Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/world/europe/russia world World - Russia en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:47 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/world/europe/russia http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_shield nm/20100209/us_russia_usa_shield Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_shield"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3248666550.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=pLNcpF_IS1HK0orZ.eF1gA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Russian servicemen in historical uniforms stand during military parade training in Red Square in Moscow, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences over U.S. missile defense plans were directed against his country and were holding up an arms treaty with Washington, Russian news agencies reported.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_shield"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r3248666550.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=pLNcpF_IS1HK0orZ.eF1gA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian servicemen in historical uniforms stand during military parade training in Red Square in Moscow, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_missile_defense ap/20100209/eu_russia_us_missile_defense AP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:00 GMT AP - U.S. missile defense plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia's top military officer said Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/russiausmissiledefensedeny afp/20100209/russiausmissiledefensedeny AFP politics Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:49:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/russiausmissiledefensedeny"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737726663-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=q9Qy8IGDUWPNzFi7hgFAUA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="After the head of Russia's armed forces, General Nikolai Makarov, seen here in 2008, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying, "The development and deployment of missile defenses is aimed against the Russian Federation," the US on Tuesday denied Moscow's latest charge that US missile defense plans in Europe are aimed at Russia, insisting they are directed at Iran.(AFP/POOL/File/Vladimir Rodionov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The United States on Tuesday denied Moscow's latest charge that US missile defense plans in Europe are aimed at Russia, insisting they are directed at Iran.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/pl_afp/russiausmissiledefensedeny"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737726663-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=q9Qy8IGDUWPNzFi7hgFAUA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="After the head of Russia's armed forces, General Nikolai Makarov, seen here in 2008, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying, "The development and deployment of missile defenses is aimed against the Russian Federation," the US on Tuesday denied Moscow's latest charge that US missile defense plans in Europe are aimed at Russia, insisting they are directed at Iran.(AFP/POOL/File/Vladimir Rodionov)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_britain_russia_berezovsky nm/20100209/us_britain_russia_berezovsky Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:52:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_britain_russia_berezovsky"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1923995050.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=FEeOFh23Jn3rrVnUBgyc5w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in London, April 28, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky said Tuesday it was outrageous to claim he was responsible for the death of his friend Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB agent who was murdered in London in 2006.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_britain_russia_berezovsky"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100209/i/r1923995050.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=FEeOFh23Jn3rrVnUBgyc5w--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky in London, April 28, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100209/wl_nm/us_russia_usa_shield_arms nm/20100209/us_russia_usa_shield_arms Reuters world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:20:19 GMT Reuters - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences with the United States over plans for a missile defense shield were holding up a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the two Cold War foes, Interfax news agency said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/russianatodefencediplomacy afp/20100209/russianatodefencediplomacy AFP world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:17:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/russianatodefencediplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265712306236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=AX.or6w2S5R_ihZdsym_og--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="Georgian soldiers participate in military exercises with NATO forces on the outskirts of Tbilisi in 2004. NATO remains a serious threat to Russia's security, according to the secretary of the country's national security council.(AFP/File/Vano Shlamov)" border="0" /></a>AFP - NATO remains a serious threat to Russia's security, the secretary of the country's national security council said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100209/wl_afp/russianatodefencediplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265712306236-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=AX.or6w2S5R_ihZdsym_og--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="photo" title="Georgian soldiers participate in military exercises with NATO forces on the outskirts of Tbilisi in 2004. NATO remains a serious threat to Russia's security, according to the secretary of the country's national security council.(AFP/File/Vano Shlamov)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_france_russia_warship ap/20100208/eu_france_russia_warship AP business Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:37 GMT AP - France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_israel_hamas ap/20100208/eu_russia_israel_hamas AP world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:25:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_israel_hamas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.839d20cc492b4d89b8a3cea9d6bc098c.russia_hamas_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=6F2id40u4djKHvLr8NCW7w--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="Hamas militant group leader Khaled Mashaal shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, during a meeting in Moscow on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_israel_hamas"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.839d20cc492b4d89b8a3cea9d6bc098c.russia_hamas_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=110&q=85&sig=6F2id40u4djKHvLr8NCW7w--" align="left" height="110" width="130" alt="photo" title="Hamas militant group leader Khaled Mashaal shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, during a meeting in Moscow on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP photo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_hamas ap/20100208/eu_russia_hamas AP world Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:07:04 GMT AP - The leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is visiting Moscow as Russia seeks to expand its role in Middle East peacemaking. