Russian government denies hazing a widespread problem in armed forces
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MOSCOW  - The Defence Ministry said Friday that a Human Rights Watch report on hazing in the Russian military "demands attention" but contended that the problem is not widespread, disputing the idea that the government isn't doing enough to combat it.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S.  criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President  Vladimir Putin, saying this was strictly Moscow's business.
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The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, refused on Monday to order a public inquiry into last week&#39;s siege and massacre at a middle school in the southern town of Beslan
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Russia denied Friday it was withholding information from a panel investigating alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq.
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Russia's foreign ministry rejects US claims that an arms shipment to Venezuela could be sold on to rebels.
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BESLAN, Russia  - Russia ruled out for now using  force to free hundreds of children, parents and teachers being  held under threat of death for a second day on Thursday by  armed men at a school near rebel Chechnya.
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According to the Russian president, such systems do not have analogues anywhere in the world. Putin, speaking to armed forces chiefs, said although international terrorism was one of Russia&#39;s main security
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The Venezuelan government has no immediate plans to buy Russian submarines, the defense minister told the state news agency Friday, denying a Russian newspaper report.
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MOSCOW, May 23 (IPS) - Leading non profitable organisations and civil  society have vehemently rejected Russian President Vladimir  Putin's accusation last week that they did not take  collective action when Estonian authorities removed Soviet war  monuments from the city centre to an obscure location.
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Russian military prosecutors say a report highlighting widespread bullying and violence against conscripts in the Russian Army is an exaggeration.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was strictly Moscow's business.
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The Russian government on Sunday denied an opposition leaderâs application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, clearing a path for the Kremlinâs favorite candidate to run all but unchallenged.
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More controversy brews over Russia's handling of the hostage crisis in Beslan
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MOSCOW  - Russia's top electoral official on Saturday criticized a bill that would toughen registration requirements for political parties, suggesting Kremlin support for the legislation - which critics say is intended to stifle dissent - is not guaranteed.
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MOSCOW  - Tens of thousands of Russians protested across the country Saturday against a law replacing transportation and medical benefits for pensioners with cash payments, but were countered by massive rival demonstrations organized by pro-Kremlin forces.
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Russia has not "slammed the door" on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, even though it has pulled out of the pact, Russian media quoted the country's foreign minister as saying on Friday.
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Chechnya's Kremlin-backed government on Thursday dismissed as a bluff a report on a Web site linked to separatist rebels that top leaders of the insurgency have called for a unilateral cease-fire in February.