Kremlin urges environmental improvements
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President Vladimir Putin and his likely successor called Wednesday for sweeping environmental improvements, saying cleaning up Soviet-era pollution and reducing industrial waste are crucial for Russia's economy and public health.
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KATYN, Russia  - President Lech Kaczynski signaled on Monday he wanted a fresh start in Poland's strained relations with Moscow when he visited the Russian forest where thousands of Polish officers were executed in 1940.
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Steam and smoke rise from cooling towers on the outskirts of Moscow, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Friday, moving the sweeping environmental
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Russia gave final approval to the Kyoto Protocol on global warming as President Vladimir Putin signed legislation ratifying the landmark environmental pact that seeks to slow global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, the Kremlin said Friday.
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Russia will move aggressively into the war against international terrorism by cooperating more closely with the United States. President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced sweeping measures to beef up Kremlin
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A look at the measures announced Thursday by President Nicolas Sarkozy to improve France's environmental reputation:
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BANGALORE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on the youth to take bilateral relationship between India and Russia to greater heights while asserting that India&#39;s economic progress would make the world a better place to live in.
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Recent developments in Russia all point in one direction: The Kremlin&#39;s energy sector policy has shifted to more aggressive efforts of direct control.
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Alaska&#39;s Aleutian Island chain, where a broken cargo ship has been leaking fuel oil for five days, needs the type of environmental protections that are given to better
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President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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Terrorism is expanding its reach in Russia, in part because of corruption and lawlessness in government, police and the military that make it impossible for impoverished people to improve their lot, a Kremlin aide said Wednesday.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a series of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday moved to significantly strengthen the Kremlin's grip on power, with new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake and urged the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
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Russia's president says Moscow's interests come first as he starts his China visit to discuss key oil projects.
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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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BELGRADE, Oct 12 (IPS) - Representatives from 51 countries agreed at a  three-day conference in Belgrade this week to undertake new  environmental improvements to build sustainable development.
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Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a series of far-reaching initiatives that would significantly strengthen the Kremlin's control over the country's political life.
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Russia should be more active in developing relations with Ukraine. This was the view expressed on Wednesday by Sergei Markov, director of the Institute of Political Research, commenting on the results of the ...