28 January 2012, 5:20 am
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warnings to the West and its Arab allies to keep their hands off Syria hide a slight chance for compromise on a U.N. resolution aimed at halting bloodshed in the country, but a demand for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside could be a deal-breaker. With Prime Minister ... Read More »
28 January 2012, 1:55 am
Russia is hugely represented here at the World Economic Forum. Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital takes issue with that. "There are so many examples of high level government crime in Russia that it's almost ridiculous that Russia is allowed to come here as a country displaying its wares.... Read More »
28 January 2012, 1:13 am
The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute that has kept the two nations from concluding a peace treaty.... Read More »
28 January 2012, 12:08 am
The foreign ministers of Japan and Russia agreed Saturday to strengthen economic and security cooperation but made no progress on resolving a long-standing territorial dispute over islands off northeastern Japan.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 4:28 pm
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said a European-Arab draft resolution on Syria circulated to the U.N. Security Council on Friday was unacceptable in parts, but Russia was ready to "engage" on it. Churkin spoke to reporters after Morocco presented the council wi... Read More »
27 January 2012, 2:14 pm
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia signaled on Friday it could veto any U.N. Security Council resolution demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad resign and said an attempt to rush such a proposal to a vote is doomed to fail. Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov's comments were a strong indication t... Read More »
27 January 2012, 1:17 pm
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told a closed-door meeting of the Security Council on Friday that he was "deeply disappointed" with a European-Arab draft resolution endorsing an Arab League plan for Syria, diplomats said. Churkin told the 15-nation council that... Read More »
27 January 2012, 12:09 pm
Russia remains a staunch defender of Syria, providing it with a political lifeline as well as arms and ammunition.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 11:47 am
Russia on Friday barred the sole liberal challenger to Vladimir Putin from the March 4 presidential vote in a move which the opposition and Washington said undermines the polls' legitimacy.... Read More »
27 January 2012, 8:38 am
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to delay the next mission carrying U.S. and Russian astronauts to the International Space Station by several weeks due to problems with the spaceship's descent vehicle, Interfax news agency quoted an industry source as saying Friday. The expected delay follows a s... Read More »
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