Issue 4280. Last Updated: 11/23/2009

2009 U.S.-Russia Summit: Obama in Moscow

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

Meet the First Lady in Waiting

Staff Writers
As world attention falls on Dmitry Medvedev, the spotlight has flickered and fallen on everything around him -- including his wife, Svetlana, who seems certain to succeed Lyudmila Putina.

Medvedev Offers Putin a New Job

By Nabi Abdullaev
Dmitry Medvedev, endorsed by President Vladimir Putin as his preferred successor, asked Putin on Tuesday to become prime minister in his future government in order to ensure continuity.

News in Brief

Dagestani Judge MurderedAzeri Iranian Spying Case

Colleagues Blame Police for Other Russia Activist's Death

The Moscow Times
Yury Chervochkin, an activist with the Other Russia opposition coalition, died in a hospital on Monday of injuries his colleagues say he sustained when attacked by police.

Bird Flu Kills 35,000 Rostov Chickens

The Moscow Times
A bird flu outbreak has killed 35,000 chickens at a Rostov region poultry farm, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Tuesday.

Medvedev In St. Pete Group

The Moscow Times
Dmitry Medvedev belongs to a group nicknamed the St. Pete jurists, whose members have been elevated to various federal positions since Vladimir Putin became president in 2000.

Tymoshenko Loses by One Vote

Combined Reports
Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday failed to approve Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister in a vote that her supporters immediately charged was technically flawed.

Total Bill for Duma Campaign: $83M

The Moscow Times
Political parties spent a total of 3.4 billion rubles, or $83 million, in the State Duma elections campaign, the Central Elections Commission said Tuesday.

Attack Puts N. Korean Laborers in Hospital

By Carl Schreck
A group of young men wielding pipes and sticks attacked a group of North Korean laborers in the Moscow region, leaving four of the migrant workers hospitalized, authorities said Tuesday.

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