Kremlin says will press on with Syria opsThe Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia's air force would press ahead with its operations in Syria and dismissed a US statement on the conflict there as unhelpful and clumsy. US. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Mo More… |
US assures Russia Snowden won't be executed or torturedThe United States has made a formal promise to Russia not to execute or torture Edward Snowden if he is sent home to face charges of illegally disclosing government secrets, and the Kremlin said Russian and US security agencies are in talks over More… |
Russian billionaire charged, faces jailBillionaire Kremlin critic Alexander Lebedev was charged on Wednesday with "hooliganism" over a televised punch-up and faces up to five years in jail in a case which he says is a vendetta by President Vladimir Putin. More… |
Kremlin source says Gaddafi should step downA Kremlin source on Tuesday called Muammar Gaddafi a "living political corpse", and said the Libyan leader should step down, Russia's Interfax news agency reported. Russia rarely criticises authoritarian leaders, but President Dmitry Medve More… |
Russia to spend $46.5bn on arms in 2009Russian spending on arms will rise to a record $46.5 billion next year, a senior government official said on Friday, as the Kremlin moves to beef up the armed forces after a conflict in Georgia. Russian national defence orders will rise to More… |
Russia to spend $46.5bn on arms in 2009Russian spending on arms will rise to a record $46.5 billion next year, a senior government official said on Friday, as the Kremlin moves to beef up the armed forces after a conflict in Georgia. Russian national defence orders will rise to More… |