Eastern Europe

Who is to blame for Russian train disaster?

The attack on the luxury Nevsky Express on Friday night on the busy main line between Moscow and St Petersburg was the worst attack outside the …
Reuters

Russia, US likely to miss deadline on arms pact

Diplomats from the two biggest nuclear powers have been trying to prepare a new agreement on cutting atomic weapons before the 1991 Strategic Arms …
Reuters

FSB director: Train crash caused by improvised bomb equivalent to 7 kilos of TNT

"A team of officers from the FSB, the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry, and the prosecution agencies has been put together," Bortnikov …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ansat helicopter may be equipped with Russian-made engine

"The Ansat has been certified with the PW-207 engine manufactured by Pratt&Whitney Canada. The Kazan Helicopter Plant incorporated in the Russian …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russia says bomb caused fatal train disaster

The Nevsky Express, carrying 682 passengers and 29 crew, was derailed on Friday night on the main line between Moscow and Russia’s second city, St …
Reuters

Russain Health Ministry: Deaths of 26 in train crash confirmed, 18 people missing

"As of this time, we received reports on 26 deaths, and the fates of 18 other people are so car unknown," Health and Social Development Minister …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian train crash kills 39, attack suspected

Russian prosecutors said on Saturday they had opened a criminal case on charges of terrorism and illegal possession of explosives but did not say who …
Reuters

Bomb explosion pursued as primary lead in train crash probe

"As for theories, a memo that has just been passed to me says that the team of investigators is viewing an explosion of an unidentified device by …
Interfax-Ukraine

Russian health minister: Ninety-six injured in Friday train crash, situation changing

"The situation is changing almost every minute. Some injuries that were first qualified as moderate have turned to be more serious. Therefore it is …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Times: Kazakh bank lost billions in Western investments

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ITAR-TASS: About 50,000 Muslims expected to gather at Moscow main mosque

Local authorities in some Russian regions of traditional Islamic population declare it a day off. Russian television will broadcast live the …
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Russia opens terrorism case in train crash

The head of the Russian national railway company has said the accident could have been caused by a bomb attack. Interfax cited the prosecutors’ …
Reuters

Official: Blast may have caused train wreck

Health Minister Tatyana Golikova later told reporters Saturday morning that 25 people were killed, 19 were missing and 96 were being treated in …
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Medvedev: Russia may seek WTO accession separately or as part of Customs Union

"There exist two options: either seeking entry as part of the Customs Union, which no longer exists on paper alone, or each country would seek entry …
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Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus form customs union

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev invited other ex-Soviet nations to join the union, hailing it as a "new stage in our cooperation." The union will …
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Russia, France sign 25 deals; French electricity giant to back pipeline

French electricity giant EDF will join Russia’s Gazprom in supporting the South Stream gas pipeline under the Black Sea and energy utility GDF Suez …
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Russia’s Putin says no decision on Mistral warship

Putin, answering a question about whether Russia would deploy the ships against Georgia, said Moscow would use the warships where they were needed. …
Reuters

Gazprom head announces South Stream routes

"The route of South Stream is as follows: a section from Russia’s territory to Bulgaria undersea, from Bulgaria the pipeline will cross Serbia, …
Interfax-Ukraine
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