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Kiev in Talks on Observer Status in Moscow-Led Trade Bloc - PM

18:23 19/03/2013

Kiev is holding talks with members of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on Ukraine’s possible observer status in the trade bloc, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Tuesday.

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14:57 19/03/2013
Medvedev to Open United Russia University/ Government to Confiscate Super Profits via Luxury Tax/ Russian Officials Face Prosecution for Failure to Disclose Foreign Assets
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, March 19, 2013
09:48 19/03/2013
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China’s Xi Jinping to Talk Energy in Russia
18:03 18/03/2013
China's new president, Xi Jinping, will discuss energy partnership during his March 22-24 visit to Russia, his first overseas trip as leader of the world’s most populous country, the Kremlin said on Monday.
Medvedev Says No ‘Special’ Customs Bloc Status for Ukraine
16:21 18/03/2013
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday dismissed the possibility of Ukraine joining the post-Soviet trade bloc of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan on special terms.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, March 18
15:11 18/03/2013
Russian Opposition Parties to Get Important Government Positions/ Eligibility to Official Posts Will Depend on Mental Health/ Government to Lift Monopoly on LNG Sales
Olympics: No Minimum Stays at Sochi Hotels
19:43 15/03/2013
The Russian government is preventing Sochi hotels from profiteering at next year's Winter Games by banning minimum periods of stay during the Olympics.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, March 15, 2013
10:00 15/03/2013
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russia Vows Continued Support for Palestinian State
22:11 14/03/2013
The Russian leadership pledged on Thursday to provide continued support to Palestinians in their bid to establish an independent state and to resolve a decades-long conflict with Israel.
Russia Marks Soviet Poet Mikhalkov’s 100th Anniversary
21:54 13/03/2013
Russia’s political elite commemorated on Wednesday the 100th anniversary of Sergei Mikhalkov, a poet and author of both the Soviet and Russian national anthems, with President Vladimir Putin paying a late-night visit to the late writer’s star-studded family.
Russian Transport Chief Asks Govt to Speed Up Foreign-Pilot Law
20:00 13/03/2013
Russia’s transport minister asked the government Wednesday to speed up legislation allowing Russian airlines, plagued by pilot shortages, to hire foreign staff.1
Ex-Defense Minister Finally Testifies in Dacha Case
15:43 13/03/2013
Russia’s former Defense Minister, Anatoly Serdyukov, has been cooperating for the first time in an investigation into his alleged complicity in misusing Defense Ministry assets to carry out expensive renovation work at a luxury summer house belonging to his brother-in-law, and has testified as a witness, Kommersant reported on Wednesday.
Japan Pioneers Gas Extraction From Seafloor Methane Hydrate
04:34 13/03/2013
Japan has become the first country in the world to extract natural gas from underwater deposits of methane hydrate - a development that can be potentially threatening for Russia whose budget depends heavily on revenues from the export of hydrocarbons.
Russia to Boost Support for Non-Energy Exports – Medvedev
18:38 11/03/2013
The Russian government will boost state support for non-energy exports in a bid to diversify its raw-material-based economy, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, March 11
16:23 11/03/2013
Duma Anti-Corruption Chief Lives in a $2.9 Million Undeclared Apartment, Media / Russia to Rewrite History Schoolbooks / Medvedev Starts Using Italian Helicopter
Iran to Test Fire 3 New Missiles
19:44 09/03/2013
Iran’s army will test-fire three new types of missiles during an upcoming military drill, a top military commander said on Saturday.2
Chavez Helped Russia to Develop Latin American Ties - Lavrov
13:21 09/03/2013
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has praised late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for helping Moscow to reach a new level of partnership with Latin American countries.1
Medvedev Proud Russia to Play Paralympic Host
19:10 07/03/2013
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed his pride Thursday at Russia's status as host of the 2014 Winter Paralympics, which begin in exactly a year's time.
Georgian PM Ivanishvili Says Visit to Russia Premature
01:18 06/03/2013
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has denied media speculations that he may visit Moscow soon in an attempt to speed up the revival of bilateral ties.
View From the Global Tank: Russia Needs to Develop Eastern Provinces as China Rises
18:59 05/03/2013
For better or worse, China is still several decades of development away from claiming the mantle of the world’s most powerful nation, according to Asia’s wisest living statesman, Lee Kwan Yew, the founder of modern Singapore.

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