- 21:38 30/09/2009
Russian officials and politicians welcomed the EU-commissioned report on the Russia-Georgia war last August, dismissing its criticism of excessive use of force.
- 20:03 30/09/2009
The August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia was started by Tbilisi's unjustified military attack on South Ossetia, concludes an independent report commissioned by the EU and published on Wednesday.
- 19:49 30/09/2009
The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld the arrest of an Estonian national suspected of involvement in the seizure of the Arctic Sea merchant vessel in July, a court spokesperson said.
- 19:42 30/09/2009
Russia reiterated on Wednesday that it expected Iran to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over its nuclear program.
- 18:40 30/09/2009
Inflation in Russia could be below 11% in 2009, the Central Bank chief said on Wednesday.
- 18:25 30/09/2009
One of the first Soviet cosmonauts, who orbited the Earth barely a year after Yuri Gagarin's historic first spaceflight, died in the southern Crimean city of Hurzuf on Wednesday, a Ukrainian official said.
- 18:03 30/09/2009
An expert urged on Wednesday a fourfold increase in pharmaceutical supplies to Russians to extend life expectancy in the country to 75 from 68 years.
- 17:34 30/09/2009
Moldova's accession to NATO is unnecessary and could dramatically worsen its relations with Russia, a Moldovan political analyst said on Wednesday.
- 17:23 30/09/2009
Moscow will continue its cooperation in the social and economic development of the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
- 16:47 30/09/2009
The EU-commissioned report on the Russia-Georgia war in August 2008 has put the blame on Tbilisi for starting the conflict, Russia's ambassador to the European Union said on Wednesday.
- 16:33 30/09/2009
Russia's gross domestic product will reach its pre-crisis levels in the third quarter of 2012, the World Bank's chief economist for Russia said on Wednesday.
- 16:07 30/09/2009
Customs officers at Krasnodar international airport in southern Russia have prevented an attempt to smuggle components for a MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter aircraft to Syria, a customs press secretary said on Wednesday.
- 15:46 30/09/2009
Russia criticized on Wednesday PACE's demand that it admit more EU monitors to two former Georgia republics, saying a request should have been addressed directly to the republics' leaderships.
- 15:35 30/09/2009
Gazprom intends to strengthen its positions on the gas and electric power markets of North America, following recommendations by its board of directors, the Russian energy giant said on Wednesday.
- 14:44 30/09/2009
Two Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers that carried out a routine patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean were shadowed by U.S. fifth-generation fighters, an Air Force spokesman said on Wednesday.
- 14:03 30/09/2009
Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft is prepared to study all offers to buy new assets, the company's CEO said on Wednesday.
- 13:15 30/09/2009
Gazprom said on Wednesday it will increase its borrowings by 214.9 billion rubles ($7.2 billion) to 304.9 billion rubles ($10.2 billion) in 2009 in line with its adjusted investment program and budget for this year.
- 12:20 30/09/2009
Three new crewmembers on board a Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft successfully blasted off for the International Space Station on Wednesday, Russia's Mission Control said.
- 11:39 30/09/2009
At least 64 villages have been left without electricity in south Russia's Dagestan due to heavy snow, which has brought down mountain power lines, local emergency services said on Wednesday.
