Silvio Berlusconi was accused of spurning a chance to help the Middle East peace process last night after apparently snubbing the King of Jordan in favour of a party with his old friend Vladimir Putin.
Bei der Suche nach einem Weg aus der Wirtschaftskrise zieht Russlands Führung alle Register: Premier Putin versprach bei einem Empfang hochrangigen deutschen Managern, ihre Arbeit vorbehaltlos zu unterstützen. Gleichzeitig trommelte Präsident Medwedjew 30 russische Oligarchen im Kreml zusammen, um sie für die Diversifizierung der rohstofflastigen Wirtschaft in die Pflicht zu nehmen.
With the opening of its first complete car plant in Russia, VW has upped its commitment to one of the world's most promising automotive markets.
Il leader Pd ironizza sulla visita 'privata' del premier al grande amico Vladimir. La parentesi pietroburghese durerà tre giorni.
MOSCOW — Until recently, Aleksandr Y. Khochinsky occupied a special niche in this capital, known as much for its corruption as for its wealth. He was an antiquarian who specialized in providing high-class grease for the best-connected palms in the government and other high-level circles.
Il premio Nobel per la pace al Festival per «Popieluszko», il film sul prete di Solidamosc ucciso 25 anni fa. Per Walesa mezz'ora di red carpet, proprio come l'acclamato George Clooney.
Russia was and still is a massive energy provider, but there is a problem of making it a more competitive country, says Marshall Goldman, an analyst on the economy of the former Soviet Union and Russia.
The Obama administration's foreign-policy goodwill has yet to be repaid in kind.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration was elated a month ago when the Russian president said sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program could become «inevitable.» Washington's reaction may have been significantly premature.
Former leader Mikhail Gorbachev and others are outraged after last week's elections, which only 3 percent of Russians believed were fair, according to a poll.