News about Russia

Russia warns of retaliation for Yukos overseas asset freeze Moscow warned that state-linked foreign firms in Russia could be targeted for retaliation to the freezing of Russian official assets in Western Europe over legal claims from former Yukos shareholders.
20 June 2015 12:04
EU to extend Russia sanctions to January 2016 EU member states agreed to extend damaging economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis by another six months to the end of January 2016.
19 June 2015 13:49
Russia tries to shrug off crisis as West snubs investment forum Russian officials tried to play down fears about the country's economic crisis as tensions with the West over Ukraine cast a pall over its showcase investment forum.
19 June 2015 10:36
Russia to prolong embargo if EU extends sanctions: minister Moscow will extend its embargo on European Union agricultural products but is unlikely to go further if the EU extends sanctions as expected.
18 June 2015 16:28
NATO says implementing 'biggest' defence boost since Cold War NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance was implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War.
18 June 2015 12:09
Russian clash with West a ruse to keep elite in power: dissident The Russia-Ukraine conflict has no short term solution and is part of a fabricated conflict with the West to distract everyday Russians from corruption and incompetence.
18 June 2015 10:58
Russia must defend itself if 'threatened': Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would have to defend itself if threatened, adding that NATO is "coming to its borders".
17 June 2015 11:23
Russian MPs back 'right to be forgotten online' law Russia's lower house of parliament gave initial backing to a bill requiring Internet search sites to remove access to inaccurate and outdated personal information.
17 June 2015 10:32
Kerry urges Lavrov to respect Ukraine ceasefire Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pressed his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to ensure that Moscow respects the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
16 June 2015 13:32
Russia says 'very worrying' slowdown in Iran nuclear talks Russia's negotiator has described a "very worrying" slowdown in progress in nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers ahead of a June 30 deadline to finalise a historic accord.
13 June 2015 13:18
Pussy Riot member arrested at Moscow women's rights demo A member of punk protest group Pussy Riot and a fellow activist were arrested at a demonstration in Moscow demanding better conditions for women held in Russian prisons.
13 June 2015 11:39
Russian fighter flies dangerously close to US plane: Pentagon A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to an American reconnaissance aircraft during an “unprofessional” intercept in international airspace over the Black Sea.
13 June 2015 11:31
Washington accuses Russia of 'outright lies' on Ukraine Washington's UN envoy accused Russia of spinning "outright lies" on Ukraine designed to hide the Kremlin's direct involvement in a war it launched to thwart Kiev's pro-Western drive.
12 June 2015 12:52
US envoy meets Poroshenko as concerns for Ukraine grow Washington's UN ambassador met with Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko at a time of renewed hostilities with pro-Russian fightersю
11 June 2015 12:23
Italy gives Putin stage to make case against sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin used a trip to Italy to press his case against international sanctions and was urged by Pope Francis to make a "sincere effort" for peace in Ukraine.
11 June 2015 12:15
56-yo Kazakhstani wins Omsk half marathon for 6th time 56 y.o. Kostanay native Sergey Polikarpov has won the Spring Half Marathon in Omsk, Russia for the sixth time.
11 June 2015 01:57
Kazakhstan's Senate Speaker Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev meets with Chairman of Russian Federation Council in Moscow Chairman of the Kazakh Senate Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev had a meeting with Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council, Valentina Matviyenko.
10 June 2015 19:32
Kyrgyzstan fears outflow of doctors to Kazakhstan, Russia Accession to the Eurasian Union is having a negative effect on Kyrgyzstan's healthcare system.
10 June 2015 19:15
Public in NATO countries against arming Ukraine: poll A majority of citizens from eight NATO countries are against sending arms to Ukraine to help battle pro-Russian separatists.
10 June 2015 16:12
Isolated Putin seeks sympathetic hearing in Italy Vladimir Putin makes a rare international outing with a high-profile visit to Italy and the Vatican.
10 June 2015 12:12
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