Medvedev, Putin grapple for power in Moscow
Russian President Medvedev made it clear from the beginning that he does not stand in Vladimir Putin's shadow. Two years into his presidency, Medvedev is making a play for more power as he seeks to assert himself.
Russia eyes 25% of global nuclear reactor market
Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources
Recording Alleges Georgian President to Blame for Fake Invasion Panic
The president of Georgia was in on the TV hoax that panicked the nation Saturday night with a fake news program that Russia had invaded, according to voices supposedly of station executives on a telephone recording posted on a Web site.
Between Tehran and Riyadh
Moscow and Riyadh have reportedly been negotiating for several years now about the Saudi purchase of Russian air-defense missile systems, but so far this has not yet occurred. Several analysts, including myself, have argued that Riyadh has made clear to
Nino Burjanadze on meeting Vladimir Putin
In an interview with Gazeta.ru, Georgian opposition leader (a former ally of President Mikhail Saakashvili) Nino Burjanadze explained why she met Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Nord Stream gas pipeline raises bank funds
It's no secret that Eastern European crime syndicates operate throughout the West. Deutsche Welle asked one of Germany's leading mafia experts, Juergen Roth, how big the problem is and what, if anything, can be done.
Russia sees U.S. nuclear arms deal soon: agencies
A nuclear arms reduction pact between Russia and the United States could be ready for signing by late March or early April, Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Tuesday.
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