Russia eager to host world football championships.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin asked Samara Region Governor Vladimir Artyakov yesterday how effective the car trade-in programme was for AvtoVaz.
Ukraine’s top energy official has met with counterparts in Moscow to discuss the possibility of a merger between the Russian gas giant Gazprom and the Ukraine’s Naftogaz. Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Boiko held the talks in the run-up to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s visit to Kiev.
Russia wants to make Brazil its key partner among BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries.
Russian Highways needs time not money.
Public Chamber Council asks Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to address the problems of foreign faculty working in Russia.
A Ukrainian delegation is coming to Moscow to discuss Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s proposal.
The improprieties of renaming Grozny’s main street.
Russia has finalised agreements on a gas discount for Ukraine. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a resolution on April 30 cancelling the export duty on gas supplied to Ukraine. The 30% discount granted to Ukraine on April 1 has since saved the country $250 million. However, the Ukrainian government is insisting on more changes to the contract.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said Vladimir Putin’s proposal to merge Gazprom and Naftogaz was “worth considering”.