President Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday that Russia would invest at least $43 billion to upgrade the country’s roads and railways to help spur growth and leave a lasting legacy for generations.
Private security guards and riot police have evicted For Human Rights, a human rights group, from their Moscow government-owned office, stirring new fears about a crackdown on nongovernmental organizations.
Thousands of jailed businessmen are expected to be freed this summer as part of the amnesty plan approved by President Vladimir Putin and set for review by the State Duma by mid-July.
Two members of punk collective on world tour to raise awareness for plight of colleagues jailed in remote prison camps
State Duma deputies passed a bill on Friday barring same-sex foreign couples from adopting Russian children, heeding strong signals of support from President Vladimir Putin and broadening a rift with Western nations over gay rights.
[In this article, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reports on the status of Said Amirov, the ex-mayor of Makhachkala who has been incarcerated on charges of complicity in murder. Amirov’s lawyers have complained that he is being denied necessary medical treatment—Ed.] Defense attorneys acting for Said Amirov— the ex-Mayor of Makhachkala who was charged as an […]
Fictitious import contracts with entities from Customs Union member states Belarus and Kazakhstan may have accounted for 40 percent of Russia’s net capital outflow last year, business daily Vedomosti reported Thursday, citing Central Bank data.
Director General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy, said here Thursday it would be highly advisable for Russia to set up integration with the European Union.
The Russian government’s plans to weaken the ruble in a bid to stimulate faltering economic growth is unlikely to yield results, Central Bank First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said on Thursday.
The United States, in the first report on Russia‘s compliance with its World Trade Organization commitments, said on Wednesday it was closely watching Moscow for any violations that thwart U.S. exports to the world’s sixth-largest economy.
