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Russia, Poland resume gas talks

23:13 12/01/2010

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) resumed natural gas talks on Tuesday amid conflicting reports.

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Tymoshenko copies Putin 'strongman' act in Ukraine vote - rival
22:18 12/01/2010
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is trying to use her Russian counterpart's "strongman" tactics in the presidential race in Ukraine, her main rival Viktor Yanukovych said on Tuesday.
Too soon for Orthodox, Catholic church heads to meet - official
21:39 12/01/2010
Ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican have improved in recent years, but the time has not come for a historic meeting of their leaders, a senior Russian bishop said on Tuesday.
Medvedev-Erdogan talks to focus on gas, oil, nuclear projects
21:08 12/01/2010
Gas pipelines and a project to build the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, will dominate talks between the Russian president and the visiting Turkish premier on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Moscow
21:08 12/01/2010
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a two-day working visit to Moscow on Tuesday, January,12 to discuss economic cooperation, primarily joint energy projects. The sides are expected to exchange views on regional issues, economic problems on the agenda of the two states and energy.
Senior U.S. diplomat to visit Russia for talks
18:01 12/01/2010
U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns will arrive in Russia on Wednesday for two days of discussions with Russian officials on a wide range of global and bilateral issues.
Yukos hearing in Strasbourg court postponed until March
17:40 12/01/2010
A hearing in a suit filed in the European Court of Human Rights by former Russian oil giant Yukos, which demands $98 billion from Russia, has been postponed until March 4, the court said Tuesday.
Russia's Nerpa nuclear sub to be 'fine-tuned' next month
16:59 12/01/2010
Russia's Nerpa nuclear attack submarine, which entered service with the Navy in late 2009, will undergo additional adjustments in February, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky to receive literary award
16:43 12/01/2010
A Russian magazine will give Mikhail Khodorkovsky a literary award for his correspondence with a Russian Booker Prize winning author, the jailed Yukos founder's lawyer said on Tuesday.
U.S.-Russia arms reduction talks to resume in January - Lavrov
16:21 12/01/2010
Moscow and Washington could resume talks on a new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of January, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Design flaw caused latest test failure of Bulava missile - source
15:37 12/01/2010
Investigators have established that the latest test failure of the troubled Bulava ballistic missile was caused by a design flaw, rather than a faulty component, a Russian defense industry source said Tuesday.
Russia-EU new pact talks unconditioned by energy charter - Lavrov
15:08 12/01/2010
Different positions held by Russia and the European Union on the Energy Charter do not affect the preparation of a new pact between Moscow and Brussels, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Russia-EU summit to be held in Russia on May 30
13:40 12/01/2010
A Russia-EU summit will be held in Russia on May 30, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Tuesday during his official visit to Moscow.
Russia to continue launching ill-fated Bulava missiles in 2010
12:52 12/01/2010
Russia could drastically increase the number of launches of its embattled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) to "many more than two" in 2010, a defense industry source said on Tuesday.
New Russian Navy task force to patrol Somali waters
12:45 12/01/2010
A new task force from Russia's Baltic Fleet will join international efforts to fight piracy off the Horn of Africa, a Russian Navy spokesman said on Tuesday.
Russia to again consider Strasbourg court reform protocol
12:17 12/01/2010
The Russian parliament will again discuss ratification of an additional protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights on Friday, more than three years after it rejected the document.
Russia activates 1 of 3 new Glonass navigation satellites
11:26 12/01/2010
One of three newly orbited satellites in Russia's Glonass space satellite navigation grouping has entered service, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday.
Soldier threatens to blow up shop in east Siberia for alcohol
07:15 12/01/2010
A Russian soldier in east Siberia's Irkutsk Region threatened to blow up a grocery store as he had no money to pay for an alcoholic beverage
Russia, U.S. continue work on arms reduction treaty - White House
01:58 12/01/2010
Moscow and Washington continue their work on a new U.S.-Russian strategic arms reduction treaty, but there are no concrete details as of yet
Russian, Spanish foreign ministers set for talks in Moscow
01:17 12/01/2010
The foreign ministers of Russia and Spain will discuss on Tuesday in Moscow preparations for the upcoming visit of the Spanish premier to Russia as well as bilateral relations

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