Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has admitted that Russia is far from having an independent judiciary, and that judges commonly encounter pressure in the courtroom.
MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Seven soldiers were killed and six injured in an accidental explosion in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Chechnya, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said the blast occurred while soldiers were
MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian-German trade could reach a record $64 billion in 2008, the Russian economics ministry said Tuesday following a meeting between the Russian and German economics ministers in Moscow. "In 2007, bilateral trade rose 23%,
FARNBOROUGH, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot signed a contract on Tuesday with Airbus for the delivery of five A-321 medium-haul airliners at the Farnborough air show in England. The deliveries will start from August 2013. Aeroflot
The Russian Navy has resumed a military presence around the Arctic Ocean archipelago of Spitsbergen, which belongs to Norway, a navy statement said on Monday.
MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that the placement of a U.S. missile shield in Europe will harm regional security. "The placement of elements of a U.S. global missile shield in Eastern Europe
MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russian nuclear power plant builder Atomstroyexport said on Tuesday it has received approval from Bulgarian authorities for the construction of a plant in the north of the Balkan country. The state-controlled nuclear power equipment
PENZA, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Closed court sessions began on Tuesday in Russia's Penza Region to decide whether the leader of a doomsday sect that spent more than six months underground should be held criminally responsible for his actions.
MOSCOW, July 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's president set out new foreign policy guidelines on Tuesday, stating that the country would resist being pulled into a new arms race and criticizing NATO's ongoing expansion, the Kremlin said. Speaking to senior
Russia has resumed naval patrols in the Arctic Ocean, including the disputed waters surrounding the Svalbard archipelago. In another territorial dispute, Japan has named several far eastern islands as "illegally occupied by Russia."
Russia's Interior Minister has asserted that the internet must be regulated as a mass-media outlet, and has called on the Ministry of Justice, the FSB and Ministry of Interior Affairs to lobby for restrictions to the internet.
