News about Russia
Nazarbayev helps Putin and Aliyev make up
Azerbaijan undertook the obligations to Russian President Vladimir Putin with some assistance from Nursultan Nazarbayev.
15 August 2013 11:44
Russia worried as Ukraine creeps closer to EU
Ukraine is moving closer to finally agreeing a key first step towards joining the European Union, sparking concern from Russia that Kiev is decisively shifting away from the Kremlin.
13 August 2013 12:19
Snowden's father has visa to visit Russia: lawyer
The father of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has obtained a visa to visit his son in Russia.
12 August 2013 16:13
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev to attend G20 summit in Russia’s St. Petersburg
September 12-13, Head of State is expected to attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State in Bishek, Kyrgyzstan.
12 August 2013 15:20
Russia, US want Syria talks 'as soon as possible': Lavrov
Moscow and Washington are in agreement about the need to stage a fresh round of Syria peace talks "as soon as possible".
11 August 2013 11:23
Syria on menu as Ban, Russia FM hold working dinner
UN chief Ban Ki-moon emphasized the need to find a political solution to the Syrian conflict when he met Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday.
09 August 2013 12:42
Obama scraps Moscow summit with Putin
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday scrapped a Moscow summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin.
08 August 2013 11:04
Obama 'disappointed' with Russian asylum for Snowden
President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was "disappointed" by Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked details of vast US surveillance programs.
07 August 2013 11:01
4-5 Proton-M carrier rockets will be launched from Baikonur before the end of 2013
A Russian Proton-M rocket exploded ten seconds after launch from Baikonur on July 2nd, destroying three Glonass (Russian GPS) satellites it was carrying.
05 August 2013 14:43
Adai horse wins race in Moscow
Kazakhstan's Adai horse Oily has won a race at the CIS Cup (Commonwealth of Independent States) in Moscow, Russia.
05 August 2013 14:37
Russia PM reprimands space chief for failures
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday issued an official reprimand to the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos after a series of embarrassing rocket launch failures.
05 August 2013 12:31
Five years on, Georgia still counting cost of Russia war
The 2008 war between Georgia and Russia over the separatist region of South Ossetia may have only lasted five days but five years on, Amiran Gugutishvili is still counting the cost.
05 August 2013 11:20
Russia home to text message fraud "cottage industry"
Researchers have discovered that bilking people by infecting Android mobile phones with viruses has become a cottage industry in Russia in a criminal model that could be replicated elsewhere.
03 August 2013 17:54
Russia mulls requesting Ablyazov's extradition from France
Russian authorities are preparing documents to request extradition of the former chairman of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov recently arrested in France.
02 August 2013 17:55
US fumes as Russia grants Snowden asylum
Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on Thursday stepped out of the Moscow airport where he was marooned for over five weeks.
02 August 2013 17:54
US gays pour out anger, vodka over Russia laws
Demonstrators poured vodka down the drains of New York on Wednesday in protest over new Russian laws that have been widely condemned as anti-gay.
01 August 2013 18:49
Snowden's father to visit Russia 'soon': lawyer
Edward Snowden's father is seeking a Russian visa and plans to visit his fugitive son in Moscow soon.
01 August 2013 18:11
My political career is over: Strauss-Kahn
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn declared in an interview broadcast on Russian television that his political career was over and he was instead working as an economic advisor.
01 August 2013 17:05
Nazarbayev and Putin discuss integration
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
01 August 2013 14:21
Russia bans top Ukrainian chocolate brand
Russia has banned imports of a popular Ukrainian chocolate brand, the Kremlin's chief sanitary official said Monday, as Moscow steps up efforts to retain influence over its EU-inclined neighbour.
31 July 2013 10:48