- 22:17 01/10/2008
The secretary of the Russian Security Council said the Arctic is strategically important to Russia and the country must protect its interests in the region. 
- 22:01 01/10/2008
NATO bases in Ukraine and Georgia, if deployed, would threaten Russia's strategic military and economic infrastructure, the Russian Security Council secretary said.
- 21:37 01/10/2008
Russia will fulfill its commitments under a peace plan for the Georgian conflict developed by the Russian and French presidents, Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarkozy, in time, Medvedev said Wednesday.
- 21:09 01/10/2008
The Russian Navy said Wednesday that no force would be used against pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship off the Somali coast last week, a Navy spokesman said.
- 20:21 01/10/2008
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday that the bilateral Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership with Russia signed in May 1997 had been extended for 10 years.
- 20:09 01/10/2008
- 19:55 01/10/2008
The Russian warship Neustrashimy may use force against pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship off the Somali coast last week, a senior Navy official said Wednesday.
- 19:20 01/10/2008
Five girls in their final year at a high school in the Orenburg Region of Russia's Urals were killed on Wednesday morning when a supporting wall of their school collapsed, bringing a three-story section down with it.
- 19:12 01/10/2008
- 18:43 01/10/2008
The Russian government plans to spend an additional 80 billion rubles ($3.1 bln) on arms procurement and the deployment of troops in 2009, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
- 18:07 01/10/2008
The president of Somalia has allowed Russia to fight pirates in Somali territorial waters and on land, offering Russia strategic advantages, the country's ambassador to Moscow said Wednesday.
- 17:46 01/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in St. Petersburg to discuss the situation in the Caucasus and other key issues, a Kremlin source said Wednesday.
- 17:27 01/10/2008
Russia's government will provide up to 175 billion rubles ($6.8 billion) in extra funds in 2009 to support the domestic financial market against the backdrop of the global slump, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
- 17:27 01/10/2008
Russian warships, currently on a long-range sortie that will bring them to the Caribbean in November, will enter the Mediterranean Sea on October 5 and make several port calls in the region, the Navy said on Wednesday.
- 17:10 01/10/2008
A senior Georgian Interior Ministry official said on Wednesday that a Russian unmanned plane fell into Georgian territory on Tuesday while conducting a reconnaissance flight.
- 16:46 01/10/2008
Somalia will soon recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the two Georgian breakaway regions recently recognized by Russia, the Somali ambassador to Moscow said on Wednesday.
- 16:42 01/10/2008
- 16:34 01/10/2008
Several countries have shown an interest in purchasing Russia's advanced Iskander-E short-range ballistic missile systems, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday.
- 15:44 01/10/2008
Russia launched a converted intercontinental ballistic missile from a rocket launch site the south Urals to put a Thai earth observation satellite into orbit on Wednesday, the Strategic Missile Forces said.
