-tech project
By Denis Dyomkin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Russia must move fast to create a home for innovative companies in ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
U.S. and Russia agree to forge new pact on adoptions
By Andy Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia will seek a new deal to govern adoptions of Russian children by American families ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Senator seeks visa sanctions in Russia case
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senator on Monday asked Washington to cancel U.S. visa privileges for 60 Russian officials and others over ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Senator seeks visa sanctions in Russia case
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senator on Monday asked Washington to cancel visa privileges for 60 Russian officials and others over the death ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
U.S. battle past Russia into Fed Cup final
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands swept aside Russians Elena Dementieva and Alla Kudryavtseva in the decisive Fed Cup doubles on Sunday ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
U.S., Russia say need spirit of WW2 trust to build ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday their nations need the spirit of mutual trust they ...
Sun, April 25, 2010
Belarus leader raps Russia, may snub security summit
By Andrei Makhovsky
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on Sunday berated ally Russia for not paying for its military bases deployed in his ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Dementieva draws Russia level in Fed Cup semi
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Elena Dementieva and Melanie Oudin won their opening singles matches on Saturday to leave the Fed Cup semi-final between Russia and ...
Sat, April 24, 2010
Russia says Polish plane crash probe to build ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov Saturday told a delegation from Warsaw he hoped the investigation of the April 10 presidential plane ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Oudin leads U.S. against Russia in Fed Cup semi-final
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Melanie Oudin will assume the leading role when the United States meet Russia in their Fed Cup semi-final this weekend in ...
Sat, April 17, 2010
Poles bury Kaczynski, eye better ties with Russia
By Gabriela Baczynska and Wojciech Zurawski
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) - The leaders of Poland and Russia attending the state funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Russia to put boy in U.S. adoption case in foster home
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A top Russian official said on Friday he hoped to quickly place an adopted boy into foster care one ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Steel baron Vladimir Lisin tops Russia rich list
By Robin Paxton
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Steel baron Vladimir Lisin was ranked Russia's richest man by Forbes magazine on Friday after a year in ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
Russia shuts last weapons-grade plutonium reactor
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia shut its last weapons- grade plutonium reactor on Thursday, local news agencies reported, under a deal with the United States to ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
Dementieva to lead weak Russia team for U.S. Fed Cup tie
MOSCOW (Reuters) - World number six Elena Dementieva will lead an under-strength Russian team in this month's Fed Cup semi-final against the United States ...
Sun, April 11, 2010
Russia cast as nuclear security leader despite flaws
By Steve Gutterman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The nuclear security summit starting on Monday is a chance for Russia to promote itself as a global leader ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Russia eyes U.S. adoption freeze after boy sent back
By Conor Humphries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it planned to suspend adoptions of its children by U.S. citizens after an American ...
Fri, April 09, 2010
Suicide bomber kills one in Russia's south
EKAZHEVO, Russia (Reuters) - A female suicide bomber killed herself after shooting dead a policeman on Friday in Russia's North Caucasus region, where the ...
Thu, April 08, 2010
Self-proclaimed Kyrgyz leader thanks Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan's self-proclaimed interim leader thanked Russia on Thursday for its "significant support" in exposing what she said was the nepotistic and ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Obama seeks momentum from Russia arms pact signing
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama leaves on Wednesday for Prague where he will sign a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia, marking ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Suicide bomber kills 2 police in Russia's Ingushetia
By Kazbek Basayev
KARABULAK, Russia (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed two policemen in Russia's Ingushetia region on Monday, the latest in a series ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Russia says Moscow bomber was teenage "Black Widow"
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The 17-year-old widow of an Islamist militant from the North Caucasus is suspected of blowing herself up in suicide ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Russia seeks limits on U.S. arms after pact
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned the United States on Tuesday that putting conventional warheads on long-range missiles would jeopardize President Barack Obama ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Russia's Medvedev visits North Caucasus after bombings
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited the North Caucasus on Thursday to reinforce efforts to crush the militants behind a spate of ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Car blast kills two in Russia's Dagestan: agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan overnight when a blast ripped through their car, which was ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Bombs kill 12 in Russia, days after metro attacks
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed at least 12 people in Russia's North Caucasus on Wednesday, two days after deadly attacks in Moscow ...
