Magnitsky list to be passed this week in US Congress

12.11.2012 14:18   Olga Kuzmenkova, edited by Robert Gally

The U.S. House of Representatives may approve the controversial Magnitsky Act bill this week. President Obama is expected to sign the document by......

Kommersant: Georga ready to create rail link to Russia

02.11.2012 12:42   News Dept.

Georgian authorities are ready to restore railway links with Russia as part of the "Abkhazia reintegration strategy," said the new Minister for the......

Churov compares US and Russian election systems

31.10.2012 15:16   Zhanna Ulyanova, edite by Karina Ayvazova

The head of Russia's Central Election Commission Vladimir Churov has written an article criticizing the U.S. electoral system. The article, published in......

U.S. "concerned" over situation with Russian oppositionists

26.10.2012 11:48   News Dept.

The United States has expressed concern over the situation around Leonid Razvozzhaev and other opposition activists in Russia, the State Department......

Arrests over illegal exports in US draw Foreign Ministry criticism

04.10.2012 14:19   News Dept.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Russia was unsatisfied with the U.S. because they were not informed about the arrest of Russian......

Putin submits United Territorial Defence bill to Duma

02.10.2012 16:52   Ekaterina Vinkurova, Sergei Smirnov, edited by Robert Gally

Vladimir Putin has brought his amendments to the federal law "On Defence" to the State Duma. Some of the main ideas include the development of 'a plan of......

Russia's PACE delegation head said he would skip session because he "won't be heard" there

27.09.2012 11:56   News Dept.

Russia's parliament speaker Sergey Naryshkin, who was supposed to lead the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)......

Russian chemical weapons 'safe shelf-life' to expire on Jan 1 2013

21.08.2012 17:12   News dept.

The safe storage shelf-life of Russia's chemical ammunition is set expire on January 1, 2013, said Vladimir Mandych, deputy head of the Federal Department......

Russia to build naval bases in ex-Soviet allies Cuba and Vietnam

27.07.2012 15:42   Ksenia Solyanskaya, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Russia is planning to set up military naval bases in Cuba and Vietnam. It is also negotiating the establishment of Russian forces in the Indian Ocean......

Iran demands Russia pay $4bln for canceled arms deal

05.07.2012 19:57   Lev Makedonov, edited by Karina Ayvazova

Iran has filed a lawsuit against Russia in the Geneva Arbitration court for cancelling an arm deal signed in 2007. The lawsuit was filed a year ago, but it......