http://www.mail.com/organizations/1317004-russia-government.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/organizations/1317004-russia-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html MOSCOW (AP) — Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from a nearby village, investigators and emergency workers said. No cause has yet been determined for the fire at the Chapaevsk military depot in the Samara re... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2160446-ammunition-fire-rages-russian-military-base.html 2013-06-18T21:25:36Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement — yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go. Their declaration at the end of the two-day Group of Eight summit s... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:48:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2158748-g-8-seeks-unity-syrian-peace-talks-tax-evasion.html 2013-06-18T20:48:33Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2158824-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 08:58:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2158824-russia-to-close-paper-mill-lake-baikal.html 2013-06-18T08:58:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime. But there were also fissures among the three West... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2156678-g8-exposes-rift-leaders-syria.html 2013-06-17T23:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence that has ravaged the Middle Eastern country during a two-year-old civil war. Obama acknowledged ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:15:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156500-putin-us-russia-positions-syria-coincide.html 2013-06-17T21:15:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2155900-putin-super-bowl-ring-was-gift.html LONDON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying insinuations that he stole New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring that's on display in the Kremlin, but says he's ready to buy him another ring as a gift. Putin was reacting Sunday through a spokesman to a New York Post story quoting remarks made by Kraft at an awards gala at the... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:33:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2155900-putin-super-bowl-ring-was-gift.html 2013-06-16T23:33:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155474-putin-cameron-hopeful-syria-peace-talks.html LONDON (AP) — The leaders of Britain and Russia said Sunday they're hopeful that Syria's warring factions can hammer out their differences at upcoming peace talks tentatively planned for next month in Geneva. Speaking at British Prime Minister's David Cameron's Downing Street office, Russian President Vladimir Putin said both nations are still pressing fo... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2155474-putin-cameron-hopeful-syria-peace-talks.html 2013-06-16T18:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153758-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Saturday that the evidence put forth by the United States of chemical weapons use in Syria apparently doesn't meet stringent criteria for reliability. The Obama administration said this week that it will give lethal aid to Syrian rebels in light of evidence that President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical wea... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:25:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153758-russia-questions-syrian-chemical-weapons-evidence.html 2013-06-15T15:25:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to struggling rebels. Obama is expected to push Britain and France to take similar action when talks open in Northern Irelan... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:13:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2154008-obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-g-8-talks-open.html 2013-06-15T15:13:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153842-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 13:17:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2153842-navalny-aims-to-moscow-mayor.html 2013-06-15T13:17:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the supplies to reach fighters struggling in their clashes with Syrian President Bashar Assad. U.S. officials said the new aid wo... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2151404-obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels.html 2013-06-14T17:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151804-putin-ngo-foreign-agent-law-improved.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would welcome "improving" a controversial law on non-governmental organizations that activists say is aimed at stamping out dissent. Putin told the G20 Civil Summit on Friday that he wanted to examine the law's application and alter it so that "it doesn't get in anyone's way," Russian news agencies re... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:42:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151804-putin-ngo-foreign-agent-law-improved.html 2013-06-14T11:42:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149422-putin-dispute-jewish-manuscripts.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he considers a dispute with the United States over an archive of Jewish manuscripts to be a dead issue. A U.S. judge in January ordered that Russia pay $50,000 a day until it turns over the so-called Schneerson Collection of books and documents to Chabad Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement within Orthodox Juda... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:27:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149422-putin-dispute-jewish-manuscripts.html 2013-06-13T14:27:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149118-g-8-summit-to-press-russia-syria.html BERLIN (AP) — Britain and Germany aim to use next week's summit of major economic powers to press Russia's leader to use his leverage with the government of President Bashar Assad to calm the fighting in Syria. Leaders at the G-8 meeting starting Monday will push President Vladimir Putin, "who has a special responsibility and a particular influence to con... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:28:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149118-g-8-summit-to-press-russia-syria.html 2013-06-13T13:28:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146394-thousands-anti-putin-protesters-march-moscow.html MOSCOW (AP) — Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners. The march on Russia Day, a national holiday, was to show support for 27 people arrested after a protest turned violent on the eve of Put... