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Europe has offered Russia help in achieving...

Europe has offered Russia help in achieving its goal of modernizing the economy, but said it should start with improving democracy in the country, a Russian business daily said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday spoke on the phone with Kyrgyz opposition-nominated premier Roza Otunbayeva, Putin"s spokesman said.

The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral...

The first meeting of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission’s Civil Society Working Group was held in Washington on January 27. The group is part of a larger effort begun last summer by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to reset relations between the two countries and explore new opportunities for partnership. The two co-chairs of the group are Michael McFaul, special assistant to Obama and senior director for Russian affairs at the National Security Council, and Vladislav Surkov, first deputy chairman of the Russian presidential administration.