Medvedev Says Russia Will Join WTO

Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev has said he has no doubt his country will join the World Trade Organization despite delays due to the establishment of a customs union with two other ex-Soviet states. Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus agreed in...

Russian Leader Congratulates Obama for Winning Nobel Peace Prize

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated American President Barack Obama on winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The congratulatory message reads, in part : “I think this Nobel Committee decision is evidence of a realistic vision of the...

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet Arrives in Russia for Official Four-day Visit

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has arrived in Russia for an official four-day visit at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry said.

Nine Killed As Russian Cargo Plane Crashes in Siberia

All seven on board a Russian Antonov An-12 have been killed after the plane crashed near the Siberian city of Chelyabinsk. The Moskovia Airlines plane had left the city’s airport empty and was destined for Perm in the Ural Mountains.