CEOs are constantly barraged with pitches about the best places for direct foreign investment or trade. These include BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, Indian and China). While Russia has a promising, fast-growing economy, the authoritarian policies of the Vladimir Putin regime are enough to give pause. ...
MOSCOW AFP — Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky applied Wednesday for parole in the hope that President Dmitry Medvedev might prove more liberal than his predecessor, his lawyer said. "Khodorkovsky's defence today in Chita asked that he be released on parole," Yury Schmidt said, referring to the...
MOSCOW AFP — Saudi Arabia has offered to buy Russian arms worth 2.4 billion dollars (1.5 billion euros) if Moscow stops supporting Iran, a Russian newspaper reported Tuesday, citing diplomatic sources. "The kingdom's government advised Moscow to cut back its cooperation with Tehran, and in exchange it held...
PAU, France AFP — A Russian-financed cycling team is set to muscle its way into the professional peloton in 2009, with ambitious plans to radically transform the sport in the country. Katoucha, presented here on Tuesday by former champion Andrei Tchmil, will aim to make an impact among...
MOSCOW AFP — Russia hopes to further boost ties with Saudi Arabia, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday during talks with Saudi Arabia's Security Council chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan. "Our relations are developing well, the trade turnover is growing though in absolute terms it still looks...
HUNDREDS of Russian spies are now operating in the UK - many times more than at the height of the cold war, according to a former KGB lieutenant colonel writing today in the Sunday Herald. Konstantin Preobrazhensky claims Russia is now in the midst of an unprecedented...
SEVERODVINSK, Russia AFP — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday toured a new Arctic oil rig intended to boost Moscow's position in the intensifying competition for northern energy reserves. Putin also met ministers and top oil executives in the Severodvinsk shipyard to discuss prospects for developing more...
There is a view, enthusiastically peddled in certain British circles, according to which Russia is generally spiky, malevolent and anti-social. Every country in the world, the argument goes, has a problem with Russia - and this is how it will be until either Vladimir Putin leaves public life entirely, or...
British security officers believe the Russian state backed the murder of the former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, a senior British agent has said. "We very strongly believe the Litvinenko case to have had some state involvement. There are very strong indications," the source told the BBC's Newsnight...
MOSCOW AFP — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday discussed progress on a nuclear power plant Russia is building in Iran, a statement from Putin's office said. "Both sides underlined the need for timely construction of the atomic power station at Bushehr,"...
LONDON AFP — There are "very strong indications" that the murder of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 was linked to the Russian state, the BBC quoted a senior security offical as saying late Monday. Litvinenko, a fierce critic of the Kremlin under former Russian president...
TOYAKO, Japan AFP — US President George W. Bush on Monday holds his first face-to-face talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a chance to weigh up Vladimir Putin's heir and tackle outstanding disputes. Moscow's opposition to US missile defence plans, US worries about the rule of law and...
TOYAKO, Japan AFP — US President George W. Bush praised Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday as a "smart guy" who means what he says, even as they clashed on US missile defence plans. The two leaders, holding their first face-to-face meeting since Medvedev took the reins from Vladimir...
The Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has resigned from his post as governor of the north-eastern Russian region of Chukotka after eight years in charge. The new Russian president Dmitry Medvedev accepted the resignation, the second time that Mr Abramovich has attempted to leave the governor's job....
MOSCOW AFP — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has relieved billionaire Roman Abramovich of his duties as governor of the remote Chukotka region at the tycoon's request, the Kremlin said Thursday. Medvedev signed a decree accepting "the resignation of the governor of the Chukotka autonomous region, Abramovich, at his...
MOSCOW AFP — President Dmitry Medvedev acknowledged Thursday that domestic political competition was critical for Russia's development but said it must be "rational" and overseen by a strong executive leader. In an interview with media outlets from G8 countries, the new Russia leader also called for creation of...
World News IN BRIEF *LESNYE DALI Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who stepped down as Russian president last month, said yesterday he would continue question-and-answer sessions with the nation, this time as leader of the ruling party. Mr Putin began the live televised debates during his eight-year presidency...
She has sold 100 million records in her native land and Vladimir Putin adores her. Now Valeriya - superstars don't need surnames - wants to make it over here. But is Britain ready for Moscow's favourite pop phenomenon? Shaun Walker joins her at her summer home on the shores of...
MOSCOW AFP — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday told his Ukrainian counterpart that Central Asian countries were urging Moscow to increase gas prices for Ukraine. Putin made the comments at the end of talks in Moscow with Ukranian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko during which he also...
KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia AFP — Russia and the European Union on Friday announced the start of talks on a new strategic partnership agreement, with President Dmitry Medvedev hailing a new chapter in relations. "Today we have opened a new page," Medvedev told delegates at an EU summit in Siberia....
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