President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday appointed six top former ministers who were not given jobs in the new Russian cabinet to senior posts in his powerful Kremlin administration...>>>
NATO member states once again called on Russia on Monday to reverse Moscow’s decision concerning the recognition of the former Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia...>>>
NATO leaders launched Sunday the first phase of a US-led missile shield for Europe and sought to appease Russian anger over the system by renewing an invitation to cooperate...>>>
The Moscow Commercial Court has declared a recess until May 28 for the hearing of the lawsuit to invalidate four loan agreements between Luxemburg-based Yukos Capital S.a.r.l. and Yuganskneftegaz amounting to $360.5 million, the court told the Russian Legal Information agency...>>>
Dapper, gray-haired Economic Development Minister Andrei Belousov, 53, had a distinguished academic career before entering full-time public service...>>>
Russia has been pumping hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil a day more than Saudi Arabia and is confident it can increase output year on year, Energy Ministry data showed, contradicting a report the kingdom has become the world's biggest producer...>>>