News about Russia

Russia probes McDonald's children charity Russian prosecutors have launched a probe into a charitable fund run by the McDonald's restaurant chain, the organisation's director said.
08 October 2014 17:18
Kazakhstani Danika Patrick in the making - Lyubov Andreeva Her name is Lyubov Andreeva and she is presenting Kazakhstan at Formula Russia this year.
08 October 2014 17:02
Serbia receives humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan Serbia has received humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan.
08 October 2014 12:37
Russian 'bear' needs firmness and tact, says EU's Mogherini The European Union's incoming foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said that the Russian "bear" needed to be handled with a mixture of firmness and tact.
07 October 2014 13:37
Astana cyclist Lutsenko wins Tour of Almaty Astana cyclist Alexey Lutsenko has won the Tour of Almaty.
06 October 2014 22:59
OSCE should investigate war crimes in Ukraine: Kazakhstan Senate Speaker Kazakhstan Senate Speaker Tokayev has arrived in Geneva to speak about Kazakhstan's position on the crisis in Ukraine.
06 October 2014 16:55
One month in, Ukraine truce exists in name only Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels marked a month since the signing of a Kremlin-backed truce.
06 October 2014 14:56
Latvia centre-right coalition scores victory: exit polls Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition led by Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma scored a resounding majority in elections.
05 October 2014 11:42
Song and dance as pro-Russia rebels mark 'liberation' from Ukraine Ukraine's largest rebel-controlled city marked six months of "independence" from Kiev with Russian and separatist flags.
05 October 2014 10:51
Putin a '19th century' imperialist: Bulgarian president Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev denounced Russia's Vladimir Putin as an aggressive leader with a 19th-century empire-building style.
04 October 2014 15:48
Kerry tells Lavrov of 'concern' over Ukraine fighting US Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov of his "concern" over the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
04 October 2014 11:59
Ukraine reports Norway gas deal to counter Russian cut Ukraine said it had struck a gas deliveries deal with Norway's energy giant Statoil aimed at helping it avert the consequences of a cut in Russian supplies.
04 October 2014 11:32
Kazakhstan and Russia endorse agreement on construction of nuclear power plant Kazakhstani and Russian officials have endorsed an agreement on joint construction of a nuclear power plant.
03 October 2014 00:36
North Caspian Sea may hold large oil reserves: Vice Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Northern part of the Caspian Sea may contain significant oil reserves.
02 October 2014 21:33
Alternative energy will not replace traditional energy: Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan said that traditional energy was not possible to replace with alternative sources, which is why Kazakhstan should not be afraid of that its economy is based on raw materials.
02 October 2014 13:39
Kazakhstani gasoline prices to match Russian by 2019: Karabalin Gasoline prices in Kazakhstan are substantially lower than those of the neighbouring Russia. They will be gradually growing until they match the Russian prices by 2019.
02 October 2014 00:58
Nazarbayev offers Russia to cooperate in geological exploration of Caspian Depression Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested Russia to start a joint geological exploration project to find new oil fields.
02 October 2014 00:45
Kazakhstan to face West vs Russia sanctions with investments: Kelimbetov Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan shared how Kazakhstan was going to respond to the sanction wars of the West and Russia.
01 October 2014 23:59
Caspian water delimitation agreement - a version of sea status Kazakhstan supports delimitation of the Caspian Sea water area into territorial sea, fishing zone and common water zone.
01 October 2014 19:50
Nazarbayev suggests creating Caspian free trade zone President of Kazakhstan suggested creating a Caspian free trade zone at the 4th Caspian Summit that took place in Russia.
01 October 2014 14:52
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