Russian Minister: Slow Response Let Fires Spread
Russian minister: Authorities were too slow to call firefighting planes to battle wildfires Wildfire – Russia – Firefighting – Moscow – United States
Russian government loyalist slams Medvedev’s police reform
Moscow – Russian parliamentarian Andrei Makarov has broken ranks with his country’s leadership, saying that a proposed police reform threatens to turn Russia into a “concentration camp,” the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper reported Tuesday.
Russia’s Putin says no rush to bury Lenin
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday there should be no rush to remove Lenin from his Red Square mausoleum, an issue that still raises passions two decades after the Soviet collapse.
Russia to get high-tech Israeli arms
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 7 (UPI) — The long-term military cooperation agreement Israel has signed with Russia may be a key part of a deal under which Moscow, badly in need of foreign technology to reboot its moribund defense industry, will cancel or delay plans to sell Syria advanced systems. Israel – Russia – TEL AVIV – Syria – Moscow
Putin says Russia has nothing to fear from China
SOCHI (Russia), Sept 7 (Reuters) – Russia has nothing to fear from China and worries that millions of Chinese will some day occupy vast swathes of Russian territory in the Far East are overblown, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday.
Russia’s Putin on 2012, China, Ukraine
SOCHI, Russia, Sept 7 (Reuters) – The following are key quotes from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a meeting with the Valdai group of Russia experts late on Monday.
Slovakia beats Russia 1-0 in Euro qualifying
Miroslav Stoch scored midway through the first half to give Slovakia a 1-0 away victory over Russia in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship. Stoch capitalized on a Russian defensive mistake in the 27th minute and fired past Igor Akinfeev into the upper right corner of the net. It was the visitors’ first shot on goal in the match.
Russia signals ’10 arms pact ratification up to U.S.
Russia is ready to ratify a nuclear arms pact with the United States this year but the landmark treaty could face problems in the U.S. Senate, the Kremlin-backed speaker of parliament said on Tuesday.
Russia to lift grain export ban only after 2011 harvest
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said Russia will lift a ban on grain exports after next year’s harvest is gathered in, not this year’s, the president’s press service said on Tuesday.
Putin hints at return to Russian presidency
Expectations intensified Tuesday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may run again for the Russian presidency after he drew a surprise comparison with four-term US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
