- 22:46 02/02/2009
Russian international Andrei Arshavin has signed for Arsenal, media reports indicated on Monday evening. "We will make an announcement tonight. Yes, it will be a positive announcement. Yes, it will go through," Sky Sports News quoted Arsenal manager Arsene Wegner as saying. 
- 21:54 02/02/2009
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko expressed concern over the build-up of Georgian troops on the border with South Ossetia at a meeting with EU envoys in Moscow on Monday.
- 21:38 02/02/2009
The long-running Andrei Arshavin to Arsenal transfer saga took another twist on Monday evening when Zenit St. Petersburg's general director told Sovetski Sport that talks were still continuing.
- 20:52 02/02/2009
A Zenit St. Petersburg press officer told Radio Zenit on Monday evening that a deal that would have seen Russian international Andrei Arshavin sign for Arsenal had broken down.
- 18:40 02/02/2009
- 18:29 02/02/2009
LUKoil's foreign investment will total $1.5 billion in 2009, the president of Russia's largest independent crude producer said on Monday.
- 17:40 02/02/2009
A court in the Central Russian city of Tula has ordered a former local chief registrar to pay a 200,000-ruble ($5,500) fine for registering the marriage of a dead man, local prosecutors said on Monday.
- 17:37 02/02/2009
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov is due to pay a visit to Moscow on February 4-6, with talks on gas compensation likely to be one of the issues under discussion.
- 17:04 02/02/2009
- 16:47 02/02/2009
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has said there are grounds to be optimistic about relations between Russia and the United States.
- 16:27 02/02/2009
The St. Petersburg Arbitration Court has overturned a 1.35 billion ruble ($37 million) fine earlier imposed on Gazprom Neft, the Russian antitrust service reported on Monday.
- 16:10 02/02/2009
The head of the Church of England has congratulated the new leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, on his election and invited him to Britain.
- 15:57 02/02/2009
Russia will use an upcoming air show in India to showcase its MiG-35 advanced jet fighter, a contender to win an Indian fighter tender, an official from Russia's state arms exporter said on Monday.
- 15:10 02/02/2009
- 15:05 02/02/2009
With just hours to go before the closure of the winter transfer window, there are conflicting reports as to whether or not Russian international Andrei Arshavin will sign for Arsenal.
- 15:01 02/02/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a new message posted on his website on Monday that he plans to provide a response to the comments left on his video blog soon.
- 14:52 02/02/2009
- 14:33 02/02/2009
A Moscow skyscraper planned to be one of the world's tallest buildings will not be finished until at least 2016, four years behind schedule, a business daily said on Monday, referring to the Moscow mayor.
- 14:08 02/02/2009
Police have detained an 11-year-old girl in possession of over 600 grams of heroin solution in the Central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, the local drug police said on Monday.
