News about Russia

Russia charms Uzbekistan with massive debt writeoff Russia's President agreed to write off most of the debt owed by Uzbekistan in an apparent bid to steer the Central Asian country towards joining the Eurasian Economic Union.
11 December 2014 10:18
Abbott's 'shirtfront' is Australia's word of the year "Shirtfront", an aggressive Australian sports term used by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, was picked as the National Dictionary Centre's word of the year.
10 December 2014 21:32
Diamond deals to add sparkle to India-Russian ties India's gemstone industry will hope to add some sparkle to ties between New Delhi and Moscow this week.
10 December 2014 13:35
Concerted actions of Customs Union in response to sanctions against Russia are not excluded: Russia’s Foreign Minister According to him, The legislation framework of the Customs Union enables its member states to take concerted actions in response to economic pressure exerted on any of the member states by a third party.
09 December 2014 17:01
EU and EEU should work together: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has spoken about cooperation between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union at the Kazakh-French business forum in Astana.
08 December 2014 15:03
EU tells Russia to keep Balkans out of Ukraine crisis EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called on Russia not to involve the Balkans in tensions between Brussels and Moscow over the Ukrainian crisis.
06 December 2014 13:03
Russia's Putin to discuss trade with Modi during India visit Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi during a brief visit to New Delhi next week.
06 December 2014 11:30
We shouldn’t slide towards cold war and tough confrontation: President Nazarbayev According to him, cornering each other is not the best option for all the sides involved.
05 December 2014 16:38
Zhanar Dugalova wins Turkvizyon Song Contest 2014 Kazakhstani singer Zhanar Dugalova has become the winner of the Turkvizyon Song Contest 2014 competition that took place in Tatarstan.
05 December 2014 15:24
Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels announce December 9 truce Ukraine and the pro-Russian rebels said they had agreed to halt fire on December 9 under the terms of a truce aimed at ending one of Europe's bloodiest conflicts in decades.
05 December 2014 13:05
Obama pessimistic over chances of Putin shift on Ukraine President Barack Obama said Russian counterpart is unlikely to shift his stance on Ukraine until the full force of economic sanctions levelled against Moscow hits home.
04 December 2014 12:22
Kazakh singer Saltanat Akhmetova wins Big Opera in Russia Kazakhstani opera singer Saltanat Akhmetova has become the winner of the Big Opera television competition for young artists.
03 December 2014 19:40
Russian official says dollar, euro could be banned in Eurasian Union; Kazakh National Chamber of Entrepreneurs responds Kazakh officials have responded to the remakrs of the chairman of the board of directors of Russia’s National Payment Council, who said that the EEU could see a ban on interstate transactions in dollars and euros.
03 December 2014 18:34
NATO ministers boost support for Ukraine NATO foreign ministers approved fresh support for Ukraine and condemned Russia for backing pro-Moscow rebels.
03 December 2014 10:36
Denis Ten wins bronze at 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard in France Kazakhstani figure skater Denis Ten has taken the third place at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard, the fifth event of the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating.
02 December 2014 13:36
Ukraine says ceasefire reached around Donetsk airport Ukraine's military said that its forces and Russian generals had agreed a temporary ceasefire around the airport in rebel-held Donetsk.
02 December 2014 12:48
Moscow accuses NATO of 'destabilising' northern Europe Russia lashed out at NATO, saying its military drills in the Baltics could destroy northern Europe's stability.
02 December 2014 12:39
Putin says Russia cannot currently build South Stream pipeline Russian President said Russia could not currently continue with the construction of the South Stream pipeline to deliver gas to Europe.
02 December 2014 12:24
Kazakh students awarded at World Robot Olympiad Two Kazakh students have been awarded at the World Robot Olympiad for their robot prototype.
01 December 2014 19:02
Erdogan hosts Putin to tighten Turkey-Russia alliance Turkish President holds talks in Ankara with his Russian counterpart to tighten links which have survived potentially grave disputes over the Syria and Ukraine crises.
01 December 2014 13:29
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