- 19:21 04/06/2009
Russia is counting on effective cooperation with the new U.S. administration in WTO accession talks, a first deputy prime minister said on Thursday.
- 18:31 04/06/2009
Russia's largest bank Sberbank will contribute 35% to the 500 million euro ($705 million) deal to purchase struggling German automaker Opel, Sberbank CEO German Gref said on Thursday.
- 17:25 04/06/2009
Moscow and the EU could complete WTO accession talks before the end of the year, the economic development minister said on Thursday.
- 16:35 04/06/2009
Heavy rain and strong winds have left 65 people injured in central Russia, an emergencies ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
- 16:33 04/06/2009
Russia is commemorating on Thursday the 20th anniversary of a train disaster near the Urals city of Ufa, in which hundreds of people died.
- 16:07 04/06/2009
Heavy rain and strong winds have left 25 people injured in central Russia, an emergencies ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
- 16:05 04/06/2009
The European Union has decided to send fact-finding missions to Moscow and Kiev to clear up the situation with natural gas supplies, a European Commission spokesman said on Thursday.
- 15:59 04/06/2009
Russia hopes military contacts with NATO will be restored after a Russia-NATO Council meeting later this month, Moscow's ambassador to the alliance said on Thursday.
- 15:24 04/06/2009
The number of operational satellites in Russia's Glonass grouping has been increased to 17 while three more remain inactive, Russia's Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.
- 14:56 04/06/2009
Russia and China have agreed to start preparations to create a cross-border nature reserve to protect endangered Siberian tigers and Far East leopards.
- 14:40 04/06/2009
The third round of comprehensive Russia-U.S. talks on a new strategic arms reduction pact will take place in late June in Geneva, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
- 13:34 04/06/2009
The economic forum opening in St. Petersburg on Thursday is a good opportunity to discuss the global economic crisis, including its impact on former Soviet republics, a Kazakh analyst said
- 13:19 04/06/2009
Russian law enforcement bodies have put some 1,300 suspected criminals, including over 100 facing terrorism charges, on Interpol's wanted list, the police organization's Russia chief told journalists on Thursday.
- 13:13 04/06/2009
The Russian president expects participants in the three-day International Economic Forum starting on Thursday in St. Petersburg to offer solutions for overcoming the economic crisis.
- 13:12 04/06/2009
Interpol has issued warrants for the arrests of seven people in connection with the murder of Sulim Yamadayev, a Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said on
- 11:53 04/06/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he is ready to support economic sanctions to deter North Korea's nuclear program, and will discuss Pyongyang's nuclear test with his U.S. counterpart.
- 11:36 04/06/2009
Russia's Central Bank announced it would further cut its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage points to 11.5% per annum from June 5, following a slowdown in consumer price growth
- 11:26 04/06/2009
Russia's prime minister has instructed the government to provide a 25 billion ruble ($806 million) loan to support the ailing car giant AvtoVAZ, the government's website said on Thursday.
- 10:57 04/06/2009
Russia's international reserves, holding mainly gold and foreign currency, increased by $20.27 billion to $404.17 billion in May, the Central Bank said
