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Putin to visit Crimea for May 9 military parade

President Vladimir Putin will make his first visit to the Crimean peninsula since Russia annexed the territory in ...

Putin says sanctions could hurt western energy firms in Russia

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that new EU and US sanctions could impact the work of Western energy firms ...

"Deadly shootout" in east Ukraine shatters easter truce

Four people were reported killed Sunday in a gun battle in restive eastern Ukraine, shattering a fragile Easter truce ...

Crimean parliament declares independence from Ukraine

The Crimean parliament Monday declared independence from Ukraine, after latest official results show 96.77 percent of ...

Merkel tells Putin that Crimea referendum is "illegal"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that she considered the referendum ...

Russia `doesn`t want war` with Ukraine: Senior Diplomat

Russia does not want war with Ukraine and parliaments approval for military intervention is aimed above all at showing ...

St. Petersburg international economic forum holds meeting in Jakarta

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum here on Tuesday, organized a business meeting on "the ...

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Holds Session in Jakarta

- On February 25, the Indonesia-Russia: Investment Strategies business forum was held in Jakarta (Indonesia) as part of ...

Snowden applies for Russia asylum

Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden applied Tuesday for temporary asylum in Russia, ending three weeks of ...

Snowden needs world`s protection

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor, ...

Snowden needs world`s protection

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Edward Snowden, the former U.S. spy agency contractor, ...

About 200 Russians are fighting for Syrian rebels

There are about 200 Russians currently fighting alongside rebels battling the Syrian regime, the head of Russia's ...

Russia announces permanent Mediterranian naval presence

Russia has deployed a naval unit to the Mediterranean Sea, it said on Thursday, a move President Vladimir Putin ...

EU says worried by Russia`s human rights record

The European Union criticised Russia`s human rights record on Sunday, saying it was increasingly concerned at a wave ...

Commodity and Tech Futures - Russia and the Asia Century

-     On 3 April 2013, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, with the support of the ...