- 22:04 06/10/2008
Russia is in favor of creating a currency pool with Belarus and expanding the use of the Russian ruble in bilateral trade, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. 
- 21:51 06/10/2008
The Russian stock market gave in to panic on Monday with the MICEX dropping 18.6% to 752 points and the RTS falling by 19.1% to 866.39 points - the worst losses since the 1998 crash.
- 21:06 06/10/2008
- 20:54 06/10/2008
Russia's Foreign Ministry accused "certain forces" in Georgia on Monday of intentionally escalating the situation in the Caucasus and trying to provoke a new armed conflict.
- 20:10 06/10/2008
Ukraine's defense ministry dismissed on Monday reports that the country is ready to use force to seize the Black Sea Fleet's navigation and hydrographic support facilities in the Crimea.
- 18:59 06/10/2008
The strengthening of Russia's bilateral ties with Venezuela is not aimed at any other country, including the United States, the Russian foreign minister said Monday.
- 18:28 06/10/2008
Russia is in favor of creating a currency pool with Belarus and expanding the use of the Russian ruble in bilateral trade, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
- 17:55 06/10/2008
The president of Belarus said on Monday that he wanted to see a significant development in bilateral relations between his country and Russia before the yearend.
- 17:28 06/10/2008
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has no objections to Switzerland representing Russia's diplomatic interests in Georgia, a deputy Georgian foreign minister said on Monday following internal consultations.
- 16:24 06/10/2008
The Russian arms export monopoly has no information about reported Russian surface-to-air missile deliveries to the Middle East, Rosoboronexport said on Monday.
- 16:17 06/10/2008
Russia and Greece are drafting an intergovernmental agreement and a contract for the supply of 420 BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicles, a spokesman for Russia's arms export monopoly, said on Monday.
- 15:41 06/10/2008
- 15:32 06/10/2008
- 15:24 06/10/2008
Russia has sent Britain a request for the extradition of Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former head of the oil company RussNeft, wanted in Russia on charges of tax evasion, investigators said Monday.
- 13:06 06/10/2008
- 12:49 06/10/2008
Russia's RTS stock index fell below the "psychologically important" level of 1,000 points on Monday.
- 12:49 06/10/2008
The Swiss Embassy in Tbilisi is ready to represent Russia's interests in Georgia, which broke off diplomatic relations with Moscow at the end of August, Switzerland's mission said Monday.
- 12:36 06/10/2008
- 12:34 06/10/2008
