Complete coverage of the U.S.-Russia summit, being held July 6-8 in Moscow.

The Duma campaign was the slickest in post-Soviet history, analysts say.

Sergei Glubokov says he has something in common with President Vladimir Putin.

A turf war between rival siloviki factions over the corruption charges against Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak widened Thursday as the Investigative Committee threatened the Prosecutor General's Office with legal action.

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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe could be refined to suit Russian concerns.

NTV has refused to provide free airtime for candidates in the upcoming presidential election campaign, Vedomosti reported Thursday.

Mercury, a closely held business group with interests in liquor, oil, real estate and weapons making, has made its first investment in retail, by snapping up a 51 percent stake in the Dixy supermarket chain, both companies said.

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Norway's Telenor has regained access to the financial results of its Ukrainian unit, lifting its shares Thursday on hopes the move would ease the reconsolidation of Kyivstar.