* Tony Brenton, the British ambassador in Moscow, said the UK government does not believe Scotland Yard's investigation into ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko's death in London is part of an anti-Russian campaign
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 05:27 GMT
The news about placing nuclear weapons on active duty alarms me. We are peaceful. Such force as the weapons RIA's article described should be unnecessary because of peace treaties and agreements such as "Glastnost" and "Peristroika". We are terrified of nuclear war and we fear that no-one would win such a war. Please know that The Cold War is over and such force should be reserved for leverage at the negotiating table only.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:07 GMT
VLADIVOSTOK, December 6 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian passenger plane with 22 people on board made a safe emergency landing in East Siberia's Yakutia following an engine shutdown, a local emergency service spokesman said Wednesday.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:28 GMT
The head of the European Commission delegation in Russia Marco Franco expressed concern that in the future Russia won't be able to fulfill its energy source export obligations.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:48 GMT
The Italian energy group Eni is mulling joint investments of up to $10 billion with Russia's state-controlled gas giant Gazprom. Investments would go into two large Russian energy projects, the company's spokesman said on Monday, Dec. 4.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:48 GMT
A senior Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that Russia intends to step up its efforts aimed at preventing illegal and unlicensed production and sales of Russian arms abroad.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:49 GMT
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that it will go ahead and press criminal charges against the operators of Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:49 GMT
On Tuesday, Dec. 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a new code regulating forest ownership. Putin signed the law despite severe criticism by environmental activists, the Kremlin said.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:49 GMT
Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) may grow as high as 7 percent in 2006, says the World Bank's report on Russian economy, which was distributed on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:49 GMT
The CEO of Russia's second-largest oil company Rosneft said on Tuesday, Dec. 5, that the state-controlled firm plans to invest $20 billion to turn itself into a rival to the global oil giants and to cement its influence in the European market.
// Dec. 06, 2006 - 06:50 GMT