Sun, March 28, 2010
Russia says U.S. should eradicate Afghan opium
By Jonathon Burch
KABUL (Reuters) - Russia accused the United States on Sunday of conniving with Afghanistan's drug producers by refusing to destroy opium ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
President Obama Strikes New Nuke Deal With Russia
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama has struck a deal on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia. After talking by phone with ...
Fri, March 26, 2010
Russia's Medvedev orders Vancouver spending probe
By Denis Dyomkin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced a probe on Friday into the ineffective use of funds to prepare athletes ...
Wed, March 24, 2010
Russia, U.S. have deal on new arms pact: Kremlin
By Denis Dyomkin and Susan Cornwell
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have reached agreement on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Russia denies bid for U.S. air tanker contract
By Gleb Stolyarov and Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia denied on Monday that state-run United Aviation Corporation planned to bid for a $50 billion ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Russia denies bid for U.S. air tanker contract
By Gleb Stolyarov and Darya Korsunskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia denied on Monday that its state-run United Aviation Corporation (UAC) planned to bid for a ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
Russia denies bid for U.S. air tanker contract
By Gleb Stolyarov and Darya Korsunskaya
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia denied on Monday that its state-run United Aviation Corporation (UAC) planned to bid for a ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
Russia says Iran letting chances for dialogue slip
BARVIKHA, Russia (Reuters) - Russia on Friday said that Iran was letting the opportunity for dialogue with the international community slip away and warned that ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
U.S., Russia on brink of arms reduction treaty: Clinton
BARVIKHA, Russia (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have resolved all major issues in talks on a new arms control pact and are on ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Russia, U.S. disagree over Iran atomic plant start-up
By Darya Korsunskaya
VOLGODONSK, Russia (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it would start up the reactor it is building at Iran's first atomic ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Russia's deputy sports minister quits
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gennady Alyoshin has quit as Russia's deputy sports minister, the ministry said on Thursday.
Alyoshin, responsible for elite and recreational sports ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
Clinton, Russia at odds over Iranian nuclear plant
By Arshad Mohammed and Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized Russia's plans to start ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Russia sees U.S. nuclear arms deal soon: agencies
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A nuclear arms reduction pact between Russia and the United States could be ready for signing by late March ...
Mon, March 15, 2010
Russia rewards Vancouver medalists but warns officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's newest Olympic medallists received state medals Monday, while sports officials were given a fresh warning they could be sacked after ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
U.S. and Russia in final push to clinch new START treaty
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. and Russian arms control officials began on Tuesday what both sides hope will be a final push ...
Sat, March 06, 2010
Spain, Russia, Serbia reach Davis Cup quarters
By Iain Rogers
MADRID (Reuters) - David Ferrer crushed Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 6-0 to fire depleted champions Spain into the quarter-finals of ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Russia halts space tours as U.S. retires Shuttle
By Dmitry Solovyov
STAR CITY, Russia (Reuters) - Russia announced a halt to space tourism on Wednesday, saying it would struggle to ferry professional crews ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Putin suggests Russia's Olympic funds were misspent
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Money earmarked for Russia's Vancouver Olympics preparations might have been misspent, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
"Maybe the money ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Tyson shifting away from Russia chicken market
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc <TSN.N>, the biggest U.S. meat producer, said on Monday it had reduced the amount of chicken it ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Russia says still room for diplomacy with Iran
PARIS (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday there was still room for diplomacy rather than sanctions to produce a solution ...
Fri, February 26, 2010
Russia's Youzhny into Dubai final after straight sets win
By Matt Smith
DUBAI (Reuters) - Seventh seed Mikhail Youzhny beat Austrian outsider Juergen Melzer 7-5 7-6 on Friday to book his place in the ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Russia, U.S. leaders urge faster work on START deal
MOSCOW, Feb 24 (Russia) - The presidents of Russia and the United States agreed Wednesday to urge their negotiators to speed up work and prepare ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Russia warns West against "crippling" Iran sanctions
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian diplomat warned the West on Wednesday against trying to paralyze Iran by targeting the Islamic Republic ...
