- 18:53 25/10/2008
Five people were detained for throwing smoke bombs on Saturday during a "Day of the People's Fury" opposition rally in Moscow on Saturday, a police representative said.
- 18:51 25/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev discussed bilateral ties, energy issues and the financial crisis on Saturday with his visiting Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
- 18:27 25/10/2008
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- 17:46 25/10/2008
The Russian Central Bank will not allow sharp fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Saturday.
- 17:12 25/10/2008
The Russian Central Bank has no plans to widen the ruble's trading corridor against the dollar/euro basket, a top Central Bank official said on Saturday.
- 16:49 25/10/2008
Aid pledged to Georgia at a recent international donors meeting should go to all of the country, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the leader of a European Parliament delegation said in Moscow on Saturday.
- 15:18 25/10/2008
Capital inflow to Russia for the first nine months of 2008 was around $800 million, a top Central Bank official said on Saturday.
- 14:59 25/10/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev opened talks with his Belarus counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, on Saturday by saying that the two leaders would discuss a joint position to the global financial crisis.
- 14:43 25/10/2008
Talks between the EU and Russia on a new cooperation agreement can only be revived once Moscow fulfills its obligations in the Caucasus, the head of a European Parliament delegation said in Moscow on Saturday.
- 13:44 25/10/2008
Around 400 police are to provide security for a "Day of the People's Fury" opposition rally in Moscow on Saturday, a police representative said.
- 13:23 25/10/2008
Clocks across Russia will be set back an hour at 3:00 a.m. local time on Sunday morning, but there will be no change for astronauts on the ISS, Russian Mission Control said on Saturday.
- 12:51 25/10/2008
Young Russians are less concerned than their counterparts in other countries about climate change, according to a new United Nations survey.
- 12:38 25/10/2008
Ordinary Russians will be not be greatly affected by the current global financial crisis, Russia's Deputy Finance Minister has said.
- 11:57 25/10/2008
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visits Moscow on Saturday for talks with his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, the Kremlin's press service said.
