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New charges will most likely be brought against Moscow’s ex-subway chief Dmitry Gayev, who is already accused of abuse of power and embezzlement, a source from the investigative authorities said on Friday. “The evidence against Gayev…suggests new charges could be brought against him,” the source said. Gayev, who was managed the Moscow rapid transit systemContinue reading New charges likely to be brought against Moscow subway ex-chief Gayev

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his Ukrainian counterpart Mykhaylo Yezhel will meet in Moscow on Friday to discuss bilateral military cooperation. A Ukrainian military delegation, led by Yezhel, arrives in Moscow to participate in a meeting of a subcommittee on security under the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission. “Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his Ukrainian colleagueContinue reading Russian, Ukrainian defense ministers to meet in Moscow

The Russian Northern Fleet and the Norwegian Navy will conduct the Pomor-2011 joint drills in the Arctic in May, a spokesman for the Northern Fleet said. “The exercise will take place in the Barents and Norwegian Seas, and will include firing of live artillery rounds at simulated surface and aerial targets, anti-submarine warfare drills, anti-piracyContinue reading Russia, Norway to hold joint naval drills in May

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on Thursday that an overriding priority for the international community in Libya was to prevent civilian deaths. The two leaders discussed the situation in the North African country on the phone, the Kremlin press service said. “The Russian president emphasized the need to prevent deathsContinue reading Medvedev warns Obama over civilian casualties in Libya

Moscow and Washington have agreed to conduct joint stress tests at the nuclear power plants in both countries following a recent nuclear disaster in Japan, the head of Russia’s state nuclear energy cooperation said on Thursday. “We agreed yesterday to cooperate in this field,” Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko said during a meeting with U.S. businessmenContinue reading Russian, U.S. experts to conduct joint stress tests at nuclear plants

At Windows to Russia, we remember the Arctic Sea Pirate Attack. It has been quite awhile and the courts are finally done passing the sentences on the pirates involved… So a Russian court sentenced on Thursday six people involved in a pirate attack on the Arctic Sea vessel in July 2009 to prison terms fromContinue reading Remember The Arctic Sea Incident? (The End of the Tale?)

Russia’s Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of state-controlled energy giant Gazprom, is considering developing the Caspian and Black sea offshore deposits but the Black Sea projects may pay off only if the oil giant is granted tax breaks, a Gazprom Neft official said on Thursday. “Gazprom Neft plans to take part in tenders and auctionsContinue reading Russia’s oil giant Gazprom Neft eyes Caspian, Black sea offshore deposits…

Drug trafficking in Central Asia generates up to $20 billion every year, Russia’s anti-narcotics chief, Viktor Ivanov, said on Thursday. Ivanov was speaking at a meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Drug Trafficking Working Group in Moscow. He said the money “was being pumped into organized crime in the region.” Russia and the UnitedContinue reading Central Asian drug trafficking at $20 billion yearly – Russia’s anti

Russian exports of gasoline and diesel through the Ukraine may be interupted, they are saying at Transnefteproduct. The reason is a conflict between Russia and Ukrainian for the pipeline control. On this controversial pipeline about 2 million tons of fuel a year go to Hungary and southern European countries… (Link) Windows to Russia! Kiev MayorContinue reading Russia at Odds With Ukraine – Gasoline and Diesel…

Russian news is reporting that ground troops are being readied by America. The info comes from the web portal of DVIDS. So I looked it up… NORFOLK, Va. – More than 4,000 sailors and Marines from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit began to deploy from Norfolk and Little Creek, Va.,Continue reading Russia Insists on an Ceasefire in Libya but the West has Different Ideas…