Britain is on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with Russia which could see the expulsion of several diplomats from London and tit-for-tat reprisals by Moscow.
Russia dismissed on Thursday the latest United Nations draft resolution on the future of the province of Kosovo, saying it amounted to the same old Western-backed plan for independence dressed up in new language.
The Russian city of Sochi can relish its victory in the race to host the 2014 Winter Olympics but some local residents fear for their homes ahead of large-scale construction work.
Russian gas company Gazprom has chosen French energy firm Total as a partner to develop the Shtokman gas field.
RAO UES of Russia has invited private investors to subscribe for the shares it holds in OGK-4 until August 23, 2007.
Russia will pipe a total of 68 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China by 2020. This is according to the Russian energy chief, who spoke following talks with Chinese officials on energy cooperation on Tuesday.
International Industrial Bank (IIB), a leading privately-owned Russian banking institution, said Thursday it had placed a three-year Eurobond issue totaling 200 million euros (about $275 million).
More than four-and-a half thousand people have applied to take part in a joint Russian-European venture in which six people will be locked inside a mock spacecraft for 520 days to simulate an expedition to Mars.