Politics

• 25 January 2012, 09:05 Yavlinsky to be officially denied registration as presidential candidate at end of week - CEC

  The Russian Central Elections Commission is expected to consider the denial of registration as a presidential candidate to Yabloko party founder.

• 24 January 2012, 16:30 Yavlinsky can be denied registration over false signatures

  “The percentage of false signatures makes 24 percents,” the CEC secretary underlined.

• 24 January 2012, 09:20 Putin: ethnic conflicts are lethally dangerous

  Southern Russia "fully partook in the horrors of civil war, deportation and terrorism", he said.

• 23 January 2012, 14:56 EU Iran sanctions: Nations poised to ban Iran oil imports

  European Union foreign ministers are expected to announce a phased ban on the purchase of oil from Iran at a meeting on Monday in Brussels.

• 23 January 2012, 13:26 Yavlinsky, Mezentsev have defective signature sheets

  Mezentsev’s election headquarters confirmed the fact.

• 23 January 2012, 12:07 Mikhail Prokhorov presents election programme in Kazan

  He met with Tatarstan’s younger people in the Korston centre.

• 23 January 2012, 10:25 Zyuganov promises to remodel Cabinet, if elected president

  He added that he would do his utmost to form "a normal multi-party system."

• 23 January 2012, 10:11 OSCE/ODIHR on January 26 to start monitoring mission in Russia

  The mission is expected to open with the arrival of 40 long-term observers to Russia.

• 23 January 2012, 09:18 M.Prokhorov: “As soon as I meet love, will marry right away”

  The businessman said it answering a girl’s question about marriage at a meeting with young people in Kazan.

• 20 January 2012, 14:42 Press secretary declines to name date for Putin's meeting with opposition

  The prime minister views interethnic relations among the most crucial issues for Russia as a federative state, he said.

• 20 January 2012, 14:17 Over 250 million roubles to be spent on Russian presidential election in Tatarstan

  “We have never before received an amount like this,” Tatarstan Central Election Commission head Anatoly Fomin said.

• 19 January 2012, 11:34 Iran nuclear: Russia's Lavrov warns against attack

  The Russian foreign minister has warned that a Western military strike against Iran would be "a catastrophe".

• 18 January 2012, 17:47 Medvedev appoints Abyzov his advisor to coordinate Open Government's work

  Ivanov's deputies in the task force will be Abyzov and presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich, Timakova said.

• 18 January 2012, 13:16 'Path open' for North Korea talks, neighbours say

  A "path is open" for a return to stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, officials from the US, Japan and South Korea have said.

• 18 January 2012, 12:20 Tatarstan representatives observe at Kazakhstan parliamentary elections

  The Tatarstan delegates’ conclusion: “The elections in Almaty went very calmly and in an organised manner”.

• 17 January 2012, 09:47 Big Russian nuclear arms cuts possible only after security factor analysis - Defense Ministry

  Russia will maintain its nuclear potential at a sufficient level in the foreseeable future, should destabilizing factors persist, an official said.

• 16 January 2012, 09:22 Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern about Guantanamo prison situation

  “A total of 171 inmates remain in the legal vacuum and are fully unaware of their future.”

• 13 January 2012, 10:54 Russian economy in 2011 showed exceptional development rates - Medvedev

  The Russian economy in 2011 showed exceptional growth rates, probably, the best over years, President Dmitry Medvedev said.

• 13 January 2012, 10:15 Fight against corruption prosecutors' key priority - Putin

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has congratulated Russian prosecutors celebrating the 290th anniversary of the prosecution service.

• 11 January 2012, 15:34 UN, Libyan government sign status of mission agreement

  The UN Security Council last month extended UNSMIL's mandate until the middle of March.