MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s finance minister has said he will step down rather than serve under Dmitry Medvedev if the president becomes prime minister next year as planned. Alexei Kudrin has been finance minister since 2000 and his conservative fiscal policies are widely credited with helping Russia weather the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. He is [...]
MOSCOW (AP) — After a “fun trip” across Siberia on his armored train, North Korea’s autocratic leader Kim Jong Il met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday for talks expected to focus on nuclear disarmament and economic aid. The two also struck a deal on the transit of Russian natural gas to South Korea. The [...]
MOSCOW (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Russia on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during his visit, the Kremlin said. North Korea’s state news agency did not specify a meeting with Medvedev but said that Kim’s visit was at the invitation of the Russian president. It is Kim’s [...]
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has for the first time placed regulations on the largely unrestricted practice of abortion, requiring clinics to warn potential clients of the purported health hazards of the procedure. A new law signed Thursday by President Dmitry Medvedev is seen by some observers as possibly the first in a series of new rules governing abortion. [...]
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