Wed, February 24, 2010
Canada guns for Russia in superpower showdown
By Steve Keating
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada stormed into the Olympic men's ice hockey quarter-finals on Tuesday while Switzerland and the Czech Republic were ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
Clinton presses Russia to wrap up START deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton phoned her Russian counterpart on Tuesday to press Moscow to wrap up final details on a new ...
Tue, February 23, 2010
North America beats Russia at own game
By Sonia Oxley
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - North American ice dancers are beating Europeans at their own game thanks to the Russian coaches who are training ...
Mon, February 22, 2010
Clinton urges NATO security cooperation with Russia
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NATO must boost security cooperation with Russia and streamline operations to face new challenges -- both military and civilian -- in ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Russia "very alarmed" at Iranian nuclear stance
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it was "very alarmed" by Iran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA, after the ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Berlin critics back Russia, Romania, Polanski films
By Mike Collett-White
BERLIN (Reuters) - Fittingly for a festival where low-budget movies jostle with big Hollywood names, three small eastern European entries and Roman ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Slovakia stun Russia, Canada struggle in Olympic ice hockey
By Steve Keating
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Pavol Demitra scored to end a marathon shootout and give Slovakia a shock 2-1 win over top- ranked Russia ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Ashton Kutcher tells Russia of social web power
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. film star and Twitter celebrity Ashton Kutcher encouraged Russians on Thursday to share ideas through social media ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Russia anxiously waits for Red Machine to find top gear
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Every morning this week, Russians have woken to bad news from halfway around the world: no new Olympic medals ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Canada and Russia start on collision course
By Steve Keating
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canada and Russia opened the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament with explosive wins on Tuesday to set the ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Missile threat signals U.S./Russia reset strains
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moldova's rebel region of Transdniestria said on Monday it was ready to host Russian tactical missiles if the ...
Sat, February 13, 2010
Wary of pressure, Canada chief tips Russia
By Steve Keating
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Russia are favorites to win men's hockey gold at the Vancouver Winter Games said Team Canada executive director ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Consider yourself warned, IOC's Rogge tells Russia
By Karolos Grohmann
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Russia has been warned to get its anti-doping act together days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics after ...
Sat, February 06, 2010
Russia Medvedev wants lower lending rates
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday told the head of state-owned bank VEB Vladimir Dmitriev that lending rates must continue to decline ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Russia says concerned at Romania hosting U.S. missiles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia Friday said it was concerned by Romania's decision to host interceptor missiles as part of a U.S. plan to ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Lawmaker: Russia, West closer on Iran sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Western powers have moved closer to agreement on the need for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, a ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
Russia sees U.S. arms pact in March-April: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and the United States could sign a nuclear arms reduction treaty in March or April, the Interfax news ...
Sat, January 30, 2010
Thousands rally to urge Russia's Putin to resign
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Up to 10,000 people rallied in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
World celebrates Russia's "immortal" Chekhov at 150
By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Yuri Pushkin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Literature lovers around the world held celebrations and paid tribute to Anton Chekhov on Friday, on ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Clinton to work with Russia on European security
By Andrew Quinn
PARIS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday recommitted the United States to the defense of Europe and pledged to ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
U.S., Russia close to nuclear deal: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev agreed in a telephone call on Wednesday that both countries were close to ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
U.S., Russia close to new nuclear deal: White House
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Talks on a landmark treaty to cut Cold War nuclear arsenals are nearly complete, U.S. President Barack Obama and his ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Russia loses science powerhouse standing
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Political turmoil, a brain drain of scientists and waning interest have transformed Russia from a ...
Mon, January 25, 2010
U.S. says arms talks with Russia to resume next week
GENEVA (Reuters) - Talks on a landmark treaty between the United States and Russia to cut Cold War nuclear arsenals will resume in Geneva next ...
