Russian News Monitor – Russia leads medal count after first day of Paralympics (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russia leads medal count after first day of Paralympics (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russia has taken the lead in the medal standings after the first day of Paralympics in Vancouver, gaining three gold, three silver and two bronze medals and affirming the suggestion by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that the Russian Paralympics team would prove its class.
Putin sure Russia’s Paralympics team will prove its class (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is certain that the country’s Paralympics team will demonstrate its “skill and spirit” at the Vancouver Games, the government press office said on Saturday.
Putin visit seals Russian arms, nuclear deals with India (AsiaOne)
NEW DELHI, India- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors.
Russian gov’t OKs deal on military base in S. Ossetia (People’s Daily)
The Russian government announced Friday that it has approved a draft agreement with Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia on a joint military base there. The order sanctioned by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on March 9 now awaits signature of President Dmitry Medvedev, according to a posting on the government website. A similar agreement was signed between Russia and another Georgian …
Indo Russian trade gets a Putin boost (Hindustan Times)
Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin’s 22-hour-trip to New Delhi has gone some distance in adding a strong economic dimension to ties between the two nations, reports Jayanth Jacob .
Ice fishermen adrift in Russia Far East (UPI)
MOSCOW, March 13 (UPI) — Rescuers were trying to save 15 fishermen adrift on an ice floe in Russia’s Far East, a Russian emergencies ministry spokesman said Saturday.
India, Russia ink 19 pacts on defense, nuclear energy and space cooperation (People’s Daily)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, capital of India, March 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Partha Sarkar) India and Russia Friday inked 19 deals, including a 2.34 billion U.S. dollar agreement on the purchase of aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and a 1.5 billion U. S. dollar deal on the supplies of 29 more MiG29K …
CSKA Moscow open new Russian season with narrow win (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
An injury time goal by CSKA Moscow’s Japanese striker Keisuke Honda gave the former Red Army side all three points against Amkar Perm in the opening game of the 2010 Russia season.
Russia kills four militants in Dagestan: official (Malaysian Mirror)
MOSCOW -Russian security forces Saturday killed four militants in a special operation in Russia’s troubled southern region of Dagestan, officials said. Read more…
Russian troops kill 4 militants in Dagestan (Malaysian Mirror)
MOSCOW -Russian security forces Saturday killed four militants in a special operation in Russia’s troubled southern region of Dagestan, officials said.
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