Russia, U.S. will not lecture each other at talks – Kremlin aide | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia and the United States will not lecture each other at talks in Washington next week, a senior Kremlin aide said in a newspaper interview published on Friday.”
Archives: 22 January 2010
January 22, 2010
January 22, 2010
France’s Mistral sale to Russia goes official in March, but debate continues | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
France’s Mistral sale to Russia goes official in March, but debate continues | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “France’s reported decision to sell at least one Mistral warship to Russia is stirring sharp controversy among French policymakers and analysts about what strategic gains, if any, France and the West can [...]
January 22, 2010
Police round up Russian-Belarusian crime gang | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Police round up Russian-Belarusian crime gang | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russian and Belarusian police have arrested all the members of the so-called ‘International’ criminal group, a Russian Interior Ministry spokesman said on Friday.The crime syndicate, which had operations in both countries, was named after the Bolshevik era international [...]
January 22, 2010
Moscow not alarmed by U.S. troop buildup in Haiti | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Moscow not alarmed by U.S. troop buildup in Haiti | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday he was not alarmed by increasing U.S. military presence in quake-hit Haiti.Countries around the world are sending aid to the impoverished Caribbean nation, where some estimates put [...]
January 22, 2010
Yushchenko declares late nationalist leader Hero of Ukraine | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Yushchenko declares late nationalist leader Hero of Ukraine | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who leaves office soon after losing last week’s presidential elections, has awarded the Hero of Ukraine title to Stepan Bandera, a nationalist leader in 1930-1960.‘I have signed an order to award the [...]
January 22, 2010
Dollar down 0.28 kopeks, euro up 10.91 kopeks – Central Bank | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Dollar down 0.28 kopeks, euro up 10.91 kopeks – Central Bank | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for January 23-25 is 29.7458 rubles, down 0.28 kopeks, the Central Bank said on Friday.The official euro rate set for the weekend is [...]
January 22, 2010
Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill: Production rates and environmental problems | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill: Production rates and environmental problems | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia’s most controversial factory, the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, which has worried environmentalists for 25 years, could restart operations in nearest future. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a resolution excluding the production [...]
January 22, 2010
Russia's ambassador to Ukraine to arrive in Kiev on January 25 | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Russia’s ambassador to Ukraine to arrive in Kiev on January 25 | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Mikhail Zurabov, who was appointed last August but remained in Russia in protest against Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s anti-Russian policies, will arrive in Kiev on January 25, Russia’s charge [...]
January 22, 2010
Putin says totalitarianism or Ukrainian-style chaos not for Russia | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Putin says totalitarianism or Ukrainian-style chaos not for Russia | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Russia’s powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, said on Friday totalitarianism and Ukrainian-style political chaos are equally unacceptable for Russia.Putin spoke at a Kremlin session of the State Council, an advisory board of regional governors and [...]
January 22, 2010
Russian-American poultry dispute goes on | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Russian-American poultry dispute goes on | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Vlad Grinkevich) – Russia and the United States ended their two-day talks on poultry supplies, held behind closed doors, on Thursday. They have coordinated their stands but have not reached an agreement.”
January 22, 2010
Can 400 million Chinese Internet users be mistaken? | Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire
Can 400 million Chinese Internet users be mistaken? | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “MOSCOW. (Dmitry Kosyrev, RIA Novosti political commentator) – It is hard to tell how many drafts it took to finalize the speech on the Internet’s role in a global world, to be delivered by Secretary of [...]