Sun, January 24, 2010
U.S.-Russia nuclear deal "95 percent" agreed upon
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that a deal with the United States on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty was "95 ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Russia hopes for prompt U.S. nuclear deal
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister said on Friday he expected an agreement would be reached soon on a landmark nuclear ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Russia warns against rushing to Iran sanctions
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday cautioned world powers against rushing toward sanctions to punish Iran for spurning a U.N.-brokered ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Russia says hopes for prompt U.S. nuclear deal
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister said on Friday an agreement will be reached soon on a landmark nuclear arms reduction ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Russia seeks new chicken supplies as U.S. talks end
By Aleksandras Budrys
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian chicken importers have begun seeking alternative suppliers, including Thailand, as talks with U.S. experts ground to a ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Russia responds to U.S. missile plans for Poland
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will strengthen its Baltic fleet in response to U.S. plans to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland, Russian ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
U.S. poultry safety solution possible: Russia lobby
By Aleksandras Budrys
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. poultry imports to Russia could be restored if new local rules are observed, the leader of Russia ...
Sun, January 17, 2010
MySQL founder turns to China, Russia to halt Oracle
By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Michael Widenius, the creator of the MySQL database, said he is turning his vocal campaign against ...
Sat, January 16, 2010
Russia's Medvedev: progress made on START treaty: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have brought their positions closer over a new START Treaty to curb strategic nuclear weapons, the RIA ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Russia rules could hurt U.S. beef exports: senators
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Russian inspection rules could trim U.S. beef exports to the market as of February 1, two influential ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Russia rules could hurt U.S. beef exports: senators
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Russian inspection rules could trim U.S. beef exports to the market as of February 1, two influential ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
U.S. says Russia arms deal close, talks resuming
By Steve Gutterman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are "really close" to agreement on a landmark treaty to cut their nuclear arsenals ...
Sat, January 09, 2010
U.S. farm chief wants useful Russia poultry talks
By Sue Pleming
SHANNON, Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Saturday he hoped for "meaningful" talks with Moscow next week ...
Wed, January 06, 2010
Murray delights Britain, Kazakhstan shock Russia
By Simon Cambers
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Andy Murray shrugged off sunburn to lead Britain to a second consecutive victory at the Hopman Cup on ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Russia optimistic ahead of U.S. poultry talks
By Dmitry Zhdannikov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States will hold talks in mid-January to solve a dispute over U.S. poultry imports ...
Fri, December 25, 2009
Ovechkin leads Russia hockey team in Vancouver
By Gennady Fyodorov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexander Ovechkin will lead world champions Russia in the 2010 Olympic ice hockey tournament after being named in a ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Once at war, Russia and Georgia agree to open border
By Margarita Antidze and Gleb Bryanski
TBILISI/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Georgia said on Thursday it had agreed to open a mountain pass on the border ...
Thu, December 24, 2009
Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will work on a new generation of nuclear missiles to ensure its nuclear deterrent remains effective, President Dmitry Medvedev said on ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Russia, U.S. plan unprecedented nuclear cut: Lavrov
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States plan unprecedented cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Russia cuts U.S. poultry, pork 2010 import quotas
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia, a top market for U.S. meat, has cut its 2010 import quotas, meaning fewer pork and poultry ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
U.S.-Russia arms deal unlikely before February: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are unlikely to clinch a deal to cut Cold War stocks of nuclear arms before February as ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
U.S. and Russia close to agreeing arms deal: Obama
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are "quite close" to agreeing a new START nuclear arms reduction pact, U.S. President Barack Obama ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Russia, U.S. close to nuclear pact: report
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are very close to resolving all remaining questions on a new treaty to slash ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Russia's market reform architect Gaidar dies at 53
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yegor Gaidar, architect of the tumultuous reforms that helped cement Russia's post-Soviet transition but drove millions into poverty ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
No plans to sign Russia nuclear deal this week: U.S.
