By Lisa McAdams Moscow 31 January 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin disagrees with critics at home and abroad who suggest Russia is rapidly retreating from democratic gains in favor of more author...
By Lisa McAdams Moscow 25 January 2006 Iran's top nuclear negotiator has welcomed Moscow's proposal to enrich Iran's uranium in Russia as a way around western concerns over Iran's nuclear program. But...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 02 January 2006 watch Gas Dispute report Russia's energy company Gazprom says it will increase the amount of natural gas it sends to its European customers through Ukraine. Th...
By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -May 18, 2002: US/Russia Arms Reduction Agreement This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Russia and the United States have reached an agreeme...
ENVIRONMENT REPORT -August 23, 2002: Fires in Russia By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Clouds of thick smoke have spread across some of Russia’s largest cities. The...
AGRICULTURE REPORT – May 7, 2002: Russia Lifts Ban on American Chickens By George Grow This is the VOA Special English AGRICULTURE REPORT. American agriculture is recovering from a Russian ban on ch...
By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 8, 2003 This is Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS, from VOA Special English. Many investors are 1)concerned about the possible effects on the Russian economy from the ar...
By Bill Gasperini The Russian government says it will auction off the main production unit of embattled Yukos Oil next month as part of its long legal battle against the company and its former directo...
Lisa McAdams Russia clinched deal Friday with the European Union on the terms of its entry into the World Trade Organization. President Putin agreed in return to the EU's backing of Russia's membershi...
Peter Thackery Russia is advising its citizens to get out of Iraq after eight workers at a Russian energy company were taken hostage by masked gunmen in Baghdad . All eight have been released unharmed...