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Letters: Medvedev's headline stance hides the hardline reality

Medvedev's headline stance hides the hardline reality Your headline (Russians move to end rift with UK, July 3) is not matched by the important interview with Russia's President Medvedev. The British Council still faces...

Russia, EU to start talks on new cooperation deal in Brussels

rian.ru     1 hr ago   3 related          

BRUSSELS, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia and the European Union will begin the first round of talks on a new wide-ranging cooperation agreement in Brussels on Friday. The new pact is set to replace the current 1997 Partnership...

Azerbaijan: Medvedev Makes Splash in Baku, But is it More Style than Substance?

eurasianet.org     11 hrs ago   24 related          

BY SHAHIN ABBASOV Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev concluded July 3 talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev by pronouncing Baku to be Moscow’s "strategic partner." Meanwhile, the head of the Kremlin-controlled conglomerate...

Biggest anime expo in U.S. draws thousands to Los Angeles

kyodo.co.jp     3 hrs ago   11 related          

To access full stories on Kyodo News English website, it is necessary to subscribe. Please contact Kyodo's International Department in Tokyo via e-mail at kokusai@kyodones.jp or call 03-6252-8301. If you are outside Japan,...

There Is Nothing "New" in the Khodorkovsky Charges

It is very positive that there has been such a robust reaction from the international press with regard to the latest developments in Mikhail Khodorkovsky case - public awareness of Russia's political prisoners is tantamount to...

Tax Status Unclear For Foreign NGOs

The government will clarify later this year the tax status of grants from dozens of international organizations excluded from tax exemptions in a recent decree signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a government spokesman...

Russia Upgrading Chemical, Biological Security System

redorbit.com     4 hrs ago          

MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Governmental Commission for Biological and Chemical Security has approved a draft federal program of chemical and biological security for the period of 2009- 2013, the Health and Social...

Roman Abramovich steps down as governor of Russian Chukotka region

Dmitry Medvedev, the new Russian President, today accepted the resignation of oligarch Roman Abramovich as governor of the remote Arctic region of Chukotka. Mr Abramovich’s spokesman confirmed the news but no reasons were given...

Russia military 'deeply corrupt'

bbc.co.uk     13 hrs ago   25 related          

A third of all money spent by the Russian government on its armed forces is lost to corruption, a senior Russian official has warned. Aleksander Kanshin told reporters 16 generals and 180 colonels were prosecuted last year...

Russian and British leaders may discuss TNK-BP

reuters.co.uk     18 hrs ago   7 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Gordon Brown may discuss the troubled Anglo-Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP on the sidelines of next week's G8 summit, a Russian official said on Thursday.

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