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Vladimir Putin (L) and Hu Jintao (AFP Photo / Pool / Takuro Yabe) 19.05.2012 19:07 40 comments

From G8 to NATO: ‘Russia and China may be on the same side’

With Putin opting not to attend the ongoing G8 summit at Camp David and Obama passing on an upcoming APEC summit in Vladivostok, much has been made of the bilateral snub. But Russian expert Martin McCauley told RT critics have missed the plot.

 
Scott Olson / Getty Images / AFP 12.05.2012 00:04 25 comments

Chicago police prepare for NATO Summit with riot gear and sound cannon

Tens of thousands of demonstrators will descend on Chicago, Illinois this month to protest the annual conference of NATO nations, and police are preparing with the help of one million dollars’ worth of weapons and riot gear.

Putin to pass on Camp David G8 summit on May 18-19 in the United States. 10.05.2012 11:28 53 comments

Putin passes on Camp David G8 summit, will send Medvedev

The Kremlin has confirmed that Vladimir Putin will be unable to travel to the United States to take part in the upcoming G8 summit in Camp David, but will send Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

 
Reuters / Mike Theiler 20.03.2012 03:46 6 comments

Chicago bans anti-NATO protests

In an attempt to try to counter Obama's tricky maneuvers to relocate the G-8 Summit to Camp David, the group of demonstrators who originally planned on protesting the G-8 summit now seeks to reschedule their protest march for the NATO summit.

G20 finance chiefs against big three rating agencies power. (Reuters / Chris Helgren) 27.02.2012 14:57 4 comments

G20 finance chiefs against big three rating agencies power.

The Finance Ministers of the G20 want to curb the influence of the ratings agencies. Fitch, Standard and Poor’s, and Moody’s have all been criticised over the year for their unregulated power.

 
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is the leading candidate in upcoming presidential elections. RIA Novosti / Aleksey Druzhinin 27.02.2012 08:42 40 comments

‘NATO hijacking UN powers’ – Putin

In the latest installment of his pre-election manifesto, Vladimir Putin issues a blunt assessment of US and NATO behavior, while stressing the need for Russia’s active participation in the international security architecture.

Election 2012
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi talks during a press conference. (AFP Photo / Pascal Guyot) 07.11.2011 21:30 2 comments

Berlusconi’s choice: negotiate surrender or go down in flames

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may be down for the count. And while a series of scandals could not topple his premiership, economist Carlo Altomonte believes Italy might be ready to caste him aside least the entire country sinks.

Eurozone crisis
 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2ndL), US President Barack Obama (2ndR) and British Prime Minister David Cameron prior to the start of a round-table meeting on November 3, 2011 during the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government in Cannes (AFP Photo / Jim Watson) 04.11.2011 12:02 8 comments

One-sided story: Greece hijacks G20 summit

The Greek turmoil has taken over the G20 summit in Cannes, France. Observers have only been able to guess just what it was that Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy said to the Greek Prime Minister that caused his backtrack on referendum plans.

Eurozone crisis
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou proceeds for a cabinet meeting on November 3, 2011 in Athens (AFP Photo / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI) 04.11.2011 01:47 8 comments

Greek PM scraps plan for referendum

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou has scrapped his plan for a referendum on the EU bailout package. Earlier he denied rumors of his possible resignation.

Eurozone crisis
 
Nicolas Sarkozy at press conference in Cannes on November 3, 2011 (AFP Photo / Pascal Guyot) 04.11.2011 00:57 5 comments

Euro must be preserved at all costs – Sarkozy

The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone has dominated the first day of the G20 summit in Cannes. The Greek PM’s vacillating over a referendum in the country has brought added urgency to events as G20 leaders thrashed things out on Thursday.

Eurozone crisis
A Robin des Bois member (C) poses with Oxfam France activists wearing masks portraying some of the G20 leaders during a protest in Nice, southern France, on November 2, 2011 on the eve of the start of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government (AFP Photo / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT) 03.11.2011 20:54 5 comments

Bill Gates takes OWS message to G20

Thousands of anti-globalists are mixing with anti-capitalists across the French Riviera to prompt the G20 summit for a little more action. They seem to have won an ambassador to promote the Robin Hood tax at the top gathering.

