Russian prosecutors have charged the emigre tycoon Boris Berezovsky with plotting to seize power, his lawyer said Monday.
President Vladimir Putin on Monday proposed to expand his proposal for a shared missile defense system during talks here with President George W. Bush, but he continued his opposition to an American plan to place anti-missile facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic.
A lawyer for exiled Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky says the authorities in Moscow have charged him with conspiring to seize power.
US President George W Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have said they will work together to resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme.
Queen Sirikit of Thailand arrives in Russia Monday on a nine-day state visit timed to coincide with the 110th anniversary of Russian-Thai diplomatic relations.
Lawyers for jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky filed a lawsuit Monday against two state prosecutors, accusing them of ignoring a court decision to transfer him from a Siberian prison camp to Moscow amid a new money-laundering investigation.
State-run Rosneft said on Monday it had acquired Yukos’s Moscow headquarters and other assets for an undisclosed amount from Prana, a mystery company, ending a bizarre coda in the bankruptcy of Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s oil group.
Russia boosted its oil exports to non-CIS countries by 3.2 percent to 107.588m tonnes in January-June 2007.
Russia announces plans to build the South Stream pipeline, which will supply more gas to Southeastern Europe despite a looming domestic gas shortage.
Gazprom is planning to purchase its own shares and give the majority stake to the state in order to correct the drop of share value.