Warships and aircraft from the Russian Black Sea Fleet are carrying out a series of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercises involving live-firing drills, a fleet's spokesman said on Tuesday.
A mixed task force from the Russian Pacific Fleet has started a series of anti-submarine warfare drills in the Sea of Japan, a fleet spokesman said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin set out his agenda for the future of Russian business on Thursday at a meeting with entrepreneurs, promising less regulation and taxes and asking business to help plan its future.
Greek political leaders have finally struck a deal on new austerity measures demanded by creditors to secure a 130-billion euro bailout to avoid default and keep the country afloat, local media reported on Thursday.
The State Duma will invite political parties that have no parliamentary representation to discuss reform of the country’s political system on February 28, Oleg Morozov, deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, said on Thursday.
Ex-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is welcome to join but not head the grassroots protest group League of Voters, the organization’s founders said.