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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 November 2007 President Vladimir Putin continues his campaign on behalf of the ruling United Russia Party amid charges the organization is pressuring voters to cast ballots on its behalf in Sunday's parliamentary election.
Talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces aimed at bringing an end to the six-year war resume Tuesday in Geneva. Nearly half a million people have been killed since the President Bashar al-Assads crackdown on an uprising during the 20
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 25 March 2008 In a long interview with Britain's Financial Times newspaper, Russia's President-elect Dmitri Medvedev shares his views about the country's economy, foreign policy and civil society. VOA Moscow Correspondent Pet
By Anya Ardayeva Moscow 23 April 2007 A new law in Russia bans foreigners from working as clerks in retail stores and markets. Foreigners are able to work as loaders, cleaners, wholesalers or managers, but they are not allowed to sell directly to th
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 27 February 2006 Russian technician works at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, February 26, 2006 The head of Russia's Atomic Energy Agency, Sergei Kiriyenko, has returned
The United States and Poland have signed an agreement to station elements of a U.S. missile defense shield on Polish soil. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the agreement which is vehemently opposed by Rus
Current EU president France has ruled out sanctions against Russia as European Union leaders consider ways to pressure Moscow to fully comply with a ceasefire agreement. Lisa Bryant reports from Paris that EU leaders will meet next week to discuss t
The State Department's top arms control official says the United States has made new proposals to Moscow aimed at easing Russian concern about the planned U.S. missile defense system in central Europe. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and I
The United States and Russia have a testy relationship over a number of issues, including NATO expansion, the U.S. proposal to deploy a missile-defense system in central Europe, and the Russian attack on Georgia earlier this year. Russia eager for e
The delivery of Russian natural gas is expected to resume Tuesday morning after Ukraine, Russia and the European Union signed a protocol allowing observers to monitor pipelines that transport the fuel across Ukraine. Moscow and Kyiv came to an agree
Russia and Ukraine have resumed the flow of natural gas to Europe, ending a mid-winter standoff that left millions of consumers on the continent without heat or power during 13 days of bitter cold. An official at a metering station owned by Russia's
After USSR, Russia Rode Roller Coaster for 20 Years When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia, the biggest member republic, embarked on 20 years of unsteady independence. It was a Christmas gift that anti-communists had prayed for, for seven decades. M
Ukrainian Businesses Look for Alternatives to Russia KHARKIV, UKRAINE With tensions continuing to rise with Russia, Ukrainian businesses are looking for opportunities elsewhere. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, econo
American Families Visit Russia with Adopted Children MOSCOW Last winter, passions were high over the Kremlins ban on American families adopting Russian children. In the streets, demonstrators said they were ashamed that their government was hurting o
Russia's president said Sunday that Russian troops will begin pulling out of Georgia on Monday, as Western leaders called on Moscow to abide by its commitments under a cease-fire deal. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who brokered the truce, warned
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 13 April 2006 Russian police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a student from Senegal last week - the latest in a series of attacks against foreigners and dark-skinned
U.S. President Barack Obama said halting the nuclear weapons threat from Iran would reduce the need for a planned missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. But Mr. Obama denied he has told Russia he will rethink the missile shield program if Moscow
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 07 March 2007 By April, the Russian government hopes to reduce the number of illegal workers in the country by nearly 50 percent. The majority of such workers toil at low-wage market jobs shunned by ordinary Russians. Others ar
Russia has banned the importation of kangaroo meat from Australia. Producers fear the decision will decimate their industry. Russia was the main market for the Australian kangaroo trade, accounting for about 70% of international demand. Russia is wo
Russia strongly opposes the U.S. plan to station a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. That issue will be discussed during the upcoming summit meeting in Moscow between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev. F