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/bs_nm/us_russia_rates_medvedev nm/20100206/us_russia_rates_medvedev Reuters business Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:44:36 GMT Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday told the head of state-owned bank VEB Vladimir Dmitriev that lending rates must continue to decline, Russian agencies reported. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_france_warship ap/20100206/eu_russia_france_warship AP world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:39:38 GMT AP - A Russian naval official says France will allow the sale of an advanced warship to Russia, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/wl_nm/us_nato_russia nm/20100206/us_nato_russia Reuters world Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:35:39 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/wl_nm/us_nato_russia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1620465511.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=0TNOfB6V4J80QE_kOGJNtw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev inspects an armoury exhibition at the firing ground "Shot" in the Moscow region, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev" border="0" /></a>Reuters - NATO said on Saturday a new Russian military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a threat did not reflect the real world and undermined efforts to improve ties between the Western military alliance and Moscow.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100206/wl_nm/us_nato_russia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100206/i/r1620465511.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=0TNOfB6V4J80QE_kOGJNtw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev inspects an armoury exhibition at the firing ground "Shot" in the Moscow region, January 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_politics_putin nm/20100205/us_russia_politics_putin Reuters world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:51:17 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_politics_putin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r867682485.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=goCcUyNJifA2iP80H0eVKg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told his ruling party on Friday it must pay more attention to ordinary voters, just days after one of the biggest opposition protests in a decade.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_politics_putin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r867682485.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=goCcUyNJifA2iP80H0eVKg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/ts_nm/us_romania_usa_russia nm/20100205/us_romania_usa_russia Reuters topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:14:11 GMT Reuters - Russia Friday said it was concerned by Romania's decision to host interceptor missiles as part of a U.S. plan to protect Europe and demanded clarification. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_defence_doctrine nm/20100205/us_russia_defence_doctrine Reuters world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:00:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_defence_doctrine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r974308477.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=SsiJnqo6rarFMYoMqBGrnw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Russian servicemen in historical uniforms stand during military parade training in Red Square in Moscow, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov" border="0" /></a>Reuters - President Dmitry Medvedev approved Friday a new military doctrine identifying NATO expansion as a national threat and reaffirming Russia's right to use nuclear weapons if the country's existence is threatened.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100205/wl_nm/us_russia_defence_doctrine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100205/i/r974308477.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=SsiJnqo6rarFMYoMqBGrnw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian servicemen in historical uniforms stand during military parade training in Red Square in Moscow, November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_military_doctrine ap/20100205/eu_russia_military_doctrine AP world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:09:17 GMT AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the country's new military doctrine regulating the stance the country takes in conflict situations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_putin ap/20100205/eu_russia_putin AP world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:21:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_putin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.5e84083d915549a9ade07b01ffd7ab29.russia_putin_mosb113.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vPCeZlFAav8dIfc.9CYSzw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enters to attend a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized his party following an unusually large opposition protest, saying it has fed the country with empty promises.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_putin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.5e84083d915549a9ade07b01ffd7ab29.russia_putin_mosb113.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=vPCeZlFAav8dIfc.9CYSzw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enters to attend a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_russia_debt ap/20100205/eu_russia_debt AP business Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:15:37 GMT AP - Russia's finance ministry announced Friday its pick of four investment banks to manage its upcoming sovereign eurobond issue, which could raise up to $17.8 billion and will mark the country's return to the debt market after ten years of surpluses. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_space_station ap/20100205/eu_russia_space_station AP world Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:24:59 GMT AP - A Russian cargo ship has sucessfully docked at the International Space Station, delivering supplies for its crew of five. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/russia/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_iran_missiles ap/20100204/eu_russia_iran_missiles AP world Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:55:05 GMT AP - The Iranian ambassador in Moscow says Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.