UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged Russian officials to reform institutions to protect the rule of law in Russia. Pillay claimed that the Russian people do not trust government institutions,...
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The US and Russia on Saturday formally inaugurated the New START treaty , an agreement intended to reduce nuclear arms in both countries. At the security conference in Munich, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Russia presidential rights council to examine Khodorkovsky verdict
Russia's Presidential Council on Civil Society and Human Rights will look into the verdicts handed down against former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev . During a recent...
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed documents ratifying the New START treaty , an agreement between Russia and the US intended to reduce nuclear arms in both countries. Russian President...
Russia president signs bill ratifying New START nuclear treaty
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev on Friday signed into law a bill that ratifies the New Start treaty , an agreement between Russia and the US intended to reduce nuclear arms...
The Russian Federation Council on Wednesday voted to ratify the New START treaty , an agreement between Russia and the US intended to reduce nuclear arms in both countries. The upper...
The Russian State Duma voted 350-59 on Friday to approve the New START nuclear arms treaty with the US, after just hours of debate. The New START treaty replaces the...
The US Senate voted 71-26 Wednesday to ratify the so-called New START treaty between Russia and the US. The new START treaty replaces the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I treaty) ,...
Gates calls for repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' before seating of new Congress
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Sunday for Congress to repeal the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy before the inauguration of the 112th Congress in January. Following...
Khodorkovsky gives closing statement in money laundering trial
Imprisoned Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky linked the fate of Russia with the outcome of his trial in his closing statements on Tuesday in his trial for money laundering and embezzlement [JURIST...