Russian citizen executed in Pakistan, unconfirmed media report says. Ruble starts clawing back drastic losses; dollar, euro down in trading — RT Business. Published time: December 17, 2014 07:10 Edited time: December 17, 2014 08:17 RIA Novosti / Vladimir Trefilov The Russian ruble began to recover against the US dollar and euro early Wednesday, going some way to compensate for a 20 percent drop in previous day.
The currency has started to bounce back, trading at 67.4 against the US dollar and 84 against the euro at 11 am MSC Wednesday, data from the Moscow Exchange shows. On Monday the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) spent about $2 billion in a form of currency interventions, the regulator said. This compares to about $700 million spent during the whole of November.
‘Remember lessons we taught Hitler’: Top 10 quotes from Putin’s State of Nation address. 10 police killed, 28 injured in Grozny anti-terror operation (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO) Published time: December 04, 2014 10:56 Edited time: December 04, 2014 15:07 RIA Novosti/Said Tsarnaev Ten police officers were killed and 28 injured during an anti-terrorist operation in the Chechen capital, Grozny, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee has reported.
The operation prevented major terrorist attacks planned in the city, the committee said. “In the course of the counter-terrorist operation 10 local police officers were killed and 28 were wounded, having shown bravery while on civilian and military duty,” the National Anti-Terrorist Committee said in a statement. RT's video agency RUPTLY has obtained exclusive video of the last hours of the operation. The footage from the location shows a building on fire, with emergency services trying to put out the flames. The cameraman is at the scene of the fierce shootout between the security forces and the assailants. Hungary to start South Stream construction in 2015 despite western pressure — RT Business. Kerry to Lavrov: Ignore Obama’s naming of Russia on top threats list. Putin:'US wants to subdue Russia, but no one did or ever will' ‘Outraged’ French union urges Hollande to honor Mistral deal, 2,500 jobs at stake.
Putin: If Ukraine siphons gas from pipeline, Russia will reduce Europe supplies — RT Business. Published time: October 16, 2014 14:15 Edited time: October 16, 2014 15:11 Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic (not pictured) at Serbia Palace building in Belgrade October 16, 2014.
(Reuters/Marko Djurica) Moscow will reduce gas supplies if Kiev starts siphoning deliveries destined for Europe, said Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Serbia. “There are large transit risks. If we see that our Ukrainian partners start illegally taking our gas from the export pipeline as it was in 2008, we will equally reduce the amount of supply as happened in 2008,” warned Putin on Thursday at a news conference in Belgrade, stressing he was "hopeful" it would not come to that. However, the Russian president pledged that Moscow will supply enough gas to Europe this winter. روسيا تهدد بإغلاق سمائها في وجه طائرات الغرب. Ramzan Kadyrov, chef de la République de Tchétchénie, répond aux menaces de l’EIIL contre la Russie.
‘Most convincing evidence’: Russian embassy trolls NATO with toy tanks. Missing Russian journalist Andrey Stenin confirmed dead in Ukraine. Ukraine : accusé d’invasion, Poutine reprend la main et humilie l’OTAN. Switzerland will not blindly follow EU sanctions against Russia – Swiss economy minister — RT Business. Published time: August 04, 2014 14:13 Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann (Reuters/Ruben Sprich) For Switzerland to copy and paste EU sanctions against Moscow is unwise, and would jeopardize the country’s role as a mediator, said Swiss Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann.
The Swiss government has no plans to follow in the EU’s footsteps and impose sanctions against Russia, Schneider-Ammann said in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag. Schneider-Ammann said that choosing a side would undermine the country’s neutrality in the matter. “This role [as mediator] will be weakened, if we duplicate EU sanctions,” Schneider-Ammann said, adding that Switzerland holds the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which is vitally important for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.
Another main concern for Switzerland, home to many Russian nationals, is any economic blowback from sanctions. Over 400 Ukrainian troops cross into Russia for refuge. Published time: August 04, 2014 06:23 Edited time: August 04, 2014 08:50 Reuters/Marko Djurica More than 400 Ukrainian troops have been allowed to cross into Russia after requesting sanctuary.
It’s the largest, but not the first, case of desertion into Russia by Ukrainian soldiers involved in Kiev’s military crackdown in the east of the country. According to the Rostov Region’s border guard spokesman Vasily Malaev, a total of 438 soldiers, including 164 Ukrainian border guards, have been allowed into Russia on Sunday night. تراجع أعداد السياح الروس إلى الدول الأوروبية حتى النصف خلال نصف عام. 'We will react to NATO build-up!' Key Putin quotes from defense policy address. Pour Alexis Bachelay (député PS): Israël doit disparaître !
