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Russia still cool on new US anti-missile scheme

Russia remains suspicious about Washington’s new anti-missile plans, the country’s envoy to Nato said on Tuesday.

Russia says troops to stay in Georgia for long time

Russia will keep its troops inside Georgian separatist regions for a long time and their presence is not affected by an agreement to pull out troops.

Russia hits back at Western ‘bias’ over Georgia

Russia accused the Group of Seven nations of ”bias” on Friday in a fresh attempt to counter condemnation of Russia’s actions in Georgia.

Russians queue up to mourn Solzhenitsyn

Russia paid tribute to former Soviet dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn on Tuesday with all the hallmarks of an official lying-in-state.

Russia accuses Europe vote watchdog of ‘sabotage’

Russia accused Europe’s main election watchdog of trying to sabotage plans for monitoring its presidential election next month, the latest round of an increasingly bitter dispute…

Russia restricts visas for British Council staff

Russia announced on Monday it will not issue new entry visas to staff working in the British government’s cultural offices in two regions, sharpening a row that has soured…

Observers say Russia’s poll ‘not fair’

International observers declared on Monday that Russia’s parliamentary elections failed to meet widely accepted democratic standards, saying President Vladimir Putin and his…

Russian bus blast blamed on terrorists

A bomb on a bus in the Russian car-making city of Togliatti killed at least eight people and injured 50 on Wednesday in what authorities called a terrorist attack. The blast,…