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But it appears they will miss the goal of wrapping up a new agreement when the current one runs out on Saturday. Obama and Medvedev voiced their "firm intention to ensure that a new treaty on strategic arms enter into...

The India-Russia annual summit is the principal vehicle to advance the strategic partnership, he said adding every such summit has contributed to this process. ''We have seen this over the decades, beginning with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru�s first visit in...

Russia and the Vatican have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations, ending long-standing tensions, the Kremlin announced Thursday after President Dmitry Medvedev met Pope Benedict XVI. "President Medvedev told Pope Benedict XVI that he had signed a decree concerning the...

At a meeting with the delegation from the Volga Federal District, the President of Belarus claimed that “departing from the policy of rapprochement with Russia would mean political death for Lukashenko.” He also challenged the “rumors” of Belarus changing its...

Getty Images The prime minister spoke during a question-and-answer show that highlighted his dominance of Russia's political scene. "I will think about it – there is still enough time," Mr Putin said when asked whether he would run in the...

Chechen rebels took responsibility Wednesday for a bombing last week that derailed a passenger train bound from Moscow to St...The claim was carried on Kavkazcenter.com , a website that often carries information from Islamic rebels seeking independence for the Russian...

Stuck mid-way through a years-long legal battle with the Kremlin, the former owners of Russian oil firm Yukos have urged Brussels to negotiate tough energy rules with Moscow to protect other investors...Mr Osborne's remarks come after an arbitration court in...

The Taliban vowed to step up their fight in Afghanistan after U.S. President Barack Obama announced 30,000 more American soldiers would go to the country. A North Caucasus Muslim rebel group has claimed responsibility for last week's Russian train bombing...

He will hold official level talks in the Kremlin on December 7. On the same day in the evening, he will attend the closing ceremony of the Year of India in Russia at the Bolshoi Theatre, where a gala concert...