A Russian ban on the import of live cattle and beef from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium would affect $150 million of annual trade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's attache in the Hague said. The Schmallenberg virus has been found in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Britain, Bob Flach, of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, said in a report on the USDA website. Russia imposed a ban on live cattle imports from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain and France starting Feb. 1...

A Russian-born activist who protested against the Nazi regime in Germany during World War II has been canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. A Russian-born activist who protested against the Nazi regime in Germany during World War II has been canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church. Alexander Shmorel was a member of the White Rose organization, a nonviolent resistance group consisting mostly of Munich University students that distributed leaflets with anti-Nazi messages...

Antonio Linares was at wits' end. He had built Spanish giant Roca's first factory in Russia from the ground up in three years. Antonio Linares was at wits' end. He had built Spanish giant Roca's first factory in Russia from the ground up in three years. But he still needed one last signature from a government inspectorate to open the facility in the Leningrad region. And he just couldn't get it. In desperation, he went to the inspectorate's main office in St. Petersburg, where...

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Ural Locomotives, the Sverdlovsk region-based joint venture between the Sinara Group and Siemens, announced plans to develop a new urban express train. Ural Locomotives, the Sverdlovsk region-based joint venture between the Sinara Group and Siemens, announced plans to develop a new urban express train. The new locomotive will be based on Seimens' Desiro Swallow, which Russian Railways has ordered in advance of the Sochi Winter Olympics. The company hopes to complete preliminary...

Russia's Direct Investment Fund is looking at acquiring assets in countries including Germany, Italy and Britain, said the head of the fund, Kirill Dmitriyev, in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. (Bloomberg) Russia's gold and foreign exchange reserves rose to $499.7 billion in the week to Jan. 20 from $497.1 billion a week earlier, Central Bank data showed Thursday. (Reuters)

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the famous spy exchange between U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and Soviet spy Rudolph Able on the Glienicker Bridge in Potsdam, Germany. Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the famous spy exchange between U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers and Soviet spy Rudolph Abel on the Glienicker Bridge in Potsdam, Germany. It was a cold, dark, foggy morning in Potsdam on the day of the exchange. Two prisoners and an entourage of KGB and CIA officials...

Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a &quot;game-changer&quot; that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former top officials from both sides of the Atlantic. WASHINGTON — Missile defense, an issue that has poisoned U.S.-Russia relations, could be a "game-changer" that transforms ties if the two sides cooperate on a shared system, says a report by former...

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When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently rolling farmland of southeastern Poland 26 years ago, the Soviet garrisons that dotted the region were a stark reminder of which superpower was in control. LESNIOWICE, Poland — When Wieslaw Radzieciak took office as the mayor of Lesniowice in the gently rolling farmland of southeastern Poland 26 years ago, the Soviet garrisons that dotted the region were a stark reminder...

Alstom said it won an order valued at about 380 million euros ($500 million) to equip Russian nuclear plants, as the French company pushes a business that Siemens abandoned last year as Germany exits atomic energy. Alstom will provide turbine equipment, and its order is part of a contract valued at more than 35 billion rubles ($1.2 billion) awarded to a venture 51 percent owned by Rosatom's Atomenergomash and 49 percent by Alstom, according to a statement Thursday. Alstom's partnership with Rosatom...

American television channel Comedy Central is set to make its debut in the Russian market in April. American television channel Comedy Central is set to make its debut in the Russian market in April, Kommersant reported Tuesday. The U.S. channel already broadcasts in many European markets, including Germany, Spain and Hungary. Earlier this year the channel's owner Viacom announced its intention to launch the channel in Asian and Latin American markets. In its home market, the channel has become...

An exiled opposition leader from Tajikistan whose party and publications angered Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon was stabbed in Moscow. An exiled opposition leader from Tajikistan whose party and publications angered Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon was stabbed in Moscow, police and associates said. Dodojon Atovulloyev was attacked late Thursday near the Italian restaurant Viaggio on Komsomolsky Prospekt in central Moscow, and he was hospitalized with two knife wounds in the...

Truck maker KamAZ could see a reduction of its market share due to price competition from other manufacturers after Russia joins the World Trade Organization. KAZAN — Truck maker KamAZ could see a reduction of its market share due to price competition from other manufacturers after Russia joins the World Trade Organization. "Will our efforts suffice when Russia joins the WTO, when structural business reform should continue further? We have not yet achieved...

Ireland, one of the countries worst hit by the financial crisis, is looking to boost its economy by attracting Russian tourists to its shore, and Wednesday the Irish Embassy presented a sales pitch for its country to local tourist firms. Ireland, one of the countries worst hit by the financial crisis, is looking to boost its economy by attracting Russian tourists to its shore, and Wednesday the Irish Embassy presented a sales pitch for its country...

Gazprom said Tuesday that it had revised gas prices for several European companies as it seeks to keep its market share in the face of weakening fuel demand due to economic difficulties in the region. Gazprom said Tuesday that it had revised gas prices for several European companies as it seeks to keep market share in the face of weakening fuel demand due to economic difficulties in the region. It said it had “adjusted” contracts with France’s GDF...

More than 154,000 Siege of Leningrad survivors living in St. Petersburg will celebrate the 68th anniversary of the full liberation of the city on Friday, Jan. 27. Events dedicated to the anniversary will, as usual, be held around the city. ST. PETERSBURG — More than 154,000 Siege of Leningrad survivors living in St. Petersburg will celebrate the 68th anniversary of the full liberation of the city on Friday, Jan. 27. Events dedicated to the anniversary...

Average food import tariffs in Russia will drop from the current 10 percent to 7.8 percent as soon as Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization is complete, but challenges remain in taking advantage of the new status, industry experts agreed during the Food Business Summit in Moscow on Thursday. Average food import tariffs in Russia will drop from the current 10 percent to 7.8 percent as soon as Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization...

X5 Retail Group posted its first drop in quarterly underlying sales since its creation in 2006, suggesting that the consumer chill affecting other parts of Europe may be sweeping into Russia . X5 Retail Group posted its first drop in quarterly underlying sales since its creation in 2006, suggesting that the consumer chill affecting other parts of Europe may be sweeping into Russia . Russia 's biggest retailer by sales, part of oligarch Mikhail Fridman's Alfa empire, said...

The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. MOSCOW — The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. The simple but catchy song was performed at a protest...