By Jeff Mason and Conor Sweeney
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday played down chances the United States and Russia would sign ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
No plans for Russia nuclear deal this week: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Tuesday there were no plans for President Barack Obama to sign a new nuclear arms reduction pact ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Russia, U.S. may sign nuclear deal at climate talks
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States may sign an agreement to replace the START nuclear weapons treaty during the Copenhagen ...
Sun, December 06, 2009
Russia mourns as club fire victims are buried
By Natalia Shurmina
PERM, Russia (Reuters) - Flags flew at half mast and entertainment programs were canceled across Russia on Monday as the country mourned ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
No new Russia-U.S. arms pact yet as treaty expires
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The presidents of Russia and the United States on Friday pledged to keep working for a deal to reduce arsenals of Cold ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
Russia-U.S. arms pact extended as deadline passes
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States failed to reach agreement on a new pact to cut vast arsenals of nuclear ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Putin criticizes U.S. trade controls on Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday said the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment that tied U.S. trade relations to emigration rights for ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
Rogge trusts Russia's security after deadly bomb blast
MOSCOW (Reuters) - IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday he trusted Russia to provide all the necessary security arrangements for the 2014 Winter Olympics ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
Russia drafts "post-Cold War" security pact
By Conor Humphries
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Sunday published its proposal for a new Euro-Atlantic security treaty that would restrict its ability to use ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Russia says bomb caused deadly train crash
By Denis Sinyakov
UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said ...
Fri, November 27, 2009
Russia, U.S. likely to miss deadline on arms pact
By Denis Dyomkin and Jeff Mason
MINSK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are unlikely to finish a pact to cut Cold War ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
U.S., Russia study ways to extend START verification
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. negotiators working to conclude a new strategic arms treaty with Russia are discussing ways to continue nuclear ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Russia delays Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said it would not start a nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr atomic power station by the end of ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
Russia, U.S. leaders discuss arms pact, Iran
By Oleg Shchedrov
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Russian and U.S. presidents said on Sunday they hoped to strike a new deal for arms cuts ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
France, Portugal, Russia eye World Cup spots
By Mike Collett
LONDON (Reuters) - France, Portugal and Russia all moved closer to next year's World Cup finals with first leg playoff wins ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Medvedev pitches modern Russia, warns opposition
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday Russia needed to embrace sweeping reforms to become a modern world power but ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
CORRECTED: Lethal Kalashnikov designer is now Russia's hero
Corrects attribution of quote in penultimate paragraph to Kalashnikov, not Medvedev
By Dmitry Solovyov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The designer of the Kalashnikov, sometimes called the ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Russia fires police YouTube whistleblower
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A junior Russian policeman was fired on Sunday after making a YouTube appeal to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accusing senior officers of ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
GM's U-turn on Opel sale angers Germany, Russia
By Angelika Gruber and Gernot Heller
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) - German and Russian leaders seethed and unions tore up a deal to cut costs in ...
Sun, November 01, 2009
Russia-U.S. weapons talks on track: Kremlin adviser
MARRAKESH, Morocco (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are on track to sign a new deal to reduce their arsenals of nuclear weapons by ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
Russia tycoon reveals U.S. trips, silent on visa row
By Dmitry Zhdannikov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska visited the United States twice this year, his spokesman said on Friday, but declined to ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Russia says U.S. to respect its arms treaty concerns
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expects to receive within days U.S. proposals taking into account Moscow's concerns regarding a new strategic weapons deal negotiated ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
Russia drops $22.5 billion suit vs BONY
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has dropped its $22.5 billion lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon <BK.N>, in line with an earlier request ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Clinton says agrees with Russia on Iran steps
BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States and Russia agree they must consider further steps against Iran if they are unable to reach a diplomatic solution ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Russia jails Serb for U.S. military spying: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Friday jailed a Serbian national for eight years for attempting to pass secrets about Russian missile and other ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Russia upset at U.S.-Ukraine missile defense talks
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday it was worried about U.S. talks on the use of Ukrainian radar stations as ...
