Russia says it's ready to fully restore cooperation with NATOSeptember 30th, 2009 Russia ready for restoration of ties with NATOMOSCOW — Russia is ready to fully restore cooperation with NATO which was suspended in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the Kremlin said Wednesday. A planned trip to Moscow by NATO's secretary-general should demonstrate that the alliance is also ready for developing ties, said Nataliya Timakova, a spokeswoman for President Dmitry Medvedev.
Jailed former oil tycoon accuses Russian prosecutors of withholding exonerating evidenceSeptember 30th, 2009 Jailed Russian tycoon says state hiding evidenceMOSCOW — Jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is accusing Russian prosecutors of withholding evidence exonerating him of new charges that could keep him in prison for decades. Khodorkovsky — once Russia's richest man — is charged with embezzling more than $25 billion worth of oil from subsidiaries of his former oil major oil company, Yukos, and laundering most of the proceeds.
Activists say they'll have only minutes to talk with Obama about Russia's poor rights recordJuly 6th, 2009 Russian rights activists seek Obama's earMOSCOW — Some prominent Russian human rights activists said Monday they fear they won't be able to talk frankly and in detail about Russia's checkered rights record when they meet briefly with President Barack Obama during the summit. Leaders of the country's leading human rights groups, including the Moscow Helsinki Group and Memorial, hope to speak with Obama in a gathering of civic groups Tuesday on the sidelines of the two-day meeting.
In Russian newspaper interview, Obama says he backs Medvedev efforts to strengthen rule of lawJuly 5th, 2009 Obama backs Medvedev's judicial reformsMOSCOW — President Barack Obama said strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be a part of the much-heralded "reset" in U.S.-Russian relations, according to an interview with an embattled Russian opposition newspaper. Obama also said he applauded President Dmitry Medvedev's efforts to reform Russia's creaky judicial system, according excerpts released by Novaya Gazeta before Obama's arrival Monday in Moscow, when the full interview to be published.
Jailed former Yukos CEO Khodorkovsky says Russian court reform must be Medvedev's top priorityJune 15th, 2009 Khodorkovsky: Court reform crucial for RussiaMOSCOW — Ridding Russia's court system of corruption and political pressure is crucial to the country's future and must take precedence over other reforms, jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky said in an article published Monday. Efforts to enforce the rule of law or improve Russian democracy — two goals President Dmitry Medvedev has voiced — will not succeed without independent courts, Khodorkovsky said.
Pretrial hearing begins for Ore. couple accused of failing to seeking help for sick daughterJune 15th, 2009 Ore. pretrial hearing begins in ill girl's deathOREGON CITY, Ore. — An Oregon couple accused of praying over their ill 15-month-old daughter rather than seeking medical treatment are in court to present arguments that they shouldn't face trial on manslaughter charges in her death.
Putin says Russia might abandon nuclear weapons if all other nuclear powers do the sameJune 10th, 2009 Putin: Russia might abandon nukes if others doMOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is willing to abandon nuclear weapons, if the United States and all other countries that have them do the same. "If those who made the atomic bomb and used it are ready to abandon it — like, I hope, other nuclear powers officially and unofficially owning them — of course we will welcome and facilitate this process in all ways," Putin said, according to state-owned RIA Novosti news agency.
Russia proposes global court to try piratesMay 5th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia has proposed to set up a global court to deal with piracy cases, a media report said Tuesday. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday urged Prosecutor General Yury Chaika to discuss the matter with his foreign colleagues.
Kremlin opponent Garry Kasparov spars with prosecutor during break in Khodorkovsky trialApril 29th, 2009 Kasparov confronts prosecutor in Khodorkovsky caseMOSCOW — Kremlin opponent Garry Kasparov attended the trial of onetime billionaire Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Wednesday, getting in a brief, heated exchange with one of the Russian prosecutors during a recess. The impromptu debate took place a few feet from the glass defendant's cage where Khodorkovsky and his co-defendant, Platon Lebedev, stood watching.
Chess champion Garry Kasparov stages guerrilla protest at Khodorkovsky trialApril 29th, 2009 Kasparov stages guerrilla protest at Moscow trialMOSCOW — Chess master Garry Kasparov staged the latest of his guerrilla hit-and-run protests against the Kremlin on Wednesday, showing up at the criminal trial of a former billionaire and engaging in a brief, heated debate with one of the prosecutors. Spectators gawked and whispered when Kasparov sat on a front bench in the courtroom where Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, is being tried on charges he embezzled billions of dollars while he was the chief of the Yukos Oil Company.
Husband: Yukos lawyer who gave birth while in detention freed from prison clinicApril 27th, 2009 Husband: Ex-Yukos lawyer freed from prison clinicMOSCOW — A former Yukos oil company lawyer who gave birth while serving a prison sentence for embezzlement and tax evasion was released along with her child from a prison hospital on Monday, her husband said. Svetlana Bakhmina, 40, had been in custody since her arrest in December 2004.
Khodorkovsky, Lebedev deny all charges in trialApril 21st, 2009 MOSCOW - Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev denied all the charges against them in a trial in Moscow Tuesday. 'No, I do not admit my guilt,' Khodorkovsky said.
'Iran can launch n-power plant without Russian help'February 28th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran would be able to put its Bushehr nuclear power plant into operation on its own if Russia refused to do so, a former Iranian president said Friday. 'Iran's enemies must know that such achievements as putting a satellite into orbit and uranium enrichment prove beyond all doubt that Iran can put the Bushehr nuclear power plant into service with its own resources if the Russians do not do so,' Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said after Friday prayers in Teheran.
Trial begins for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge war crimesFebruary 16th, 2009 PHNOM PENH - The historic first trial of a former Khmer Rouge leader began Tuesday in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Former Tuol Sleng torture facility chairman Kaing Guek Eav, known by his revolutionary name Duch, entered the court room just after 9 a.m..
US urges Russia, Ukraine to end gas disputeJanuary 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US urged Russia and Ukraine Tuesday to end their dispute over natural gas supplies that has caused a sharp decline in shipments throughout Europe. 'Russia and Ukraine should get together, come to the table, work out the differences that exist between them in what would appear to be a commercial dispute,' State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.
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