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:29:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2146394-thousands-anti-putin-protesters-march-moscow.html 2013-06-12T13:29:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143344-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html MOSCOW (AP) — A bill that stigmatizes gay people and bans giving children any information about homosexuality won overwhelming approval Tuesday in Russia's lower house of parliament. Hours before the State Duma passed the Kremlin-backed law in a 436-0 vote with one abstention, more than two dozen protesters were attacked by hundreds of anti-gay activists ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:12:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143344-russian-lawmakers-pass-anti-gay-bill-436-0-vote.html 2013-06-11T18:12:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143988-spokesman-gorbachev-hospital-tests.html MOSCOW (AP) — A spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev says the 82-year-old former Soviet president is in the Kremlin's hospital for tests. Vladimir Polyakov told The Associated Press that Gorbachev was taken to the hospital in suburban Moscow on Tuesday. He said the tests were routine and did not give further details. Gorbachev complained of health problems at ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:02:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143988-spokesman-gorbachev-hospital-tests.html 2013-06-11T15:02:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2143198-russia-faces-security-challenges-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast — Russian officials say they will be using cutting-edge technology to make sure the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi will be "the safest Olympics in history." But intelligence analysts and regional... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:37:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2143198-russia-faces-security-challenges-sochi-olympics.html 2013-06-11T11:37:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136770-russia-offers-peacekeepers-golan-heights.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin offered on Friday to send Russian troops to the Golan Heights to replace the Austrians who are withdrawing from the U.N. peacekeeping force that monitors the disengagement of Israeli and Syrian forces. "Naturally, that will happen only if the regional powers show interest in our proposal and if the U.N. secretary-gen... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136770-russia-offers-peacekeepers-golan-heights.html 2013-06-07T21:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin's divorce from his wife of nearly 30 years has broken a taboo for Russian officials, who almost never speak publicly about their personal life let alone their personal problems. The Russian president also chose an unusual way to break the news. In an interview with state television late Thursday, he and his wife, Lyudmila Puti... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:23:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2136698-putins-divorce-breaks-taboo-russian-politics.html 2013-06-07T15:23:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2135892-russia-media-compassionate-putins-divorce.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian media from all sides of the political spectrum have reacted with unusual compassion to the announcement of President Vladimir Putin's divorce. Putin, 60, and his 55-year-old wife, Lyudmila, announced the end of their marriage less than two months shy of their 30th anniversary in an interview Thursday with Russian television. His spok... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:07:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2135892-russia-media-compassionate-putins-divorce.html 2013-06-07T11:07:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2135260-putins-attend-ballet-then-their-divorce.html MOSCOW (AP) — Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over. The end of the marriage of the Russian president and Lyudmila Putina less than two months shy of their 30th anniversary came on state television after a Thursday ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:00:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2135260-putins-attend-ballet-then-their-divorce.html 2013-06-06T23:00:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134762-russian-president-putin-wife-divorce.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila said Thursday they are divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage, making the announcement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin. "It was our joint decision," Putin said. Lyudmila Putin, a former Aeroflot flight attendant, was rarely seen in public duri... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:38:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2134762-russian-president-putin-wife-divorce.html 2013-06-06T20:38:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133824-putin-russias-naval-plans-mediterranean.html MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced on Thursday that it will keep a fleet of about dozen navy ships in the Mediterranean Sea, a move President Vladimir Putin said is needed to protect his country's national security. Putin said the plan should not be seen as saber rattling, but it comes as Moscow is serving as a key ally and arms supplier to Syrian President B... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:04:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133824-putin-russias-naval-plans-mediterranean.html 2013-06-06T16:04:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2128064-putin-s-300-missiles-to-syria-yet.html MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia hasn't yet fulfilled a contract to send sophisticated S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria to avoid tilting the balance of power in the region. Russian officials have acknowledged that Moscow signed a deal for the delivery of the powerful missiles a few years ago, but have been coy abou... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:53:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2128064-putin-s-300-missiles-to-syria-yet.html 2013-06-04T19:53:55Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2128274-moscow-set-early-mayoral-elections-fall.html 2013-06-04T13:16:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2128148-putins-promises-reassure-exiled-economist.html MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian economist who fled to Paris from what he calls a politically motivated criminal investigation says he won't return to Russia, despite President Vladimir Putin's assurances. Sergei Guriev told the Associated Press Tuesday that he did not feel safe to return to the jurisdiction of Russian investigators. Putin said at a European Union... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:07:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2128148-putins-promises-reassure-exiled-economist.html 2013-06-04T12:07:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html MOSCOW (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation said Sunday that its meetings in Russia showed there was "nothing specific" that could have helped prevent the Boston Marathon bombings, but that the two countries need to work more closely on joint security threats. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican who led the six-member delegation, ... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:05:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2124586-congressmen-find-boston-attack-clues-russia.html 2013-06-02T21:05:58Z