Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov continues reforming the Defense Ministry. Last week, President Dmitry Medvedev issued a decree appointing the eighth deputy of Serdyukov. This was Colonel General Vladimir Filippov who was acting director of the accommodation and settlement service (AASS)

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - A long-range sortie of the Russian naval task group to the Caribbean has drawn close attention from NATO, a Navy spokesman said on Saturday. A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet, comprising the

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will not allow Czech and Polish inspectors at its missile bases but is ready for further talks on the presence of its observers at U.S. missile shield sites in central Europe, the Foreign

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - The Tolstoy cargo ship that has reportedly sunk in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast was not Russian, but North Korean, the Russian Transportation Ministry said on Saturday. "We have nothing to report

MOSCOW, September 27 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian cargo ship sank early Saturday in the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast, the Bulgarian transportation ministry said. "The Russian Tolstoy cargo ship flying the North Korean flag sank about 04.00 local

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, announcing that their respective countries were prepared to cooperate on nuclear energy.