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Court rejects Telenor appeal against paying $1.7 bln to VimpelCom

21:53 03/06/2009

A Moscow court rejected on Wednesday an appeal from Norway's Telenor to suspend an order to pay $1.728 billion to Russia's second largest mobile phone operator VimpelCom, in which it holds 29.9%.

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Nord Stream participants ready to readjust route - Putin
21:43 03/06/2009
Participants in the project to lay the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea are ready to alter the route in line with Finland's environmental concerns, the Russian prime minister said on Wednesday.
Militant killed in special operation in Chechnya
21:30 03/06/2009
An unidentified gunman was killed on Wednesday in a shootout between a militant group and police in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a law enforcement spokesman said.
Putin warns of gas shutdown to Europe if Ukraine fails to pay
21:24 03/06/2009
Russia's prime minister warned on Wednesday that natural gas pumped via Ukraine to Europe could be cut off by early July if Ukraine fails to pay for its gas, and urged the EU to intervene.
Russia says Arctic shelf dispute must be settled by UN
19:33 03/06/2009
A final decision on conflicting territorial claims on the Arctic seabed must be made by the United Nations, the Russian foreign minister said on Wednesday.
St. Petersburg prepares for economic forum
19:32 03/06/2009
As Russia's second-largest city St. Petersburg readies itself for an international economic forum this weekend, the authorities have asked locals to put up with temporary inconveniences.
Russian UN envoy says 'no economic embargo' against N. Korea
19:30 03/06/2009
A new UN Security Council resolution on North Korea will include additional sanctions against the communist regime but will not introduce an economic embargo, Russia's UN envoy said on Wednesday.
Russia's Lavrov confirms Russia-NATO council meeting in June
18:59 03/06/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed on Wednesday that a meeting of the Russia-NATO council at the level of foreign ministers will be held on June 27 on the Greek island of Corfu.
UN to hold conference on global financial crisis June 24-26
18:13 03/06/2009
A UN-sponsored conference on the global financial crisis will be held on June 24-26, Russia's envoy to the United Nations said on Wednesday.
CSTO to hold large-scale joint military drills in Aug.-Sept.
17:42 03/06/2009
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will conduct joint military exercises in August-September in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, the Belarusian defense minister said on Wednesday.
Russian uranium trader, U.S. Exelon sign supplies contract
17:08 03/06/2009
Russian uranium trader Tekhsnabexport and U.S. firm Exelon have signed a contract to supply enriched uranium covering 2014-2020, a spokesman for Russian nuclear holding Atomenergoprom said on Wednesday.
Seven killed, one injured in West Siberia crash
15:49 03/06/2009
A two-car pile up left seven people dead and another seriously injured in West Siberia's Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area on Wednesday, a local emergencies spokesman said.
Anti-drug officer killed in car bomb attack in south Russia
15:45 03/06/2009
A policeman serving in an anti-narcotics unit was fatally injured by a bomb that exploded under his car on Wednesday morning in the south Russian republic of Ingushetia, the Interior Ministry said.
Over 40% of Defense Ministry funds go to Navy - Russia's Ivanov
15:11 03/06/2009
More than 40% of the Russian Defense Ministry budget is spent on the Navy, particularly on the development of strategic nuclear forces, a deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Canadian church gives sanctuary to former KGB agent - newspaper
14:32 03/06/2009
A Canadian church has given sanctuary to a former Russian KGB agent due to be deported on Wednesday, a local newspaper reported citing church pastor Richard Hergesheimer
Russia to send trucks, helicopters to Afghanistan
12:05 03/06/2009
Russia plans to deliver Kamaz trucks and Mi-8 helicopters this summer as part of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Russian man kills 5, self in Far East shooting
11:25 03/06/2009
A villager in the Sakhalin Region in Russia's Far East went on a shooting spree on Wednesday, killing five people before turning the gun on himself, local investigators said
Medvedev to meet top global energy CEOs at Petersburg forum
11:13 03/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet with the heads of 20 of the world's top energy companies at a business forum in St. Petersburg on June 5, a presidential economic aide said on Wednesday.
Putin visits Finland to push for Nord Stream, talk timber tariffs
10:43 03/06/2009
Russia's prime minister will visit Finland on Wednesday to push for Finland's approval for the Nord Stream pipeline to bring Russian natural gas to Europe under the Baltic Sea.
Anti-drug policeman hurt in bomb attack on car in south Russia
10:16 03/06/2009
A police official with the anti-drug department was injured early on Wednesday when a bomb exploded in his car as he drove his family through central Nazran, an Interior Ministry spokesman said

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