- 23:33 27/11/2009
Russia's Gazprom signed a deal on Friday to supply Electricite de France (EDF), the world's largest utility company, with up to 6 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually, a Russian deputy PM said.
- 23:29 27/11/2009
Four carriages of a train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed, killing several people, an emergencies official said on Friday.
- 23:14 27/11/2009
Four carriages of a Nevsky Express train travelling from Moscow to St. Petersburg have derailed, injuring several people, Russian Railways (RZD) said on Friday.
- 22:54 27/11/2009
Russia could build its own helicopter carrier on a par with the French Mistral-class warship it has been considering buying, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said on Friday.
- 22:11 27/11/2009
A Russian student who is in a Swiss jail after seriously injuring a man in a suspected drunk street race, has agreed to post bail of $100,000, Swiss agency ATS reported on Friday, citing his lawyer
- 21:55 27/11/2009
Russia's prime minister has played down the possible global impact of a default by a major Dubai company, but analysts have warned that a large default could trigger a new crisis wave.
- 20:45 27/11/2009
Russia has destroyed 45% of its chemical weapon stockpiles one month ahead of a deadline under an international pact, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- 20:36 27/11/2009
The presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia signed a package of deals on Friday to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space.
- 18:20 27/11/2009
Russia hopes that Iran will heed the resolution adopted on Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which calls on Iran to comply with the UN nuclear watchdog's conditions.
- 18:00 27/11/2009
The Russian government earlier said it would support a takeover of AvtoVAZ by Renault-Nissan.
- 17:53 27/11/2009
Russia has yet to make a final decision on whether to buy a Mistral-class helicopter carrier from France, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
- 17:21 27/11/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov denied on Friday media reports that a new strategic arms reduction deal will not be signed before the old START pact expires next week.
- 17:06 27/11/2009
Russia has successfully completed bench trials of the first stage of the new Angara carrier rocket, Russia's Khrunichev Space and Research Center said on Friday.
- 16:54 27/11/2009
The Russian Navy's combat capabilities could seriously decrease by 2015 due to a large-scale decommissioning of ocean-going warships, a former commander of the Northern Fleet has warned.
- 16:01 27/11/2009
Russia backs a draft resolution at the IAEA calling on Iran to comply with IAEA conditions, a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors said on Friday.
- 14:29 27/11/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent birthday greetings to his Ukrainian counterpart, Yulia Tymoshenko, on Friday, his spokesman said.
- 14:03 27/11/2009
All units of Russia's naval infantry will be fully equipped with advanced weaponry by 2015, the Russian Navy said in a statement on Friday.
- 13:38 27/11/2009
The Ukrainian foreign ministry has urged a prompt and full investigation into Thursday's incident on the Russian-Ukrainian border, in which a Ukrainian citizen was shot dead.
- 13:36 27/11/2009
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, arrived in the capital of Belarus on Friday to participate in a meeting of the Inter-State Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC).
