Russia faces Slovakia in hockey worlds final

19 May 2012, 9:47 pm

HELSINKI (AP) Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final on Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.... Read More »

Russia, Slovakia to meet for hockey worlds gold

19 May 2012, 2:32 pm

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final on Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.... Read More »

Russia Sberbank sees sale certainty after government formed

19 May 2012, 1:11 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's second largest lender Russia's Sberbank will see some certainty over the planned privatization sale after the new Russian government's lineup is announced on May 21, CEO German Gref said on Saturday. Sberbank initially planned the sale of the 7.6 percent s... Read More »

Russia, Slovakia in men's world hockey final

19 May 2012, 11:14 am

Russia and Slovakia will meet in the world hockey championship final Sunday for the first time since the Slovaks won their only title a decade ago against the Russians.... Read More »

Russia reaches final with 6-2 win against Finland; Evgeni Malkin scores 3 goals

19 May 2012, 8:37 am

HELSINKI - Russia's Evgeni Malkin scored three goals to lead his team to a 6-2 win Saturday over Finland in the semifinal of the IIHF World Hockey Championship.... Read More »

Russia's Market Participants Ask To Delay Euroclear Access

18 May 2012, 9:33 am

Russia's association of financial institutions urged the national markets regulator Friday to delay direct access of Clearstream and Euroclear, the international Eurobond clearinghouse, to the Russian market, a move that could discourage foreign investors from entering the country's domestic... Read More »

Russia Wants U.S. Missile Pact Guarantees Approved by Lawmakers

18 May 2012, 6:51 am

Russia, which wants guarantees it isn’t targeted by a U.S.-led missile shield, is demanding an accord ratified by lawmakers of the world’s two biggest nuclear powers, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said.... Read More »

3 ways the US can start an economic 'reset' with Russia

18 May 2012, 6:34 am

Tensions between Russia and the United States are running high. Russian President Vladimir Putin canceled his trip to Camp David for the G8 summit this weekend and Moscow threatened preemptive strikes against a US missile defense shield should it be deployed in Europe as planned. The US must design ... Read More »

Russia faces fuel crisis after railway wagon ban

17 May 2012, 5:49 am

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, the world's largest oil producer, faces domestic fuel shortages after authorities restricted the transport of crude oil by rail, forcing several refiners to cut production, industry and market sources said. Analysts estimate that output of a quarter or more of refined ... Read More »

Putin's Russia is Pivotal For Future U.S. Foreign Policy

16 May 2012, 1:50 pm

Russia is back, at least in the minds of U.S. national security leaders.... Read More »