News about Russia

Nazarbayev calls Caspian Summit in Russia a breakthrough Heads of Caspian littoral states have gathered in Russia and reached a number of important agreements.

30 September 2014

Long Russia crisis could force EU energy rethink: Merkel Angela Merkel said that Germany and Europe may have to review their energy cooperation with Russia in the long-term if the Ukraine standoff does not abate.

30 September 2014

Leery Ukraine, pro-Russia rebels eye troop pullback Ukraine waited to see if a Russian-backed truce lasted through the day before starting to withdraw forces from a frontline.

29 September 2014

Kazakhstani runner wins Moscow Marathon for second time A Kazakhstani runner from Ridder town Irina Smolnikova has won the Moscow International Marathon among women for the second time.

29 September 2014

CIS Security Council Secretaries discuss regional security The acting secretary of Kazakhstan's Security Council Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has taken part in the meeting of the CIS Security Council's Secretaries in Moscow.

28 September 2014

Rosneft says Arctic well drilled with Exxon struck oil Rosneft said it had found oil in the Kara Sea off the north coast of Siberia in a joint drilling project with US oil giant ExxonMobil.

27 September 2014

8-y.o. Kazakhstani wins Grand Prix of Mini Miss Russia-2014 8-year-old Alina Komissarova from the city of Karaganda in central Kazakhstan has won the Grand Prix of Mini Miss Russia-2014 that took place in Moscow on September 23.

26 September 2014

Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule.

26 September 2014

G7 leaders warn Russia of more sanctions Leaders of the world's most developed economies warned Russia of more sanctions unless all fighting stops in Ukraine.

26 September 2014

Kiev, rebels to talk energy as winter looms: separatists Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and authorities in Kiev are planning to hold talks on energy in the regionю

26 September 2014

Kazakh singer to take part in Russian Voice Binazir Yermaganbetova from Karaganda city has qualified for Golos, a Russian version of internationally renowned The Voice.

25 September 2014

Ukraine prepares to close Russia border to halt 'intervention' President Petro Poroshenko instructed his government to consider temporarily closing Ukraine's porous border with Russia.

25 September 2014

Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend Caspian Summit in Russia President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the 4th Caspian Summit in Astrakhan, Russia on September 29.

25 September 2014

Tough East-West dilemma for next Bulgarian government The Russian songs blared and Putin T-shirts danced as 7,000 people gathered for a recent celebration of all things Russian in Bulgaria.

25 September 2014

Ukraine PM asks West to keep sanctions on Russia Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk called on the West not to ease sanctions on Russia, in his address to the UN General Assembly

25 September 2014

Nazarbayev and Putin to discuss integration within Eurasian Economic Union September 30 President Vladimir Putin of Russia is to pay a working visit to Kazakhstan.

24 September 2014

Suppliers scramble for alternatives as Russia bans Western food In a Moscow supermarket, the dairy section is piled with imported yoghurts -- unlike the empty shelves in many other shops in the Russian capital.

24 September 2014

Ukraine rebels plan votes in blow to Poroshenko truce Pro-Russian rebels defiantly announced they will stage their own elections in just six weeks, raising the stakes in a standoff with Kiev.

24 September 2014

Tatarstan ready to share experience in oil refining with Kazakhstan A delegation from Tatarstan has visited Astana to discuss cooperation in various fields, including oil industry.

24 September 2014