Putin lashing drives Russian supermart to slash prices (The Malaysian Insider)
MOSCOW, June 26 — Russia’s biggest grocer, X5, said today it was slashing food prices after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scolded its bosses during a surprise visit to one of its stores. Putin, who stepped down as Kremlin chief last year, has made a habit of publicly reprimanding some of Russia’s top businessmen for failing ordinary people in the worst economic crisis for a decade. The former …
Russia’s Putin invites role for Shell in Sakhalin (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Russia’s RIA news agency says Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has invited Royal Dutch Shell PLS to participate in developing two oil fields on Sakhalin island.
Russia to Cooperate With Shell on Sakhalin 3 and 4 (Update1) (Bloomberg)
June 27 (Bloomberg) — Russia is prepared to cooperate with Royal Dutch Shell Plc , Europe’s largest oil producer, on oil and gas projects in the Russian Far East known as Sakhalin-3 and Sakhalin-4, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
Russia Ingush leader’s relative dies of bomb wounds (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A relative of the head of Russia’s Ingushetia region, who was accompanying him when their convoy was hit by suicide bomb attack, died of his wounds on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.
Russian FM to arrive in Corfu for meeting of Russia-NATO Council (Itar-Tass)
CORFU (Greece), June 27 (Itar-Tass) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is beginning a Greek leg of his European tour on Saturday. He will take part in a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council and an OSCE forum on the Greek island of Corfu.
Russia Ingush leader’s relative dies of bomb wounds (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters MOSCOW, June 27 (Reuters) – A relative of the head of Russia’s Ingushetia region, who was accompanying him when their convoy was hit by suicide bomb attack, died of his wounds on Saturday, Russian …
Donald Tusk: Putin’s visit to Gdansk on Sept 1, 2009 would mean breakthrough in Russia’s view on history (Girodivite)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Gdansk, Poland, to attend ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of WWII in September 2009 would mark a breakthrough in the evaluation of historical events, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a meeting with journalists from European countries in Warsaw.
Russia’s Putin invites Shell natural-gas projects (Market Watch)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin invites Shell to participate in two new natural-gas projects.
Half of all premature deaths of Russian adults down to alcohol (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) — More than half of all deaths of people of working age in Russia are caused by alcohol, according to research by Oxford University and the Russian Cancer Research Centre in Moscow. The results of the case-control study are published in The Lancet.
General: Russia, U.S. to sign military cooperation deals during Obama trip (People’s Daily)
Russia and the United States will sign military cooperation documents during U.S. President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to Moscow, Russian news agencies reported on Friday, citing the chief of the country’s General Staff. “We have determined the main issues of military cooperation for 2009 and beyond, and intend to sign these documents during U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow in …
