http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/1842-dmitry-medvedev.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/people/1842-dmitry-medvedev.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2158822-russia-to-close-paper-mill-lake-baikal.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that authorities will shut down a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, which environmentalists say is a major pollutant threatening one of the world's largest fresh water lakes. Authorities first closed the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill in 2008 before it re-opened in 2010. Then Prime Mi... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:03:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2158822-russia-to-close-paper-mill-lake-baikal.html 2013-06-18T09:03:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2155906-report-uk-hacking-diplomats-angers-nations.html LONDON (AP) — A newspaper report that British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and emails has prompted an angry response from traditional rival Russia and provoked demands for an investigation from Turkey and South Africa. Although spying on diplomats is as old as diplomacy itself, the Guardian's report laid out i... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:12:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/2155906-report-uk-hacking-diplomats-angers-nations.html 2013-06-17T17:12:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html MOSCOW (AP) — Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who has spearheaded opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to run for mayor of Moscow. Navalny, one of the leaders of the anti-Putin demonstrations that rose up in late 2011, submitted documents to register his candidacy on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the city elections co... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:17:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2153840-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html 2013-06-15T13:17:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2149040-russian-pm-world-cup-to-cost-20b.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the costs for the 2018 World Cup will be more than 660 billion rubles ($20 billion), about double the amount Russia originally estimated it would spend. Medvedev told his Cabinet on Thursday that 336 billion rubles ($13 billion) of the cost would come from the federal budget. It was not clear where... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/sports/soccer/2149040-russian-pm-world-cup-to-cost-20b.html 2013-06-13T12:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2130834-moscow-mayor-forces-snap-elections.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Wednesday handed in his resignation to President Vladimir Putin, forcing an election in the fall in which he likely will be returned to the job. Sobyanin was appointed mayor by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 at a time when it was an unelected post. The Russian government has since restored the direct e... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2130834-moscow-mayor-forces-snap-elections.html 2013-06-05T13:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2128274-moscow-set-early-mayoral-elections-fall.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow will hold mayoral elections two years early after Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said he supported holding a snap poll in the fall. Sobyanin offered his resignation and said Tuesday that he backed moving the vote forward from 2015, when his current term expires, to Sept. 8. Sobyanin hails from Siberia and never lived in Moscow before becoming ... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 13:16:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2128274-moscow-set-early-mayoral-elections-fall.html 2013-06-04T13:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2120860-russian-economist-critical-putin-flees-pressure.html MOSCOW (AP) — A liberal Russian economist who has criticized President Vladimir Putin's policies said Friday he fled Russia on a day's notice because of fears of losing his freedom on "very bogus grounds." Sergei Guriev told The Associated Press that he wanted to escape pressure from a new criminal investigation linked to jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkov... Fri, 31 May 2013 15:46:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2120860-russian-economist-critical-putin-flees-pressure.html 2013-05-31T15:46:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070938-architect-putins-political-system-resigns.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladislav Surkov, a longtime Kremlin strategist considered the architect of the tightly controlled political system created under President Vladimir Putin, resigned his post of deputy prime minister on Wednesday. His ouster followed an unusually public feud with investigators over a criminal investigation into Skolkovo, a government project ... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:11:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070938-architect-putins-political-system-resigns.html 2013-05-08T15:11:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2025320-russian-govt-under-attack-pro-kremlin-party.html MOSCOW (AP) — The leader of the main Kremlin party in Russia's parliament said Wednesday that he hopes some government ministers will resign because they are unfit for their jobs. Vladimir Vasilyev's attack on Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's government came two hours after a news website showed President Vladimir Putin threatening to dismiss unseen peopl... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:22:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2025320-russian-govt-under-attack-pro-kremlin-party.html 2013-04-17T13:22:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972210-cyprus-lawmakers-approve-key-bills-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Lawmakers in Cyprus approved three key bills Friday that aim to raise enough money to qualify the country for a broader bailout package and help it avoid financial ruin in mere days. A total of nine bills were approved, including a key one on restructuring the country's ailing banks, which lost billions on bad Greek debt; one on res... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 23:32:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972210-cyprus-lawmakers-approve-key-bills-bailout.html 2013-03-22T23:32:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972444-russia-help-cyprus-deal-with-eu.html MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow will help Cyprus out financially only if the country's new money-raising measures get the backing of the European Union, Russia's prime minister said Friday. Dmitry Medvedev said Russia "hasn't closed the door, hasn't said 'no'" to Cyprus, but will discuss specific assistance to Cyprus only after it reaches a deal with the EU. "We wil... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:15:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1972444-russia-help-cyprus-deal-with-eu.html 2013-03-22T12:15:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1966616-cypriot-officials-plan-drawn-up-to-bailout.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Searching for a way out of a crippling financial crisis, officials in Cyprus on Wednesday pursued a new bailout strategy that could include a loan from Russia in exchange for natural gas leases and selling off assets from its most troubled banks. Cyprus needs to come up with 5.8 billion euros ( $7.5 billion) on its own in order to s... