POLITICS Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated Moscow’s offer to mediate in the conflict in Libya (Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Izvestia) Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya, telling U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates that it is the best way to avoid civilian casualties. (The Moscow Times, Nezavisimaya Gazeta) OIL GAS Slovenia agreed to […]
The West shows Ignorance and Has Created a Time Bomb in Libya… Read more and watch the video… Windows to Russia! In Russia I Can Hear The Drums Tonight About Libya: Boom Boom Boom… (windowstorussia.com) The Western media lies about Libyan riots just like it did about the Georgian war in 2008… (windowstorussia.com) The West […]
Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Tuesday it could prolong its contract with Slovenia from 2017 to 2035 and increase exports from 500 million to 1.7 billion cubic meters a year. “As part of negotiations on the South Stream project, we are talking about extending the contracts until 2035 and raising exports to 1.7 billion […]
LJUBLJANA, March 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russian energy giant Gazprom may boost its natural gas supplies to Europe and redirect European-bound liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has said. Shortly after a devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for Russian LNG producers […]
There is no rift in Russia’s ruling tandem over the current crisis in Libya, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “We have a president in Russia who directs foreign policy and there can not be a split,” Putin said. Windows to Russia! Putin is Correct and Medvedev is Incorrect… (windowstorussia.com) Gates expects fighting in […]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated on Tuesday Moscow’s offer to mediate in the conflict in Libya. Medvedev was speaking during a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates near Moscow. On Monday, Medvedev said Russia would “gladly” undertake peacemaking efforts in the North African state. “Medvedev also expressed concern over how the UN no-fly zone […]
Euroset Holding N. V., the parent company of Russia’ largest mobile phone retailer Euroset, plans to hold an Initial Public Offering in April to raise about $140 million, a source close to the IPO told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. The company, which earlier on Tuesday officially announced IPO plans, will float shares of an additional […]
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia welcomes the success of NATO-led coalition forces and the stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan, Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Tuesday. “Our positions on Afghanistan coincide in many areas. Russia is interested in the stabilization of the region and in the success of the coalition forces […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday the significant military fighting going on in Libya now “should recede in the next few days.” He told his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov in Moscow that the Western-led coalition was “going to great lengths” to avoid civilian casualties. “Many of the targets were in isolated locations,” Gates […]
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev dismissed as “unacceptable” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s description of Western-led attacks on Libya as a “crusade,” marking their first public foreign-policy dispute. Putin, who spoke amid a visit to Russia by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, said the UN resolution and resulting allied offensive amounts to a “medieval call for a […]