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Russia backs sanctions against Iran

24.09.09

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Obama presses ‘reset’ — but can Russia change?

02.09.09

Prime Minister Putin has issued tentative criticism of the Stalinist past but Obama now needs a fresh start... more

Russians arrest eight 'pirates' over riddle of missing ship

18.08.09

Eight men were arrested on suspicion of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter which disappeared near Sweden last month in circumstances that baffled marine authorities... more

Missing ship 'was hijacked for secret cargo'

13.08.09

Ship reported to have been hijacked in the Baltic Sea may have been targeted for its secret cargo, it was claimed... more

WORLD: I’ll lead probe into dissident murder. says Chechen president

16.07.09

Chechnya’s leader says he will personally oversee the investigation into the murder of a human rights activist — even though the victim’s colleagues accuse his security forces of being involved... more

US and Russia mend fences with new nuclear deal

07.07.09

Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev have reached an agreement to cut back their nuclear stockpiles... more

Questions raised by the Camberwell fire

07.07.09

The Camberwell tower block fire, which took such a terrible toll in human life, has raised some serious questions, not just about how the fire services dealt with the blaze but about the chance of another tragedy elsewhere... more

Obama predicts ‘extraordinary progress’ at Moscow arms summit

06.07.09

Barack Obama told Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that the two countries could make “extraordinary progress” on the many issues they have in common after he arrived in Moscow for arms talks... more

Moldovan police regain control after riots

08.04.09

Moldovan police took back control of the parliament and president's office after rioters ransacked the buildings following elections they claimed were rigged... more

G20 action is no quick fix for slump, admits Darling

03.04.09

Alistair Darling admitted that there would be no "overnight fix" to the recession as questions remained over banks' toxic assets and the size of the global economic stimulus... more

President makes a beeline for JK and says I love Harry Potter

02.04.09

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Why G20 must rein in the banks

02.04.09

THERE are, it must be admitted, limits to the ability of the world leaders gathered in the unprepossessing environment of the ExCel centre to find a recipe to combat recession between breakfast and the final communique at tea-time... more

Russia and US 'to reset relations' with nuclear weapon deal

01.04.09

Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama underlined their desire to "reset" their relations with plans for a new deal to cut nuclear warheads... more

Medvedev: Links to West will thaw, just like spring

30.03.09

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has declared a "spring-like" thaw in relations with Britain and the West as he prepares to arrive in London for the G20 summit... more

Miliband: Russia's president is more liberal than Putin

02.03.09

David Miliband has seized on reports that Russian president Dmitri Medvedev may be pushing for a more liberal agenda than Vladimir Putin... more

Europe’s energy crisis deepens as Russia cuts off gas

06.01.09

Energy: Europe was plunged in to an energy crisis after Russian gas imports were cut by up to 75% and political tensions sent the oil price soaring back above $50 a barrel... more

Ukraine faces supplies threat from Gazprom

30.12.08

Russian energy giant Gazprom is threatening to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine as it unveiled an 85% jump in first-half profits to Ł14.2 billion... more

World joins Obama to condemn the bloodshed

27.11.08

Barack Obama has condemned the Mumbai attacks with a stark warning that he would "root out and destroy" al Qaeda once he takes office... more

Medvedev: We will put missiles near Polish border

06.11.08

Russia is to deploy nuclear-capable missiles to territory near the Polish border in a move which is certain to inflame tensions with the West... more

Iceland seeks Ł3bn from Russia to rescue banks

07.10.08

The Icelandic authorities go cap in hand to Russia for emergency funding after they were forced to bail out two of the island’s largest banks... more

Kremlin’s denial of BP meddling stuns West

06.10.08

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sparked fury when he claimed the Kremlin had not meddled in the acrimonious TNK-BP dispute... more

We invaded Georgia to save lives says Medvedev

27.08.08

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev embarked on a major media offensive as he declared that Russia had only invaded Georgia "to save lives"... more

Russia will pay for its invasion warns Miliband

27.08.08

Russia will pay a heavy economic price for its aggression, Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned... more

The return of Putin and humiliation for the West

12.08.08

As Russian forces push further into Georgia, the Kremlin hawks see the invasion as payback time for George Bush and Nato. But a military triumph will leave Moscow the loser in the long run... more

Oil price dives after Russia’s ‘ceasefire’ in Georgia conflict

12.08.08

Price of oil fell and Russian currency soared after Moscow claimed to have ordered a halt to Georgia action... more

Russia orders halt to invasion of Georgia

12.08.08

Russia has called a halt to its military offensive in Georgia - but warned that it could resume operations if it encounters any further resistance... more