- 20:08 01/10/2009
Inspections of the Arctic Sea ship, which was held captive for several weeks during the summer, have not revealed suspicious cargo, and the vessel will soon be released, Russia's Foreign Ministry has said.
- 18:30 01/10/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday dialogue with European partners on issues related to human rights should be politically unbiased.
- 17:38 01/10/2009
Russia's Defense Ministry is preparing a response to a U.S. revision of its missile shield plans in Central Europe, the Russian defense minister said on Thursday.
- 17:33 01/10/2009
Russia's opposition Yabloko party called on Thursday a new youth movement an attempt to defuse the frustrations of discontented young voters.
- 17:22 01/10/2009
Russia's Reserve Fund decreased 3.7% to 2.298 trillion rubles ($76.37 billion) while the National Welfare Fund shrank 0.9% to 2.764 trillion rubles ($91.86 billion) in September, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.
- 16:24 01/10/2009
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted on Thursday to reject Georgia's motion to deprive Russia of voting rights over last year's conflict in South Ossetia.
- 16:10 01/10/2009
Russia is not meeting its obligations under the peace plan aimed at resolving the conflict between Georgia and Russia over breakaway regions of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia, the French foreign minister said Thursday.
- 15:48 01/10/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday he was counting on constructive dialogue with France on a number of global issues, including European security.
- 15:45 01/10/2009
Russia will send on Thursday rescue workers, doctors and a mobile hospital to Indonesia after devastating earthquakes left hundreds dead in the archipelago, an Emergency Services Ministry spokesman said.
- 15:22 01/10/2009
Russia's president and prime minister sent congratulations to China on Thursday as the country celebrated the 60th anniversary of the founding of the communist state.
- 14:38 01/10/2009
Russia's international reserves comprising gold, foreign exchange and a range of other assets grew 0.24% to $412.7 billion in the week of September 18-25, the Central Bank said on Thursday.
- 14:35 01/10/2009
Iskander tactical missiles have never been deployed in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad despite the threat to use them in response to U.S missile shield plans, the commander of the Russian Navy said Thursday.
- 14:35 01/10/2009
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for October 2 is 30.0621 rubles, up 5.34 kopeks from Thursday, the Central Bank said.
- 14:26 01/10/2009
Russia needs a total of 9.3 trillion rubles ($310 billion) to fully implement its program for the study and development of its continental shelf, a deputy natural resources minister said on Thursday.
- 14:06 01/10/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday offered aid to Indonesia after devastating earthquakes left hundreds dead in the archipelago.
- 11:02 01/10/2009
France will sell Russia a warship it wants to buy if the two countries reach a political agreement, the French foreign minister said on Thursday.
- 10:50 01/10/2009
Gunmen wounded two police officers in Dagestan when they opened fire on a traffic checkpoint, a police official in the southern Russian republic said on Thursday.
- 06:44 01/10/2009
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will decide on Thursday on Georgia's motion to deprive Russia of voting rights over the last year's conflict in South Ossetia.
- 06:44 01/10/2009
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will decide on Thursday on
Georgia's motion to deprive Russia of voting rights over the last year's
conflict in South Ossetia.
