Tag: Russian Federation
Spy expo sheds light on 1941 Soviet plan
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Secret plans to blow up the Bolshoi Theatre and other Moscow landmarks if the Nazis occupied the city in 1941 went on display this week in an eye-opening exhibit on Soviet military counter-intelligence.[MORE]
Russia welcomes warming of NATO ties
Russia has welcomed NATO's declaration that it wanted to repair ties after a war earlier this year between Russia and NATO-aspirant Georgia.[MORE]
What financial crisis, ask Russian billionaires
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Russian billionaires are still spending up big, despite the global financial crisis.[MORE]
US, China, Russia snub cluster bomb treaty
More than 90 nations, including Australia, have signed a treaty to ban cluster bombs that have killed and maimed thousands of people, though powerful arms producers including the United States, Russia and China, remain outside the pact.[MORE]
Russian skinhead gang found guilty of murders
A court in Moscow has found seven members of a skinhead gang guilty of a series of racially motivated murders and attacks.[MORE]
Russian state bank asks for $50b handout
Russian state bank VEB has asked the Government for an additional 950 billion rubles ($53 billion) to shore up its cash reserves, Vedomosti business daily reported.[MORE]
NATO agrees return to high-level talks with Russia
NATO has agreed to gradually resume high-level talks with Russia, which were frozen over its war with Georgia in August, alliance Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said.[MORE]
Russian navy begins Caribbean exercises
Russian warships have begun naval exercises in the Caribbean for the first time since the end of the Cold War.[MORE]
Bolshoi Theatre reopening delayed
The reopening of Russia's famed Bolshoi Theatre has been pushed back to 2011 due to delays in a costly renovation project.[MORE]
Slain Russian journalist was threatened for years: son
Murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya had received threats for years and saw suspicious figures in her stairwell in her final days, her family told the trial over the killing.[MORE]
Russian bombers intercepted by US fighter jets
Russian bombers on a patrolling mission in the Arctic have been intercepted by US fighter jets in a scenario reminiscent of the Cold War.[MORE]
Russia 'building Berlin Wall' in Georgia
Georgian Foreign Minister Eka Tkeshelashvili has accused Russian forces of erecting a "Berlin Wall" as part of a campaign to cut off rebel regions from the rest of the country.[MORE]
Russian parliament approves presidential term increase
Russia's upper house of parliament has given its assent to constitutional amendments extending the presidential term from four to six years.[MORE]
Russian judge refuses to quit Politkovskaya trial
A Russian judge has rejected a request from prosecutors to dismiss himself from the trial of three men accused of murdering journalist Anna Politkovskaya, a court spokesman said.[MORE]
Russian mayor assassinated
The mayor of the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz has been assassinated.[MORE]
Judge's removal sought in Politkovskaya murder trial
The trial of three men accused of helping to murder Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is in disarray after the prosecution demanded the judge be dismissed from the case.[MORE]
Russian MP 'ordered Politkovskaya murder'
The murder of outspoken journalist Anna Politkovskaya was ordered by a Russian politician based inside the country in revenge for critical articles, a defence lawyer has said.[MORE]
3 family members killed in St Petersburg 'grenade' blast
Russian investigators are looking at whether a grenade caused a car explosion in Saint Petersburg that killed three family members.[MORE]
Govt considering Russia uranium deal
Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says the Federal Government is still considering whether it should supply uranium to Russia for non-military use.[MORE]
Explosion kills 3 in St Petersburg
A car has exploded near the entrance to an underground train station in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg. [MORE]
Russian warships approach Venezuela under US gaze
A Russian military fleet is due to arrive off the coast of Venezuela within 48 hours in a symbolic first visit to the region since the Cold War, closely monitored by US officials.[MORE]
Australia moving to ratify nuclear deal, Russia says
Russia's foreign minister says Australia has offered an assurance that it will do everything possible to ratify a nuclear cooperation agreement with his country.[MORE]
Russian sailor charged over deadly sub accident
A Russian sailor has been formally charged with causing death by negligence after the accident in which 20 people were gassed to death on a nuclear submarine, officials said.[MORE]
Keep missile shield out of Poland, Czech Republic, Obama warned
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned the President-elect Barack Obama that Moscow will respond if he pushes on with plans for a missile defence system in Europe.[MORE]
Russia denies shooting, accuses Georgia of provocation
Russia's Foreign Minister has denied Russian troops fired at the Georgian and Polish presidents near breakaway South Ossetia but accused Tbilisi of deliberate provocation.[MORE]