1 killed, 2 injured: Russia vows response to Ukraine shelling Russian city. Arabic - روسيا تقيم 262 مركز إيواء تضم أكثر من 23 ألف لاجئ أوكراني. Russian senate repeals law allowing deployment of military in Ukraine. Arabic - روسيا تعترض لدى منظمة التجارة على العقوبات الأمريكية. Lavrov: Iraq developments show total failure of American-British 'adventure' Vladimir Poutine : « On a tout simplement refusé de nous parler » - Wikistrike. Poutine et l'animateur de CNBC.
Court hands down 2 life sentences in Politkovskaya murder case. ‘Russian troops in Ukraine? Got any proof?' Putin's best quotes from French media talk. موسكو وبكين توقعان على عقد ضخم لتوريد الغاز الروسي إلى الصين. Moscow in no rush to respond to Donetsk People's Republic plea for accession — RT Op-Edge. Stuck in rogue airspace: Moldova seizes Transnistria petitions from Russian delegation jet. Published time: May 11, 2014 04:26 Image from facebook.com/dmitry.rogozin Moldova has seized thousands of petitions from the citizens of Transnistria seeking “reunification with Russia” from a Russian delegation’s plane, as politicians had a hard time leaving the breakaway state with all neighboring airspaces closed for them.
“Moldovan secret services on-board our plane are confiscating boxes with Transdniestrians’ signatures for reunification with Russia,” Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin tweeted. These documents, according to Rogozin, were transferred to him by activists during his visit to Tiraspol for Victory Day celebrations. “Yesterday we received signatures that were handed to us by activists of the Union of Russian Communities,” the Deputy Prime Minister added. The politician's assistant has also confirmed that “special forces” have seized the boxes with signatures and have driven them away. Moscow: Kiev and western sponsors directly responsible for bloodshed in E.Ukraine. Putin acknowledges Russian military serviceman were in Crimea. Putin: 'Nonsense - no Russian troops, special services in east Ukraine' Published time: April 17, 2014 07:47 Edited time: April 17, 2014 13:33 Russian President Vladimir Putin replies to questions from Russian citizens at the Gostiny Dvor studio during annual question and answer session "Direct Line with Vladimir Putin," broadcast live by the Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24 television channels and the Mayak (Beacon), Vesti FM and Radio of Russia radio stations.
Left: Kirill Klemyonov, Head of the Channel One News Broadcasting Directorate. Right: Rossiya TV Channel journalist Maria Sittel (RIA Novosti / Alexey Nikolsky) “This is nonsense, there are no Russian troops in the east of Ukraine,” Vladimir Putin said at an annual Q&A session, adding that the Kiev government should talk to the local residents to tackle the problem, not send in tanks to deal with it. "All the people that are in the eastern Ukraine are local residents, and the main proof is that they've taken their masks off - literally. Russia 'forced' to launch military drills at border in response to Ukraine op - Moscow. Published time: April 24, 2014 12:53 Edited time: April 24, 2014 13:48 Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu (Reuters / Michael Klimentyev) Russia has begun extensive military exercises in Ukrainian border area following the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine.
“The order to use force against civilians has already been given, and if this military machine is not stopped, the amount of casualties will only grow,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during an official meeting in Moscow. “War games by NATO in Poland and the Baltic states are not helping the normalization of the situation. We are forced to react to the situation.” Shoigu said that the drills involve march and deployment exercises by forces in the southern and western military districts, and separate Air Force maneuvers. Sanctions effect: Russia to change its economic partners…for the better — RT Op-Edge. Published time: March 21, 2014 15:34 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a photo after the BRICS leader's meeting at the G20 summit on September 5, 2013 in Saint Petersburg.
(AFP Photo / Sergei Karpukhin ) Western sanctions might push Russia to deepen cooperation with BRICS states, in particular, to strengthen its ties with China, which will possibly turn out to be a big catastrophe for the US and the EU some time later. On March 18, the spokesperson for the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, claimed in a BBC interview that Russia would switch to new partners in case of economic sanctions being imposed by the European Union and the United States. أغلبية الروس لا يخشون العقوبات الغربية لأن انضمام القرم أهم من ذلك.
