Putin justifies Russia’s Arctic rights (People’s Daily)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia’s claims for the Arctic continental shelf and called for dialogue to resolve disputes. “There has been a great deal of speculation” about the Arctic lately, Putin told members of the Russian Geographic Society, referring to some neighboring countries’ reaction to the emergence of the Russian flag in the continental Arctic shelf. “We have …
Russia sees U.S. nuclear arms deal soon – agencies (The Star)
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A nuclear arms reduction pact between Russia and the United States could be ready for signing by late March or early April, Russian news agencies quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Tuesday.
Russian parliament boss threatens block of new arms deal with US (EARTHtimes.org)
Moscow – Russia’s top parliamentarian warned Tuesday that the legislature would block a new US-Russian arms reduction deal if it excluded the issue of US missile shield plans in Eastern Europe. The warning came from Boris Gryzkov, speaker of the Stat…
Eastday-Putin justifies Russia’s Arctic rights (Eastday.com)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia’s claims for the Arctic continental shelf and called for dialogue to resolve disputes.
PM: Russia-Belarus trade regains pace (RosBusinessConsulting)
RBC, 16.03.2010, Brest 17:49:55. Trade between Russia and Belarus is gradually returning to its pre-crisis level, having surged 17 percent in January-February compared to the same period of the previous year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at the opening of bilateral talks today.
Clinton to Visit Moscow Amid Strained U.S.-Russia Relations (Time Magazine)
The Obama Administration had high hopes for wiping the slate clean with Russia and starting anew. But Washington still has a ways to go to gain Moscow’s trust
Pro-Kremlin party United Russia tops Russian elections, opposition gains (Deseret News)
MOSCOW — The pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, has again dominated regional elections, according to preliminary results…
Putin hopes for progress in Russia-Belarus common currency issue (Itar-Tass)
BREST, March 16 (Itar-Tass) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hopes for progress in the consideration of a possible common currency in Russia and Belarus.
Russian youth movements to hold rally in Moscow (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Major Russian youth organizations will hold a mass rally to announce their federal projects in downtown Moscow on March 31, the Young Russia movement leader said on Tuesday.
Putin’s party leads Russia poll (Malaysian Mirror)
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia’s dominant ruling party United Russia was leading regional elections but suffered a string of surprising setbacks against the background of the economic crisis, results showed Monday.
