Russian PM Tells Ministers to Think Before Speaking
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov wants his ministers to engage their brains before opening their mouths, Itar-Tass news agency reported on Friday.
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The government scrambled Thursday to persuade Russia not to cancel a major exhibition in London, promising to fast-track legislation to reassure Moscow of the safe return of its art works.
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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sought to assuage students worried about a possible end to education deferments from military service, saying the government had not yet decided on the issue.
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MOSCOW, May 23 -- A senior Russian government minister Wednesday blithely dismissed any possibility of a deterioration in relations with London because of Britain's demand that a former KGB agent be extradited to stand trial for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the exiled Kremlin critic who was...
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Preparations for a session of a Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation are proceeding well, Russia's prime minister said Friday.Comment
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Russia's surprise choice for new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, told lawmakers on Thursday he planned changes to the cabinet line-up and he even held out the possibility of running for president next year.
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Tony Blair tells MPs he wants good relations with Russia, but says they must be based on "shared values".
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Russia's Prime Minister-designate Viktor Zubkov tells MPs he will pursue economic stability and innovation.
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Russia&#39;s natural resources minister said Friday that he thought his ministry would give the main production unit of the battered Yukos oil company a three-month warning before pulling its drilling licenses, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russia's foreign minister made clear ahead of high-level talks Friday on Iran's nuclear program that Moscow wants to see a U.N. agency report on Tehran's past suspicious nuclear work before considering new sanctions.
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A British government minister on Sunday condemned "murky murders" clouding President Vladimir Putin's Russia as media reports said police would go to Moscow and Rome to probe the radiation death of an ex-KGB spy.
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A British minister on Sunday condemned  "murky murders" clouding President Vladimir Putin's Russia and  media reports said police would go to Moscow and Rome to probe  the radiation death in London of a former KGB spy.
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The EU and Russia say they will try to avoid "misunderstandings" over energy policy in future.
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Russian ministers meet to tackle the problem of falling life expectancy, especially among men.
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Russia hopes Washington will take seriously its objections to the U.S. missile shield plan, Russia's foreign minister said on Thursday before President Vladimir Putin's visit to the United States.
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NEW DELHI: India and Russiaâs foreign ministers on Friday discussed cooperation in fields including defense, security, trade and space, in preparation for Russian President Vladimir Putinâs visit to India in early December.
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Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) has criticised recent comments by Russian Presidential spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembski on Finnish attitudes toward Russia.