Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Russia remains open to foreign investment and any attempt to pull the country back into the Cold War is a direct threat to its modernization program. The statement follows sharp criticism by U.S. Secretary...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 08 May 2008 Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russian's new prime minister by an overwhelming vote in the lower house of Parliament. But VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that scathing criticism and oppositio...
By Colin McCullough Moscow 19 April 2008 Discussions continued Friday in Moscow on Russia's offer to host a second Middle East peace conference. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in Russia's capital where he met with several officials, includin...
By Peter Fedynsky Sochi 06 April 2008 During a joint news conference in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Presidents George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin spoke with a bit of nostalgia as they looked back at their stewardship of U.S.-Russian relations durin...
By Paula Wolfson Sochi, Russia 06 April 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have ended their farewell summit without agreement on missile defense, but with a blueprint for their successors. VOA's Paula Wolfson repo...
By Paula Wolfson Sochi, Russia 05 April 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush is in Russia for his last summit with President Vladimir Putin before the Russian presidency passes to a new leader next month. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports White House officia...
By Paula Wolfson Zagreb, Croatia 04 April 2008 NATO leaders wrapped up their summit in Bucharest, Romania with a closed-door meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports participants say there were no breakthroughs but t...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 March 2008 President Bush has accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to travel to Russia for talks April 6 on missile defense. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the hastily arranged meeting will come at...
By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 March 2008 Dmitri Medvedev, 42,officially becomes president of Russia on May 7. He will succeed Vladimir Putin, who has led the country for eight years. But Mr. Putin will not leave the political scene - Mr. Medvedev...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 14 February 2008 President Vladimir Putin says Russia has common peaceful interests with the United States and Europe, but will be forced to target missiles against neighbors if threatened by NATO expansion. The Russian leade...