Envoy Calls Russia&#39;s Threats Dangerous
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A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia&#39;s threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces
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The British ambassador to Moscow Anthony Brenton, who has been harassed by a youth group supported by the Kremlin over the past four months, linked the two parties and said that Russia could stop the group if it wanted to, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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MOSCOW Boris Yeltsin, Russia&#39;s first post-Soviet leader, issued a veiled warning Thursday that President Vladimir Putin&#39;s decision to seize sweeping new powers after the Beslan hostage crisis could erode democratic freedoms.
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Lithuania said on Thursday it was  worried about Russia&#39;s threat to deploy new missiles in the  neighboring region of Kaliningrad.
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Russia's top diplomat accused the United States of launching a new arms race as the two nations traded barbs Wednesday over U.S. plans to erect a missile defense system in countries formerly under Moscow's influence.
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A London-based Chechen rebel representative said Wednesday that Russia's threats to attack terrorists around the world amount to a warning to European countries that Russian forces could carry out assassinations on their soil.
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Russia's foreign minister on Friday accused Britain of politicizing the investigation into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, warning it would strain relations between the two countries.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia was concerned by the West's attempts to influence the situation in Ukraine, where allegations of vote fraud have sparked a political crisis that has brought the rival candidates' supporters into the streets.
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A senior U.S. diplomat called Sunday for Russia's cooperation in U.N. Security Council efforts to resolve Kosovo's status.
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Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the specter of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program.
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PARIS  - Canada's foreign minister urged Russia on Friday to avoid launching a unilateral strike on Chechen terrorists, but to handle its war against terrorism within an international framework.
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MOSCOW - A wounded Russia threatened Wednesday to strike against terrorists "in any region of the world," offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the killing or capture of Chechnya's top rebel leaders, and criticized the United States for its willingness to hold talks with Chechen separatists.    The announcements marked a show of resolve aimed at Russia's stunned citizens, as well as Western countries President Vladimir Putin accuses of hindering its fight against terror, in the wake of three attacks that killed more than 400 people in the past two weeks...
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In a statement reflecting the growing distrust between Moscow and the West, a top Russian general on Monday warned that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to ...Comment
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The corruption that plagues Russia and its former Soviet neighbors will stifle investment and economic development unless more is done to combat it, the U.S. ambassador to Russia said Tuesday.
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A growing rift between Russia and Britain over the London murder of a former Russian agent prompted warnings Thursday of a full scale diplomatic conflict, complete with tit-for-tat expulsions.
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The top U.S. and Russian diplomats on Sunday tried to play down concerns about a Cold War revival set off by Russian President Vladimir Putin's claim that Washington is fostering a global arms race.
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Russia says it opposes a US proffer to refer Iran&#39;s nuclear case to the UN Security Council. Visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the remarks in Tehran at a