- 22:10 04/03/2008
Russia's Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that forcing Serbs living in Kosovo to recognize the province's independence, declared on February 17, would further destabilize the situation. 
- 21:52 04/03/2008
"We urge Ukraine to resume talks immediately," Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told a news conference. "If Ukraine fails to return to the negotiating table, I cannot rule out that a decision will be made to further reduce gas supplies."
- 21:36 04/03/2008
President George W. Bush phoned Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday to congratulate him on his victory in the Russian presidential election, a spokesman for the first deputy premier said.
- 20:18 04/03/2008
- 19:56 04/03/2008
Russia's president-elect told Ukraine's leader in a phone conversation on Tuesday that Moscow expects Kiev to step up efforts to resolve the ongoing natural gas debt dispute.
- 18:50 04/03/2008
Russia's Air Force will start procuring its first batch of new Yak-130 trainers in 2009, the Air Force's commander said on Tuesday.
- 18:36 04/03/2008
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday urged Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela to avoid escalating tensions after Colombian forces crossed into Ecuador and killed a senior rebel commander.
- 18:15 04/03/2008
- 16:59 04/03/2008
Kremlin-backed Dmitry Medvedev received more than 70% of the vote in Russia's recent presidential elections, the Central Election Commission said on Tuesday.
- 16:46 04/03/2008
Russian natural gas giant Gazprom announced on Tuesday it would reduce gas supplies to Ukraine by a further 25% to half their normal level, due to an unresolved dispute over the country's debt.
- 16:02 04/03/2008
The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said that changes to Russia's electoral system, alongside other democratic reforms, are vital for the country's development.
- 15:55 04/03/2008
- 15:37 04/03/2008
Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told a news conference: "A decision has been made to reduce supplies by another 25% from 8 p.m. Moscow time (17:00 GMT) on Wednesday due to lack of progress in talks and on contracts for gas already supplied."
- 15:10 04/03/2008
- 14:27 04/03/2008
- 13:14 04/03/2008
A contract for the delivery of 100 Tu-204 and Tu-214 medium-haul passenger airliners to Iran may be signed in 2009, a spokesman for Russia's United Aircraft Building Corporation said on Tuesday.
- 13:13 04/03/2008
Russia expects Iran to fully comply with IAEA demands and a new UN Security Council resolution, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
- 10:11 04/03/2008
Russia's envoy to the UN said after a UN Security Council meeting that new sanctions imposed against Iran would give Tehran a chance to review its controversial nuclear program.
- 09:49 04/03/2008
Tempers flared in the gas row between Ukraine and Gazprom Monday when Kiev accused Russia's energy giant of not paying gas transit fees, while Gazprom blamed Ukraine for failing to send any invoices.
