Former Moldovan president in talks on bilateral relations with Russia - Former Moldovan President and leader of the oppositionist Communist Party Vladimir Voronin met with head of the Russian President's Executive Office Sergei Naryshkin on Sunday in Moscow.
FAO launches NASA developed fire monitoring system - Will help countries to detect fire hotspots in real time
U.S. to replace Russia on grain market during export ban - minister: Russia may revise the embargo in October when the losses incurred by the drought become clearer, Skrynnik said.
Medvedev orders amendments to procurement law - paper: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered the government to amend the procurement law after a recent overpricing row, business daily Vedomosti said on Wednesday.
Sungari waters reach Russia’s Amur River after chemical accident in China - Waters of the Sungari River from the area contaminated with chemicals after an accident at a Chinese chemical plant in the province of Jilin have reached Russia’s Amur River in the Far East, a spokesman for the Khabarovsk territorial administration of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told Itar-Tass on Wednesday in comments of laboratory tests.
3 Abakan Mining Co miners refuse to leave mine over wage arrears
Russia against unilateral Iran sanctions - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Borodavkin has reiterated Moscow's opposition to US and EU unilateral sanctions against Iran over its peaceful nuclear program. In a meeting with Iranian ambassador in Moscow, Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi, on Tuesday, Borodavkin voiced his country's opposition against such policies.
Iran Appreciates Moscow's Opposition to Unilateral Sanctions - Iranian Envoy to Russia Mahmoud Reza Sajjadi appreciated Moscow's stance in opposing the unilateral sanctions imposed against Iran by certain countries over Tehran's peaceful nuclear program.
The first phase of the Vigilant Eagle exercise completed - Russian and U.S. fighter jets, refueling aircraft and civilian air traffic control services are taking part in the first ever Russia-U.S anti-terror exercise, nicknamed the Vigilant Eagle.
‘Vigilant Eagle’ Tests NORAD, Russian Response - By Army Maj. Mike Humphreys, North American Aerospace Defense Command
Groundbreaking US-Russian hijacking drill ends - A groundbreaking training exercise ended late Tuesday after U.S. and Russian fighter jets crisscrossed the Pacific in pursuit of a chartered plane playing the role of a hijacked airliner.
Nezavisimaya/Russia Today: International virtual anti-terrorism forces - The US and Russia hold first-ever joint exercises for interception of aircraft
Pyotr Veliky cruiser, INS Trishul to hold drills in Arabian Sea
Venezuela acquiring Russian submarines – He [Chavez] told the audience of his populist Sunday political sermon on Venezuela's state-run radio and television the submarines that are about to join the country's armed forces would be "normal" submersibles with conventional weapons and radar technology.
Putin wants Russian satnav system in new cars from 2012
WILDFIRES IN RUSSIA
Half of Russia’s wildfires contained - The total area of devastating wildfires in Russia has halved in the last 24 hours, the Emergency Ministry said. There are still 612 forest and peat bog fires burning across the country, on a territory of 93,000 hectares, which is almost half of the 174,000 hectares registered on August 10th.
Russian wildfires raise radiation fears
Russian food prices spike as hundreds of fires burn on
Anger grows in Russia press over slack fire response - Anger mounted in Russia's press Wednesday over the official response to the worst wildfires in the country's history, with questions asked even over the PR tactics of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Wildfire situation improves in Russia
Goodwill and better weather, but Russia still ablaze
Chechen leader: Azerbaijan not harbouring 'terrorists' - Ramzan Kadyrov, Moscow-backed president of the Chechen Republic, has said that Azerbaijan is not supporting "terrorists and extremists".
Chechnya: Divisions in the Ranks - Doku Umarov’s attempt to resign has revealed a schism in the leadership of North Caucasus-based insurgency and terrorism networks, but whether he stays or goes will have no long-term impact on the network’s capabilities, Simon Saradzhyan comments for ISN Security Watch.
Expert speaks on how to save unique Russian fruit, berry crop collection (Update 1) - The Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry and its Pavlovsk station are trying to retain land that has already been given to a housing construction development fund by the Russian State Property Management Agency.
FIFA inspection visit in Russia expected to go ahead as scheduled - Given the current conditions in and around Moscow as well as in other regions of Russia, the Russian Bid Committee for the 2018/2022 FIFA World Cup is in contact with FIFA regarding the upcoming visit of the FIFA inspection group, due to take place from 16 to 19 August 2010.
”Kursk” – 10 years after - This Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the “Kursk” submarine disaster. Today, Russia and Norway are far better prepared to cooperate on difficult rescue operations in the Barents Sea. Unfortunately, that might be needed, argues the editor of BarentsObserver in this opinion.
