Fri, May 22nd, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

As predicted, the summit failed to produce any breakthroughs Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned the European Union not to turn a proposed partnership with former Soviet countries against Moscow. Mr Medvedev was speaking at the end of a Russia-EU summit ...Read More

Medvedev criticizes ruling party

Sun, Nov 22nd, 2009 | Politics |

Medvedev criticizes ruling party ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia chided officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party with unprecedented bluntness yesterday, saying they should stop trying to manipulate elections and learn to win fairly. The statement was Medvedev's strongest criticism yet of ...Read More

Russian President Criticizes Ruling Party Over Vote

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics |

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday harshly criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for abusing their positions in order to win elections, saying the party must learn to win fairly. The statement was Medvedev's strongest criticism yet ...Read More

Medvedev criticises United Russia political practices

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev harshly criticised Russia’s hegemonic United Russia political party for allowing dirty election practices at the party’s annual congress in St Petersburg, calling its methods “backwards” and saying it must “get rid of bad political habits”. It was ...Read More

Russia president criticizes ruling party over vote

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia -Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. Medvedev's statement marked a rare criticism of the United Russia party led by ...Read More

UPDATE 1-Russia's Medvedev raps ruling party over elections

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics |

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov 21 (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday scolded leaders of Russia's ruling party for failing to ensure democratic local elections last month and told them to win future contests fairly. In his sharpest public criticism to ...Read More

Russia-EU summit repairs bilateral ties

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | World |

Russia-EU summit repairs bilateral ties European Commison President Jose Manuel Barroso (L), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (C) and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt attend a news conference after a one-day EU-Russia summit in Stockholm, capital of Sweden, Nov. 18, 2009. EU-Russian cooperation in climate and ...Read More

Russia Committed to WTO Membership, Medvedev Says

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Business |

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Russia remains committed to joiningthe World Trade Organization and wants to complete membershiptalks as quickly as possible, alone or with trade partnersBelarus and Kazakhstan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said. Russia, which earlier sought to enter the WTO ...Read More

EU urges Russia to step up fight on climate change

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | World |

* Sweden wants more Russian action for Copenhagen * Brazil seeks pressue China, U.S. * Report says women most at risk from climate change STOCKHOLM, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The European Union's Swedish presidency urged Russia on Wednesday to do more to fight ...Read More

Obama and Medvedev nearer an arms treaty

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

Obama and Medvedev nearer an arms treaty SINGAPORE, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia remain on track to sign a nuclear arms reduction treaty by the end of the year, the presidents of both countries have said. They will also continue to work together in ...Read More

US, Russia agree to prod Iran on nukes

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

SINGAPORE | President Obama held a lengthy session here Sunday with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in which the two leaders pledged to work together to hem in Iran's nuclear program and renew a nuclear disarmament treaty that is set to ...Read More

Russia's Medvedev warns of climate catastrophe

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | World |

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that climate change posed a "catastrophic" threat in some of the sharpest comments yet on a subject the Kremlin has often seemed reluctant to confront. Although the United States said that ...Read More

U.S., Russia agree on dissatisfaction with Iran

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

Reporting from Singapore, Shanghai and Beirut - Presenting a united front on Iran's nuclear energy program, President Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev warned Sunday that they were losing patience with Tehran and wouldn't wait much longer for it to ...Read More

New Google Book Pact Unlikely to End Flap

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | SciTech |

Google Inc. and two author and publisher groups submitted a modified version of a controversial settlement over digital books, but it appears likely the fight over the agreement will continue. The revised pact submitted late Friday would allow Google to distribute ...Read More

Obama, Medvedev says Iran running out of time to make good on nuclear promises

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

Obama, Medvedev says Iran running out of time to make good on nuclear promises SINGAPORE (AP) - President Barack Obama said Sunday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he ...Read More

US, Russia say sanctions a posssibility for Iran

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

SINGAPORE -President Barack Obama said Sunday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes ...Read More

US, Russia say fresh sanctions in store for Iran

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

US, Russia say fresh sanctions in store for Iran After Iran rejected a proposal by the West to send its enriched uranium abroad in exchange for reactor fuel, the presidents of the US and Russia form a united front to warn the Tehran government over its response. Following an hour-long ...Read More

Russia and US join forces to put pressure on Iran

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

Russia and US join forces to put pressure on Iran Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president, said his country agreed that progress on talks with Iran was too slow and that "other options" might have to be pursued. That can be taken as a reference to more sanctions on the Iranian regime. ...Read More

US, Russian leaders say nations closer to deal to cut nuclear arms

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

US, Russian leaders say nations closer to deal to cut nuclear arms Singapore (CNN) -- Russia and the United States are well on their way to reducing their nuclear stockpiles, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday. Ideological barriers no longer stand between the two countries, said Medvedev, who met with ...Read More

US, Russia warn Iran on nuclear crisis

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | World |

SINGAPORE (AFP) – US President Barack Obama on Sunday won the strongest backing yet from Russia on the Iranian nuclear crisis as he warned that Tehran was "running out of time". Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said after talks with Obama that ...Read More

Russia's Medvedev warns Iran over nuclear deadlock

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

SINGAPORE (AFP) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday warned Iran it could face new sanctions if there is no progress in the deadlock over its nuclear programme. Medvedev said after talks with President Barack Obama that neither he nor the ...Read More