President Dmitri Medvedev have called on Russian Olympics officials to “take the brave decision and submit their resignations”, following the country’s less-than-satisfactory performance in the last Winter Olympics games.
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed an agreement on Monday to stabilize and increase their defense cooperation.
After ten years in power as either president or prime minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin on national television Thursday gave hints on his plans of going at it again in 2012.
U.S. President Barack Obama has shelved a missile barricade plan that former president George W. Bush said was necessary in dealing with potential threats from Iran and the like.
Several local telecom businesses in Russia have lobbied for the closure of VoIP-related internet service firms such as Skype and ICQ, labeling them as a threat to national security, among others, according to a report by Reuters.
Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, president the southern Russian republic of Ingushestia, has been wounded in an assassination attempt. Three of his bodyguards having been killed, and injuring three others including the president’s brother, reports say.
