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Russia to put military bases in South Ossetia and Abkhazia Russia will place bases in the newly independent states of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and build relations with the two countries, Russian president Medvedev announced at a meeting with the media in the city of Izhevsk....

Politkovskaya murder jury chosen A jury was selected on Tuesday for the trial of three people charged with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. On Monday, after requests from the defence and Politkovskaya's family, the Moscow district military...

Kremlin didn’t order murder – Politkovskaya’s son A Moscow court has ruled the trial of three people charged over the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya will be open to the public. The decision will be welcomed by the murdered journalist's family -who say there is...

Medvedev's speech at a meeting of the US Council on Foreign Relations Russian President Dmitry Medvedev believes there’s a good chance to fully restore relations with the US under Barack Obama.

Future of Kaliningrad missiles in US hands – Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev says Russia would have no choice but to react should the US take the unilateral step of building missile bases in Eastern Europe. The President says such a response could include deploying Iskander...

Credit crisis costs world economy $US 1.5 trillion - Medvedev The financial crisis has cost the global economy a staggering $US 1.5 trillion, according to Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian president was speaking at the 10th EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table in Cannes, France.

Medvedev tables presidential term increase Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev has introduced a bill to the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the State Duma, to increase presidential and parliamentary terms. The proposal was made last week during Medvedev's...

Georgia’s ‘Scarface’: the rise and fall of Saakashvili A year after mass anti-Saakashvili protests were held in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi the struggle of the country’s opposition continues. RT sums up Georgia’s recent history and tries to take a glimpse into the countr

New York Times report questions Georgia’s role in Ossetian war The New York Times has published an article which questions Georgia’s account of the conflict in South Ossetia in August this year. Based on the observations of OSCE monitors, it reports that Georgia was not acting...

The truth about South Ossetian war should be revealed - Berlusconi The West should know the truth about the war in South Ossetia, said the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow. Solutions to tackling the global financial...

Medvedev address highlights business support during crisis and focus on Ruble Russian gas and oil should be paid for in Rubles, President Dmitry Medvedev told parliament in his first annual address. The President also highlighted the fight to boost the economy in the face of the global economic...

Medvedev hopes for 'second wind' with U.S. under Obama Dmitry Medvedev says that U.S-Russian relations could get a “second wind” as a result of Barack Obama’s victory in the American Presidential election. The announcement came during his first State of the...

More on political proposals Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has offered a number of incentives which are aimed at strengthening the role of the legislative power as a balance of the executive one. He proposed to extend the presidential term from...

Medvedev speaks to the the Federal Assembly, part 2 The crisis in the Caucasus and the near collapse of the global financial system have been the main focus of the Russian President's annual speech. For the first time since the beginning of his term in office, President...

Medvedev speaks to the the Federal Assembly, part 1 The crisis in the Caucasus and the near collapse of the global financial system have been the main focus of the Russian President's annual speech. For the first time since the beginning of his term in office, President...

Ukraine ‘continues to arm Georgia’ A parliamentary investigation in Ukraine has found that the country supplied weapons to Georgia prior to Tbilisi's attack on South Ossetia. The investigators say the country now bears a moral responsibility for what...

Medvedev calls for reform of world financial system Until a couple of months ago, some economists argued Russia’s robust growth of recent years had effectively “decoupled” it from a direct correlation with the US economy. While the financial crisis proves the...

Scared Ossetians flee Georgia Ethnic Ossetians are leaving Georgia in search of somewhere to live in South Ossetia. Refugees claim they're being forced out of their homes and villages in Georgia, where most of them have spent all their lives.

Medvedev video blog President Dmitry Medvedev has revealed the key points of his first parliamentary address. In his video-blog on the Kremlin website, the Russian leader says the Caucasus crisis and the near collapse of the world banking...

Saakashvili on his way to The Hague? A pressure group in Norway has tried to get the Georgian President arrested during his state visit to the country. The activists believe Mikhail Saakashvili should answer to claims of genocide and crimes against...

Russia demands arms embargo on Georgia Russia is demanding a total arms embargo on Georgia. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, made the announcement while meeting his counterpart from Nicaragua, Samuel Santos Lopez, in Moscow.

War photos show horror of Ossetian conflict A photo exhibition of the five-day war between Georgia and South Ossetia is opening in Moscow. The images were shot by the Ria Novosti news agency, whose correspondents and photographers were at work within hours of the...

“Georgian soldiers were doped to kill civilians” Many of the Georgian soldiers who took part in the attack on South Ossetia in August were drugged before going into combat, according to a Moscow-based human rights group.

EU observers ‘playing with fire’ in Georgia The EU observers’ mission is failing to curb Georgian violations of the peace plan, Russia’s Foreign Minister has said. Sergey Lavrov has accused the European Union of “playing with fire”.

No mercury poisoning of Politkovskaya lawyer – Le Figaro New evidence has come to light which indicates the lawyer in the trial of murdered journalist Anna Politkovskaya was not intentionally poisoned.

US leads $4.5 billion “support package” for Georgia International donors have offered $4.5 billion in aid to Georgia. The money is expected to be spent on rebuilding the country’s economy and infrastructure damaged after the conflict between Georgia and Russia last...

‘EU observers see neither artillery shelling nor abductions’ Provocations continue in South Ossetia against civilians and the police. Georgian police shell border villages and invade their territories. European observers, in turn, pretend nothing is happening.

Georgia torpedoes talks on South Ossetia - Moscow High-level discussions on security and stability in Georgia's neighbouring republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Geneva have been delayed. Russia has accused Georgia of deliberately stalling the first direct talks...

International Court rules for protection of South Ossetian and Abkhaz civilians The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia and Georgia to defend civilians in South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Politkovskaya murder hearings underway Pre-trial hearings into the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya have begun at a Moscow military court. Four men are facing trial for their involvement in the killing. Three of them are charged with murder...

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