Measures introduced by the government to combat the economic downturn will not be effective in the long run, and a second wave of the financial crisis is inevitable.

Russia would do well to imitate the successful rebranding of Britain in the 1990s, as its current image is negatively associated with its Communist past.

Strengthening cooperation in the civil nuclear power sector is an excellent way to jump-start a reset in U.S.-Russian relations.

Direct flights between Russia and Georgia, which have been suspended since the Aug. 2008 South Ossetian conflict, may resume, President Dmitry Medvedev hinted.

Volatile trading on Wednesday resulted in a positive correction to the ruble versus a dollar-euro basket.

Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov presented a plan to modernize Russia and agreed with President Medvedev’s call to disband state corporations.

Leonid Bokhanovsky, first vice president of Stroitransgaz, will run the Gas Exporting Countries Forum for two years with an option to stay over for another term.

The CEO of Norilsk Nickel spoke about the company's growth outlook for 2010, saying it plans to boost nickel production to 300,000 tons worldwide.    

Starting next year, the company plans to build at least one new nuclear plant each year.

Pollsters favor Yanukovych to win Ukraine's first presidential elections since the Orange Revolution, but one in three voters is still undecided.