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

Around 81 billion rubles ($3.3 billion) will be invested for the construction of buildings and the development of infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympics over the next three years, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said Monday.

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko told President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that his country was ready to help with construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Mirax Group, a Moscow-based developer building Ukraine's tallest building, plans to invest $1 billion in Russian property projects this year as demand for office and residential space grows.

The days of Russian hotels that featured surprise cold showers, burned-out light bulbs and mysterious-smelling blankets are slowly passing into the realm of funny memories.

Mikhail Gorbachev makes an unlikely appearance at a swank real estate party after meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Real Estate In Brief

More than 150 bankers, lawyers and journalists ask Putin to overturn the ""erroneous"" decision to close British Council offices.

In an unusually suspenseful race that has gripped the United States, Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a showdown for the Democratic nomination in the U.S. presidential election -- and it could all be decided this week when voters go to the polls in battlegrounds like California, Missouri and Minnesota.

Presidential campaigning began in earnest Monday, with candidates sparring over Russia's place in the world in televised debates and the broadcast of a series of patriotic television commercials.