Russia- Blasts at Ulyanovsk ammunition depot leaves 8 dead

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion that happened at Arsenal 31, ammunitions depot on the outskirts of Ulyanovsk, 900km (550 miles) south-east of Moscow, Russia. This explosion comes within 10...

Nato Resumes Ties With Russia

Nato ministers have agreed to resume high-level talks with Russia - six months after ties were frozen over the brief war between Russia and Georgia. " NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced the decision after Lithuania dropped its objections to work resuming...

India, Russia sign deal on nuke, space cooperation

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is visiting India bolster its long time ally in the tense time after terror attack in Mumbai. During his visit to New Delhi, On Friday he signed landmark accords on issues ranging...

Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord after Brazil bought weapons

After paying a short visit to Brasilia and meeting Lula da Silva, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to sell helicopters and tanks to Brazil. Both countries agreed on the need to build a new financial...

Russian warships enter Venezuela

As announced before, Russian warships are already in Venezuela to conduct joint military exercises. Unlike previous US Venezuelan naval exercises, this one has created concern among local and international...

Chavez says Russian warships arriving soon

Prior to the release of first official results on today´s local elections , Russian warships are expected to enter the long Venezuelan Caribbean coasts. Venezuela and Russia have increased their bilateral...

Medvedev on Latin American tour

In what some analysts consider the return of a cold war era, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev starts a four-nation Latin American tour.  But, Cold War is long gone and Multi polarity seems to be the emerging...

Venezuela, Russia begin offshore gas drilling, sign 15 coop deals

Consolidating their strategic alliance, Russia and Venezuela began a joint offshore gas drilling. This heralds further energy cooperation between Venezuelan PDVSA and Russian GAZPROM. It also hints at...

A Gas OPEC in the making?: The Russian initiative, the Iranian approval (upda...

Russia has called upon Iran and Qatar for a meeting on November 18 in Moscow. They would discuss the creation of a OPEC like organization on natural gas. This big gas troika would have been already...

Russia: The Bear Is Back

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Two different journalists, two different media outlets, Moscow Times and Sky News reporting on the same topic, one with a differing perspective in what is going on in...

Russia-Georgia: Conflict Exposes Obsolete Hardware

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Certainly a quandary when Russians find out their hardware may not be up to snuff when engaging in battle. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/600/42/369809.htm...

Medvedev Backs Independence Bids: Russia-Georgia Conflict

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Certainly refreshing to read what Moscow Times Staff writers reports Nabi Abdullaev, Nikolaus von Twickel reports, versus some biased reports we are receiving out of...

Putin Confirmed as Russian PM

Update: Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russia's new Prime Minister under President-elect (and Putin Protege) Dmitry Medvedev."A day after the new Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev was sworn in, his...

Russia Crushes Election Protest

The political situation in Russia continues to remain tense, as protesters in central Moscow were arrested Monday, after rallying in opposition to the election of Dmitry Medvedev."At least 17 opposition protesters have been arrested as riot police put down a banned rally in...

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