Eurozone crisis Occupy Wall Street
 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) in front of French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe prior to holding crisis talks with EU and IMF representatives in Cannes, southeastern France, on November 2, 2011 on the eve of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government (AFP Photo / LIONEL BONAVENTURE) 03.11.2011 10:50 2 comments

Seeking aGreekment: G20 focus narrows to Greece

The G20 group of major world economies is meeting in France at a calamitous time for the euro. The eurozone is cracking at the seams, after Greece's shock announcement that it is to hold a referendum on the crucial EU bailout.

Angela Merkel (L) and Nicolas Sarkozy in Cannes, France, on November 2, 2011 on the eve of the G20 Summit of Heads of State and Government (AFP Photo  / Lionel Bonaventure 02.11.2011 23:34 2 comments

Greek referendum shakes up G20 agenda

In Cannes Greek PM George Papandreou has been summoned by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of the global summit for emergency talks over the proposed bailout referendum in Greece.

Eurozone crisis
 
Thousands of people participate in a demonstration on November 1, 2011 in Nice, France, two days ahead of the G20 summit (AFP Photo / Pascal Guyot) 02.11.2011 09:18 2 comments

Nice place for a rally: Thousands protest G20 in France

Over 10,000 people have marched in Nice to protest against the upcoming G20 summit. The crowds, angry with the financial system and invigorated by the global “Occupy” movement, demanded governments focus on people more than corporations.

Thousands of people take part in a demonstration on November 1, 2011 in Nice two days ahead of the G20 summit (AFP Photo / Anne-Christine Poujoulat) 01.11.2011 22:09 7 comments

OWS protest turns on G20 summit in France

Thousands of anti-capitalists have arrived in Nice on the French Riviera to protest against corporate greed ahead of the G20 summit in Cannes. International activists are urging leaders of the world's top economies to focus on people not finance.

Eurozone crisis Occupy Wall Street
 
Anti-austerity protesters hold a Greek flag reading 'not for sale' during a student parade in Athens, attended by the Greek minister of education (AFP Photo / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI) 01.11.2011 19:26 12 comments

Greek bailout referendum could sink Eurozone

Despite causing turmoil on world markets and the shocked reaction from other European states, George Papandreou has won the support of the cabinet after an emergency meeting in which he said the move would pave the way for Greece staying in the euro.

Eurozone crisis
IMF chief Christine Lagarde (L) chats with Governor of European central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet on the second day of the G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on October 15, 2011 (AFP Photo / Pool / Fred Dufour) 15.10.2011 23:45 5 comments

World powers press Europe to fix crisis

The world’s leading nations have jointly put pressure on Europe, urging it to deal with its debt crisis in order to avert the risk of a new global recession. The call for action comes as G20 finance ministers conclude their meeting in Paris.

Eurozone crisis
 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev exchanges gifts with Hong Kong Stock Exchange chairman Ronald Arculli during the president's visit to the stock exchange of the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. (RIA Novosti/Sergey Guneev) 15.07.2011 13:47 17 comments

Russia and China power ahead into the future - together

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart lay out in separate articles that Russian-Chinese relations represent the best model of interaction between states.

RIA Novosti / Anton Denisov 17.06.2011 20:10 6 comments

Moscow looking to become financial powerhouse

With powerful aftershocks of the 2008 financial crisis still rattling global markets, Russia plans to be a safe haven for investors, President Dmitry Medvedev tells economic and political leaders at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

 
Sellafield (Photo by Alamy) 08.06.2011 09:19 2 comments

UK presses on with nuclear power

Nuclear officials from the 20 biggest economies have met in Paris to speak on nuclear safety in the wake of Japan's disaster. While Germany and Switzerland plan to close all their nuclear reactors, Britain is committed to expanding its facilities.