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:59:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/markets/1966616-cypriot-officials-plan-drawn-up-to-bailout.html 2013-03-21T00:59:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1967106-battle-control-bolshoi-escalates.html MOSCOW (AP) — The foes make a striking contrast — a bald, stolid general director versus an extravagant dancer with an opulent mane of dark hair. And the stakes could hardly be higher: control over the storied Bolshoi Theater in a battle that has gone into overdrive since the January acid attack on the artistic director that exposed rivalries reminiscent ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:20:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/entertainment/lifestyle/1967106-battle-control-bolshoi-escalates.html 2013-03-20T15:20:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1958452-us-canceling-key-european-missile-defense.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration announced Friday that it is abandoning a key part of its European missile defense plan: an interceptor that had been strongly opposed by Russia. It cited development problems and a lack of money. The cancellation of the interceptors, which were to be deployed in Poland and possibly Romania early next decade, offe... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1958452-us-canceling-key-european-missile-defense.html 2013-03-16T01:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1935066-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html LONDON (AP) — Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran's president predicted great works in the afterlife. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on "a new chapter" for Venezuela, following 14 years in which Chavez cast himself as a bulwa... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:46:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1935066-chavez-widely-mourned-hope-change-way.html 2013-03-06T22:46:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1924552-russian-banker-fraud-case-granted-london-asylum.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian banker accused of fraud said Friday he has been granted asylum in Britain to protect him from "baseless" politically motivated charges in Russia. Former Bank of Moscow head Andrei Borodin told Russian media that he had convinced British authorities that charges he faces in Russia are politically motivated persecution launched by Ru... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:06:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1924552-russian-banker-fraud-case-granted-london-asylum.html 2013-03-01T20:06:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire. But he did not say when he might do so or if such a move was imminent. The Cuban leader is scheduled to be named by parliament to a new five-year term Sunday, and Castro urged reporters to listen to... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:51:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1908176-cubas-raul-castro-raises-possibility-retiring.html 2013-02-22T23:51:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1904346-brazil-moves-ahead-with-russia-missile-talks.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil says it is entering talks to buy Russian anti-aircraft defense systems, in part to provide security during the 2016 Olympic Games. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday hosted Russian Prime Minister Dimitri Medvedev. They talked about trade, education and military ties. A Brazilian Defense Ministry statement said i... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:20:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1904346-brazil-moves-ahead-with-russia-missile-talks.html 2013-02-20T22:20:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1893802-meteor-explodes-russia-1100-injured.html MOSCOW (AP) — With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky Friday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million. While NASA estimated the meteor was only about the size of a bus and weighed an estimated 7,0... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:00:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/scitech/news/1893802-meteor-explodes-russia-1100-injured.html 2013-02-15T23:00:14Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1883908-ex-chief-russias-gazprom-vyakhirev-dies-78.html MOSCOW (AP) — Rem Vyakhirev, the man who helped create Russia's state-run Gazprom natural gas giant and led it for nearly a decade, has died at 78. Gazprom said Vyakhirev died Monday at his home outside Moscow. The cause of death wasn't given. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev praised Vyakhirev as a man who helped make Gazprom a "key player on the global ene... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1883908-ex-chief-russias-gazprom-vyakhirev-dies-78.html 2013-02-11T19:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1875450-japan-2-russian-fighters-entered-airspace.html TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Defense Ministry said two Russian fighter jets briefly intruded Thursday into Japanese airspace as the country was holding rallies demanding that Moscow return a group of disputed islands. Japan's Foreign Ministry lodged a protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo. Russia, however, denied any border violation. The incident occurred as... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1875450-japan-2-russian-fighters-entered-airspace.html 2013-02-07T16:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1874452-what-time-it-russias-medvedev-resists-change.html MOSCOW (AP) — When will the sun come up today? In Russia, it's a matter of fierce debate, and one that may reflect the sinking stature of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Medvedev declared Thursday that he has no immediate intention of reversing his decision to leave Russia's clocks on summer time the whole year. The move he made in 2011 when he was presid... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/1874452-what-time-it-russias-medvedev-resists-change.html 2013-02-07T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1856248-russia-scraps-anti-crime-deal-with-us.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia pulled out of an anti-crime accord with the United States on Wednesday in a move the U.S. called "self-defeating," the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Washington. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to scrap the 10-year-old agreement "because it was no longer relevant," his office said. The agreement cover... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/1856248-russia-scraps-anti-crime-deal-with-us.html 2013-01-30T20:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1847562-medvedev-lawyers-death-wont-affect-business.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the death of a whistle-blowing lawyer in prison will not adversely affect the country's business climate. His comments came after the U.S. Congress passed a bill that imposes sanctions and travel restrictions on Russian officials connected to the death of Sergei Magnitsky, a Hermitage Capital lawye... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/1847562-medvedev-lawyers-death-wont-affect-business.html 2013-01-26T18:39:00Z