Russia and India will sign a multibillion dollar deal this week to build more nuclear reactors when President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi to cement ties, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying on Monday, Jan. 22.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 04:59 GMT
Environmental damage inflicted by the vast Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in the Russian Far East amounts to $5 billion, the head of the country's Audit Chamber Sergei Stepashin said on Monday, Jan. 22.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 05:08 GMT
Russia wants Indian companies to invest in its Sakhalin-3 oil and gas project, the country's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov was quoted as saying on a visit to India, which commenced on Monday, Jan. 22.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 05:13 GMT
* Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said:
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 05:26 GMT
BANGALORE/INDIA, January 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboronexport confirmed Tuesday it has completed delivery of Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran under a contract.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 05:56 GMT
GROZNY, January 23 (RIA Novosti) – A police officer and a suspected militant have been killed and four policemen wounded in a shootout in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a local police spokesman said Tuesday.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 06:33 GMT
MOSCOW, January 23 (RIA Novosti) – Credit institutions' balances on correspondent accounts with the Russian Central Bank totaled 363.3 billion rubles ($13.7 billion at the current exchange rates) at the beginning of the business day, down 4.4% (16.5 billion rubles/$622.2 million) from Monday, the CBR said Tuesday.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 07:05 GMT
BANGALORE (India), January 23 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow will continue working to prevent the deployment of offensive weapons in space, the Russian defense minister said Tuesday.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 07:24 GMT
Winner of Miss Russia-2003 beauty pageant has reported that $2 million worth of watches and jewelry, along with $100,000 in cash, were stolen from her apartment in Moscow.
// Jan. 23, 2007 - 07:44 GMT