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Tbilisi responsible for South Ossetian tragedy – Georgian diplomat The former Georgian ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, says that Tbilisi bears the main responsibility for starting the war in South Ossetia last August.

Politkovskaya jury called back early The trial of four men accused in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya will resume in Moscow today. The judge has summoned the jury back to court a week earlier than expected.

Ossetians commemorate victims of Georgian aggression On Sunday people in South Ossetia are remembering the victims of Georgian aggression over the past 20 years.

Main suspect in Litvinenko poisoning ready to help investigation Andrey Lugovoy, suspected by Scotland Yard of murdering former security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, says he is prepared to travel to Britain to be questioned by police. Lugovoy made the surprise offer to the Times...

Medvedev seeks Portuguese backing of Euro security plan World leaders are gathering in Peru for the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation states. The APEC summit, bringing together the leaders of 21 countries, will focus on minimising the effects of the...

New website allows South Ossetia war victims to speak out The conflict in South Ossetia in August may have been short, but the consequences will continue for a long time. A website has been set up by those affected by the fighting to allow fellow victims share stories and make...

Presidential term extension one step closer The Russian parliament has agreed to amend the constitution and extend the terms of office for both the Russian presidency and parliament. It was the second reading of the proposal presented by President Medvedev...

Politkovskaya accused plead not guilty in closed door trial The defendants in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial have asserted their innocence in the courtroom. The hearings have been closed to the media at the jury's request. It comes just two days after the court ruled they...

Second attempt to amend constitution The Russian parliament is to discuss again amending the constitution in order to extend the terms of office for both president and parliament. It is the second reading in parliament of the proposal presented by...

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...

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...

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