Venezuelan vice president and defense minister to visit Russia
Venezuelan Vice-President Ramon Carrizales and Defense Minister Gustavo Rangel will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday on a three-day official visit.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 05:17 GMT
Russia 'does not rule out' U.S.-Lithuania missile defense talks
Russia does not rule out the possibility that the U.S. and Lithuania are holding informal talks over the deployment in the former Soviet state of elements of a U.S. missile defense system, Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 06:06 GMT
Medvedev says vital to make ruble into regional reserve currency
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that turning the Russian ruble into a regional reserve currency was an important strategic objective.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 06:28 GMT
Russian aviation fuel suppliers could face price collusion charges
Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service has not ruled out the possibility that charges of price collusion could be brought against Russia's major aviation fuel suppliers as part of an investigation into price hikes in aviation fuel, the anti-monopoly body said in a statement on Wednesday.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 07:31 GMT
Investigation committee sends anti-corruption plan to Russian president
The Investigations Committee of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office has submitted a blueprint for countering corruption to a presidential anti-corruption working group, a committee spokesman said on Wednesday.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 07:43 GMT
Euro 2008 - Arsene Wenger praises 'fast and fresh' Russian side
Arsene Wenger, the manager of the English Premier League side Arsenal, has said that he is disappointed with the standard of the games at Euro 2008 – the only exception being the performances of the 'fast and fresh' Russian side.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 08:16 GMT
EU looks to closer ties with Russia under Medvedev - Solana
The European Union is seeking closer ties with Russia under President Dmitry Medvedev, the EU foreign policy supremo said in an interview published on Wednesday.
// Jun. 25, 2008 - 08:32 GMT