Russia to spend $15.6 bln on defense industry development
The Russian government will allocate 1 trillion rubles ($15.625 billion) for the development of the domestic defense industry, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with members of the ruling United Russia party on July 11. “This year, the government has approved a new version of the program for developing the defense and industrial […]
Russian PM to meet Kyrgyz leaders in Bishkek
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Bishkek for an official visit for talks with Kyrgyz leadership and to take part in a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting. “Kyrgyzstan and Russia have not many topics, requiring a rapid response,” the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with […]
Russia-Japan territorial row flares up following Medvedev’s second visit to disputed islands
MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has braved both unpredictable weather and quite predictable reactions from Tokyo by visiting for the second time the disputed Southern Kuril archipelago in the Far East. Analysts here say his trip on Tuesday to Kunashir (called Kunashiri in Japan) islet whipped up a new round […]