News about Russia

Nazarbayev to discuss Ukrainian crisis and Astana meeting with Merkel in Berlin on January 9 President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrives to Berlin on Janurary 9 to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
08 January 2015 16:53
Kazakh analyst calls Astana 'optimal platform' for Ukraine talks Kazakh political analyst Yerlan Karin says Astana is the most suitable venue to hold talks relating to the situation in Ukraine.
08 January 2015 14:45
EU chair Latvia says Russia 'more open' to Ukraine solution Latvia said Russia seemed more open to a negotiated solution over the conflict in Ukraine, raising the prospect of an easing of sanctions against Moscow.
08 January 2015 14:27
Kremlin critic openly at large after skipping house arrest A Russian court refused to take legal action after top opposition leader Alexei Navalny defiantly cut short his house arrest.
07 January 2015 12:42
Kazakhstan's Majilis ratifies amendments to Water Convention The lower chamber of Kazakhstan’s Parliament - the Majilis - has ratified a draft bill on Amendments to Articles 25 and 26 of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.
06 January 2015 13:08
Hollande: Russia sanctions should be lifted 'if progress' on Ukraine French President Francois Hollande said Monday that biting Western sanctions against Russia should be lifted if progress were made in resolving the Ukraine crisis.
05 January 2015 15:04
Hungarian protesters hit out at Orban's 'move towards Russia' Hungarians protested at what they see as the country's move towards Russia in the latest demonstration against the government of controversial Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
03 January 2015 12:18
National Entrepreneurs Chamber suggests introducing trade barriers in Kazakhstan amid Russian ruble crisis Strengthening of tenge against Russian ruble negatively affects industrial sectors of Kazakh economy, therefore National Chamber believes it is necessary to introduce trade barriers.
03 January 2015 11:56
Ukraine TV lands in hot water over Russian pop songs One of Ukraine's biggest TV networks faced the threat of being taken off air for filling its highly-rated New Year's Eve show with Russian pop songs beamed live from Moscow.
03 January 2015 11:47
Experts talk about Kazakhstan's car market amid Russian ruble depreciation The year 2014 was a special one for the Kazakh car market given the recent depreciation of the ruble. Experts told Tengrinews about its effect on Kazakhstan's car market in 2015.
02 January 2015 14:19
Kazakhstan is ready to hold negotiations on Ukrainian crisis in Astana Kazakhstan is ready to hold negotiations on Ukrainian crisis on January 15-16 or any other time convenient for the parties involved.
01 January 2015 11:46
Merkel vows united European stance over Ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a New Year's address vowed to maintain a tough stance against Russia over the Ukraine crisis.
31 December 2014 12:44
Poroshenko announces Putin meeting in new peace push Ukraine's Western-backed leader Petro Poroshenko promised to meet Russia's Vladimir Putin and involve US President Barack Obama in his stalled push for peace.
30 December 2014 14:36
Russia's Gazprom buys partners' shares in South Stream project Russian gas giant Gazprom said it had taken complete control of the company behind the abandoned South Stream pipeline project, buying shares belonging to France's EDF.
30 December 2014 14:07
Russia to deliver Navalny verdict amid anger at Putin Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny could be facing jail after a sudden twist in his controversial fraud trail, which has angered his supporters.
30 December 2014 13:38
US blacklists more Russians tied to whistleblower death The US rolled out new sanctions against Russian officials Monday under its "Magnitsky" law, named after a Russian whistleblower who died in a Moscow prison in 2009.
30 December 2014 13:25
Chechen president offers 'special regiment' to defend Russia Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov proposed the creation of a "special regiment" made up from Chechnya's armed forces to help defend Russia from Western aggression
29 December 2014 10:05
Ruble fall creates turbulence for Russian airlines Their international competitors may be cheering tumbling oil prices, but the collapse in the ruble has meant major financial turbulence for Russian airlines.
28 December 2014 11:48
Prisoners swapped in dark of Ukraine frontline The two warring sides lined up the prisoners some 100 metres apart on an isolated stretch of highway in the no-man's land between their frontlines.
27 December 2014 15:21
New Russian military doctrine labels NATO as main threat The Kremlin branded the expansion of NATO as a fundamental threat to Russia in a revised military doctrine that dramatically reflects deteriorating relations with the West.
27 December 2014 12:08
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