- 22:02 27/02/2009
A Russian government source expressed astonishment on Friday over a statement made by Canada's defense minister over a flight by a Russian strategic bomber near the Canadian border. 
- 21:59 27/02/2009
Russia is in favor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe running separate missions in Georgia and South Ossetia, the Russian envoy to the UN said Friday.
- 21:15 27/02/2009
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met on Friday with his Romanian counterpart Cristian Diaconescu to discuss economic cooperation.
- 21:04 27/02/2009
Russia no longer depends on Ukraine to provide it with strategic missile tracking data following the launch of its new radar facility in the country's south, the commander of Russia's Space Forces said on Friday.
- 19:44 27/02/2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez believes that high hopes should not be placed on the new U.S. administration or on President Barack Obama, national media said on Friday.
- 19:24 27/02/2009
- 18:39 27/02/2009
The turnover in trade between Russia and Italy in 2008 increased by over half to exceed $50 billion, a Russian presidential aide said Friday.
- 17:41 27/02/2009
Iran would be able to put its Bushehr nuclear power plant into operation on its own if Russia refused to do so, a former Iranian president said on Friday.
- 17:14 27/02/2009
- 17:04 27/02/2009
The Russian Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk has been selected as the venue for a Russia-EU summit to be held in late May, a presidential aide announced on Friday.
- 16:36 27/02/2009
The European Union will give 436 million euros ($552 million) to help the Palestinians rebuild the Gaza Strip after an Israeli assault at the start of the year, the EU mission in Cairo said Friday.
- 15:54 27/02/2009
Ukraine is likely to submit an application to the International Monetary Fund for the second installment of a $16.43 billion loan on March 3, the acting head of the National Bank said Friday.
- 15:40 27/02/2009
- 15:35 27/02/2009
A Russian warship spilled about 20-30 tons of oil while refueling off the coast of Ireland in mid-February, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
- 15:08 27/02/2009
The Russian government will give emergency humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe, which is suffering from economic meltdown and a massive cholera epidemic, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
- 14:58 27/02/2009
A group of warships from Russia's Northern Fleet is to return to its main base in north Russia on March 2 after a tour-of-duty in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the fleet's press service said Friday.
- 14:49 27/02/2009
The Partnership for a Secure America, a non-profit organization, has released a bipartisan roadmap for the Obama administration to renew cooperation between the U.S. and Russia.
- 14:35 27/02/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said during a credential presentation of ambassadors on Friday that he would make an official visit to Singapore in November.
- 13:54 27/02/2009
The Russian justice minister said on Friday that some of the recent decisions made by the European Court of Human Rights in regard to Russia have lacked impartiality.