Europe is hard on secessions — RT Op-Edge. Currently a Research Associate at the INSYTE Group, Dr. Roslyn Fuller has previously lectured at Trinity College and the National University of Ireland. She tweets at @roslynfuller Published time: April 11, 2014 13:39 General view of the plenary room of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Reuters / Vincent Kessler) لافروف: العقوبات الغربية ضدنا ليست مأساة. US wants to destroy Ukrainian ‘bridge’ between EU and Russia – German intellectuals support Putin. Russia can’t support Ukrainian economy forever- Putin — RT Business. Kiev risks ruining four-party talks if force used in Ukraine’s east – Lavrov to Kerry. Russia can’t support Ukrainian economy forever - Putin — RT Business. Putin to US: It’s bad to read other people’s letters. Russia: Boston bombing report is effort to ‘whitewash’ US intelligence failures.
Published time: April 12, 2014 18:17 Runners continue to run towards the finish line of the Boston Marathon as an explosion erupts near the finish line of the race in this photo exclusively licensed to Reuters by photographer Dan Lampariello after he took the photo in Boston, Massachusetts, April 15, 2013. (Reuters/Dan Lampariello) The US is trying to blame Russia for missed opportunities to prevent the Boston marathon bombing last year, Russian Foreign Ministry said in response to recently released report that accused Moscow of withholding information about the bomber. The report by the inspector general for the intelligence community examined how the US’s 17 intelligence agencies handled information it had prior to the attack that killed three people and left more than 200 others injured on April 15, 2013.
However, they should have more closely scrutinized Tamerlan when he returned to the United States from Dagestan in 2012, it said. بوتين للطرف الأمريكي: ليس من اللائق قراءة رسائل الآخرين. ‘Giving out pies in Maidan not enough’: Putin urges West to really help Ukraine — RT Business. Published time: April 11, 2014 15:29 Russian President Vladimir Putin (RIA Novosti/Aleksey Nikolskyi) Europe should switch from promises to real action to help Ukraine out of the economic chaos, says Russia’s President Putin. “What’s the problem for the near future? It’s that Russia can’t bear the brunt [of helping Ukraine] in a one-way fashion,” Vladimir Putin told the Security Council meeting on Friday. That was the main reason President Putin decided to send a letter to his European counterparts on Thursday, in which he urged them to hold an immediate meeting to decide on a game plan to help the Ukrainian economy out of the crisis. If somebody treats Ukraine kindly, he should make a real contribution to help avoid a default, Putin said.
Russia denounces Council of Europe 'farce' resolution, threatens boycott. Published time: April 10, 2014 10:29 Edited time: April 10, 2014 11:37 General view of the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly in Strasbourg, eastern France (AFP Photo / Frederick Florin) The Parliamentary Assembly for the Council of Europe (PACE) has suspended Russia’s right to vote and excluded them leadership positions, until the end of the year, due to their annexing of Crimea. Russia will not be able to vote at the Council of Europe assembly until the end of 2014, after members decided to exclude the country after Crimea voted for leaving Ukraine and joining Russia.
The Russian delegation will also be omitted from all positions of leadership, the Bureau, Presidential and Permanent committees. Russian FM calls on Kiev, Washington not to ignore interests of all Ukraine regions. Published time: April 08, 2014 09:37 Edited time: April 08, 2014 13:21 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
(AFP Photo / Vasily Maximov) Russia is ready for negotiations with the US, EU and Ukraine, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He added that the talks may start in 10 days. Internationally-wanted terrorist Doku Umarov and his gang ‘neutralized’ – FSB chief. Published time: April 08, 2014 06:43 Edited time: April 08, 2014 17:09 Russia’s secret service confirmed that notorious terrorist Doku Umarov has been eliminated in the first quarter of 2014. Dozens of terrorists met their deaths in the North Caucasus, hundreds of militants and their supporters were detained. The head of Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) Aleksandr Bortnikov reported that the leader of the Caucasian Emirate terrorist organization, Doku Umarov, was ‘neutralized’ as a result of a “combat operation.”
Chechen terrorist leader Doku Umarov has been on the wanted list of Russia, the US and UN Security Council for organizing multiple terror acts, kidnapping, contract murder and other grievous crimes in the Russian Federation. 50 vérités du Président Vladimir Poutine sur la Crimée. 50 vérités du Président Vladimir Poutine sur la Crimée. 'US desperate to isolate Russia on all fronts' — RT Op-Edge. Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times/Hong Kong, an analyst for RT and TomDispatch, and a frequent contributor to websites and radio shows ranging from the US to East Asia. Russia has no intention to send troops into Ukraine – Lavrov.
Russia not clinging to G8 if West does not want it – Russian FM. Lavrov: If West accepts coup-appointed Kiev govt, it must accept a Russian Crimea. UN vote shows Russia far from isolated – Churkin. Russia not clinging to G8 if West does not want it – Russian FM. Putin says Russia will launch national payment system, like China and Japan — RT Business.