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Russia & China sign nuclear deal Russia and China have signed a billion dollar nuclear deal, in another sign of strengthening relations. Dmitry Medvedev is in Beijing as part of his first overseas trip as president. Russia and China have also used the...

Medvedev talks tough against U.S. missiles Dmitry Medevedev has once again denounced U.S. plans to deploy a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying Russia is forced to seek an adequate response.

Lugovoy to attend Champions League final Andrey Lugovoy, the former Russian intelligence agent wanted in Britain for the alleged murder of Aleksandr Litvenenko, is probably the last man you would expect to see cheering amongst a crowd of English football fans....

FSB awaiting an apology from Britain Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is waiting for an apology for the accusations made by British authorities during the investigation of the Litvinenko case. The FSB says that only after the apologies are made can...

Medvedev welcomes his favourite team to Kremlin President Medvedev has met St Petersburg's Zenit Football Club in Moscow’s Kremlin on Friday to congratulate them on winning the UEFA Cup. They beat Glasgow Rangers 2-0 in the final to claim the first major European...

Medvedev inspects missile base on first presidential trip On his first visit as commander-in-chief of Russia's armed forces, President Dmitry Medvedev has visited the Ivanovo region to examine the base of a regiment equipped with the Topol-M mobile missile system.

Medvedev presides over Victory Day parade The great Victory day parade was Dmitry Medvedev’s first in his new role as Russian President. Flanked by new Prime Minister Putin, the President congratulated his compatriots and also called for everyone to remember...

Russian power-split uncertainty Now that Vladimir Putin is Prime Minister, the spotlight is on how power will be distributed between him and President Medvedev. That’s despite Putin and Medvedev saying they are determined to stick to the Constitution.

Russia welcomes new President Dmitry Medvedev has pledged to promote the success and prosperity of all Russians, during his first speech as Russian president. The 42-year-old has been sworn in during a ceremony in the Kremlin. Medvedev said he’d...

Meet President Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev has been Putin’s right-hand man since becoming the Russian Government’s Deputy Chief of Staff in 1999. But now the world’s eyes are on Medvedev – so what is Russia’s new president really like?

President’s ceremony - step-by-step On May 7, 2008, the Grand Kremlin Palace hosts the inauguration ceremony for Russia’s newly elected president, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev.

Government, Gazprom & Deep Purple: Medvedev’s hobbies In a matter of hours Russia will have a new President who apparently enjoys rock music and lifting weights. He's also good at yoga twists and loves his cat Dorofey. But will Russia’s new President have any spare time?

Putin and Medvedev won’t bend rules: experts Dmitry Medvedev is about to become Russian President and his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, will be the new Prime Minister. With little tradition of distributing power, Russia’s leadership will need to find a new way of...

Medvedev to get presidential papers ahead of inauguration On Tuesday, President-elect Dmitry Medvedev will receive official presidential documents, ahead of his inauguration on May 7. Russia’s Vedomosti newspaper says Medvevev will receive the paperwork during a Kremlin...

Medvedev praises media, but wants higher standards President-elect Dmitry Medvedev says that the Russian mass media is developing steadily and meeting the requirements of society. He made the statement during a meeting with journalists from the popular Argumenty i Fakty...

Paperback Medvedev Soon incoming President Dmitry Medvedev's life will be splashed all over a new book. Extracts of the book have been published on the web. Now you can read them here on RT

Medvedev urges Russians to get online A third of Russia’s citizens will soon have access to the Internet, according to Dmitry Medvedev, who was speaking at the 12th Internet Forum, held in Moscow region.

Politkovskaya’s alleged killer named A Russian daily newspaper has named the alleged killer of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya as 30-year old Chechen Rustam Makhmudov. Komsomolskaya Pravda cites unnamed sources and the information has not been...

Medvedev's secrets revealed He may have once been a mystery to even some Russians, but soon incoming President Dmitry Medvedev's life will be splashed all over a new book. Extracts of the book have been published on the web. The author, Russian TV...

Small business gets Medvedev support Red tape and excessive control of small business is stopping Russians from starting their own enterprise, according to Russia's President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. He’s chaired a meeting in Siberia aimed at tackling the...

Russia signals thaw in UK relations There’s renewed hope that Russia and Britain will get along better after Dmitry Medvedev told the Financial Times his country is ready to re-open lines of communication. His choice of a UK-based paper for his first...

NATO expansion ‘troublesome’: Medvedev The possible inclusion of Georgia and Ukraine in NATO is ‘extremely troublesome’ for European security, according to Dmitry Medvedev. In his first foreign interview as Russia’s President-elect, he says his country is...

UK uncooperative on Litvinenko: Russian prosecutor Russia's Prosecutor General's Office says a recent article in the New York Sun, challenging the official British version of the Aleksandr Litvinenko murder case, is justified and correctly describes the current state of...

Did Litvinenko poison himself? A journalist with the New York Sun newspaper is claiming that Aleksandr Litvinenko may have accidentally poisoned himself while trying to smuggle polonium-210. Edward Epstein reached his conclusions after an...

Medvedev listens to media censorship claims President-elect Dmitry Medvedev has been facing questions on crime and punishment from members of the Public Chamber, the body set up to provide dialogue between Russian citizens and the authorities.

Compromise possible over missile shield: Medvedev Russia's incoming president, Dmitry Medvedev, says Moscow and Washington can bring their positions on missile defence closer together. Medvedev made the statement while meeting U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice,...

U.S. appeals for flexibility on missiles Russia must be more flexible about U.S. plans for a missile shield in eastern Europe, according to American Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who’s arrived in Moscow for talks with President-elect Dmitry Medvedev. Russia...

Putin & Medvedev urge action on Russia’s future Vladimir Putin and his successor as President, Dmitry Medvedev, have urged senior lawmakers to urgently draft laws that secure Russia’s development up to 2020. The pair met the speaker of the State Duma, Boris Gryzlov,...

Medvedev opens cutting-edge bobsleigh track Russia’s first ever state-of-the-art sledge and bobsleigh track has been unveiled in the Moscow suburbs. At the opening ceremony, President-elect Dmitry Medvedev said the facility symbolized a resurgent Russia.

Putin warns West: Medvedev won't be a pushover President Putin has told the West not to expect an easy ride from his successor Dmitry Medvedev. He made the comments during German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Moscow on Saturday. In response, Merkel said she...

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