Thu, October 15, 2009
Russia says concerned over U.S. missile defense talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expressed concern on Thursday about discussions on missile defense between U.S. officials and non-NATO members, local news agencies reported.
"We ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Kawaguchi braves taunts to skate for Russia
By Gennady Fyodorov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Yuko Kawaguchi was branded a traitor in her native Japan when she changed nationality to pursue her childhood dream ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Clinton raps Russia over rights on "reset" trip
By Jeff Mason
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up a European tour Wednesday by calling on Russia to ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
China, Russia bolster ties with gas, trade deals
By Darya Korsunskaya and Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China bolstered their close but increasingly imbalanced relationship on Tuesday when Russian Prime Minister ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Clinton fails to win Russia pledge on Iran sanctions
By Jeff Mason and Michael Stott
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton failed to win specific pledges from Moscow on tougher ...
Sun, October 11, 2009
Russia says to bear brunt of space missions
By Dmitry Solovyov
KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - Russia expects to extend the life of the International Space Station beyond 2015, although Moscow must bear the ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Clinton to talk Iran, Afghanistan on Russia trip
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran and Afghanistan will dominate talks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week on a trip ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Reform tsar struggles to take Russia into nanoworld
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian economic reform architect Anatoly Chubais hopes to marshal oligarch investment into establishing Russia as a world leader in ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Russia sees new U.S. anti-missile shield less risky: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sees a redrafted U.S. anti-missile shield plan as a lesser security threat than the project previously proposed, RIA news agency ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Despite suspicions, Obama urges better Russia ties
By Jeff Mason
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called for better ties between NATO and Russia on Tuesday and said the two ...
Tue, September 29, 2009
Russia still cool on new U.S. anti-missile scheme
By Conor Sweeney
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia remains suspicious about Washington's new anti-missile plans and fears its strategic nuclear weapons could still be threatened ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Russia hopes U.S. to extend shuttle operations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia hopes the United States will extend the deadline to retire its space shuttles beyond 2011 and has heard unofficially it is ...
Mon, September 21, 2009
Russia says its missile plans in Europe not shelved
ZURICH (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Monday that plans to deploy missiles in an enclave next to Poland have not been shelved ...
Sat, September 19, 2009
Russia may ease foreign access to energy projects
By Gleb Bryanski
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russia will discuss relaxing laws regulating foreign participation in offshore energy projects to attract investment from abroad, Natural ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Obama to meet China, Russia, Japan leaders at U.N.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during the ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
Russia's Putin hails U.S. shield move, calls for more
By Gleb Bryanski
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday hailed as "correct and brave" a decision by the United States to ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
NATO proposes new era of cooperation with Russia
By David Brunnstrom and Timothy Heritage
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO proposed a new era of cooperation with Russia on Friday, calling for joint work with ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
NATO wants to work with Russia on missile defense
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO urged Russia on Friday to work with it on missile defense and proposed looking at ways eventually to link U.S ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Russia's richest man eyes Nets deal
By Polina Devitt and Anastasia Onegina
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's richest man Mikhail Prokhorov is preparing an offer to help the New Jersey Nets ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
BNY Mellon offers $4 billion to end Russia lawsuit: report
MOSCOW/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon <BK.N> may restart trade-finance lending to Russia as a part of an out-of-court settlement ...
Sat, September 12, 2009
Millions in German Opel aid bound for Russia, says report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hundreds of millions of euros in German state aid planned for carmaker Opel is earmarked for operations in Russia, an Opel trustee ...
Fri, September 11, 2009
Putin opens door to return as Russia president
By Janet McBride
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday gave his strongest indication yet that he may run again for the ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Russia says Iran proposals something to work with
By Janet McBride
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday Iran's proposals to world powers could be a basis for negotiations ...
Fri, September 04, 2009
U.S. sees progress on nuclear arms deal with Russia
* U.S. says talks progress, next round starts September 21
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States and Russia have made progress toward a deal to ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Russia, U.S. make progress on nuclear arms deal: Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States have made progress on reaching a new deal to cut nuclear weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov ...
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