Financial Times | Wall Street JournalResults for news from the Wall Street Journal about Russia Page 1 of 325 news found. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - NEXT Russia News Five Soldiers Killed in Ukraine The Ukrainian military suffered its heaviest losses in a week of relative quiet in the east, an official said, raising further concerns about an elusive next round of peace talks with pro-Russia separatists. Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:30:34 EST Russia News Russian Opposition Activist Facing Jail Russian prosecutors have demanded that opposition activist Alexei Navalny be imprisoned for a total of 10 years on allegations of fraud. Fri, 19 Dec 2014 06:51:32 EST Russia News Putin Strikes Harsh Tone With West Putin said Russia’s economic troubles will pass in no more than two years, and accused the West of seeking to subdue and disarm the country to gain control over its natural resources. Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:45:45 EST Russia News Putin Accuses West of Provoking Ukraine Crisis Striking a defiant tone, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of provoking a crisis in Ukraine and using sanctions to try to constrain Russia. Thu, 04 Dec 2014 07:29:48 EST Russia News Moldovan Pro-Russia Party Banned From Election Moldova’s top court has upheld a decision to bar a pro-Russian party from competing in this weekend’s elections on the grounds it illegally received funding from abroad. Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:18:51 EST Russia News Russia Signs Business Pacts With China Russia and China signed some 40 agreements Monday spanning energy, finance and technology as the Kremlin looks to deepen its ties with its eastern neighbor to counter isolation from the West. Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:29:06 EDT Russia News Moscow, Kiev Move to Ease Tensions Russia and Ukraine took steps to reduce tensions in Ukraine’s embattled eastern regions, as their presidents prepared for a new round of talks in Milan this week. Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:23:48 EDT Russia News Putin to Attend G-20 Summit Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the G-20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane in November, Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed. Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:07:52 EDT Russia News Russian Rock Stars Run Afoul Of Kremlin Over Ukraine MOSCOW—Russian rock icon Andrei Makarevich was working the crowd between songs at the House of Music one evening last month[CQ-SEPT] when five rough-looking men hurled fruit at him, sprayed pepper gas and yelled: “Makarevich is a traitor to the mothe Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:01:22 EDT Russia News Russian Rock Stars Run Afoul of Kremlin Over Ukraine After Russian rocker Andrei Makarevich played for refugees in Ukraine, he was denounced as a “traitor.” Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:08:32 EDT Russia News Putin Foe, Out of Prison, Aims to Remake Russia Russian tycoon and Vladimir Putin foe Mikhail Khodorkovsky said he is aiming to bring about a constitutional conference that would shift power away from the Russian presidency and toward the legislature and judiciary. Fri, 03 Oct 2014 20:47:02 EDT Russia News Germany Sees No Quick End to Ukraine Crisis A solution to the Ukraine crisis is still far off, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned, as his Russian counterpart accused the West of seeking to create chaos in the Kremlin's geographic sphere. Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:15:43 EDT Russia News Russia Moves to Restrict Foreign Ownership of Media Russia's parliament passed a bill to restrict foreign ownership of Russian media companies to 20%, a move that stands to further restrict the country's media landscape. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:50:07 EDT Russia News Russia, Ukraine Near Gas Deal Ukraine and Russia moved closer to a deal under which Kiev would pay Moscow $3.1 billion amid a dispute over unpaid Russian gas bills and Russia would deliver the gas Ukraine needs for the winter. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:56:26 EDT Russia News Russian Ruble Falls to New Low Russia's ruble fell to a new all-time low against the U.S. dollar as the greenback strengthened amid strong economic data while Russia's government said its economy had shown no growth in August. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:23:44 EDT Russia News Russia Steps Up New Internet Law Russia's parliament quickened its steps to tighten control over foreign Internet companies such as Google, Twitter and Facebook, raising concerns over state pressure on social networks. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:33:04 EDT Russia News Japan Announces Russia Sanctions Japan announced new sanctions against Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea and the crisis in eastern Ukraine, bringing it closer in line with steps taken by the U.S. and the European Union. Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:54:30 EDT Russia News EU Set for New Clash With Russia The EU seemed set for a fresh clash with Russia after the bloc's enlargement chief accused Moscow of living in a "virtual reality" over its interpretation of a recent deal aimed at defusing trade tensions over Ukraine. Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:09:02 EDT Russia News U.S. General Skeptical About Ukraine Truce The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's top general said the two-week-old truce between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country's east is a "cease-fire in name only." Sat, 20 Sep 2014 20:39:00 EDT Russia News Moscow to Act on Internet in Russia Russia says it is considering measures to secure and defend the Internet in the country from outside meddling, amid what it describes as erratic behavior by the U.S. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:35:55 EDT Russia News Investigators Say Sistema Head House Arrest Stands Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov's firm Sistema said he'd been released from house arrest Friday, but investigators later denied that, fueling confusion and shocking Russia's business elite. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 11:59:03 EDT Russia News Russian Ex-Minister Calls for Reshuffle Russia can improve the climate for investing in the country but it will require a government reshuffle, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Friday. Fri, 19 Sep 2014 07:39:05 EDT Russia News Finnish Greens Warn Over Russian Nuclear Project Finland's Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said he is confident his government will remain in office despite a junior party's threat to quit the government over a proposal to allow a Finnish-Russian consortium to proceed with its controversial nuclear Mon, 15 Sep 2014 14:31:50 EDT Russia News Ukraine's Economy Takes a Battering Ukraine's annual economic output could shrink by up to 10% by year-end, the head of the Ukrainian central bank warned on Saturday, as the military said fighting with pro-Russia rebels erupted again despite a shaky cease fire. Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:53:26 EDT Russia News U.S. Readies New Russia Sanctions The U.S. is close to imposing the toughest round of energy sanctions yet on Russa, measures that could also hit Western companies like Exxon Mobil that are working with Russian counterparts. Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:04:45 EDT Russia News Ukraine May Need Additional Financing Ukraine could need additional financing worth $19 billion next year if fighting in the country's eastern region continues through 2015, the IMF said Tuesday. Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:16:01 EDT Russia News U.S. Works With European Officials to Align Russia Sanctions U.S. officials are working closely with the European Union to keep their Russia sanctions programs aligned in timing and severity. Mon, 01 Sep 2014 03:36:47 EDT Russia News Merkel: EU to Discuss Tougher Russia Sanctions European leaders will discuss stepping up economic sanctions against Russia, after recent reports indicate a growing presence of Russian troops in Ukraine and a worsening of the conflict between the two countries. Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:04:59 EDT Russia News Russia, Ukraine Warned Over Gas Supplies European Energy Commissioner urged Russia and Ukraine not to use gas as a blackmail tool in their conflict, and he stressed that energy mustn't be included in possible extra sanctions against Russia. Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:25:09 EDT Russia News Russia Plans New Aid Convoy; Kiev Says Moscow Moved Tanks Russia said it wants to send a second convoy of what it says is humanitarian aid into Ukraine, while Kiev separately accused Moscow of moving tanks across the border. Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:48:48 EDT Russia News Russia Ramps Up Information War in Europe With Russia's image battered by the conflict in Ukraine, it is accelerating its push to rebuild, modernize and expand its Soviet-era foreign state media, with emphasis on Germany and France. Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:23:48 EDT Russia News Russia Revs Up Media Machine in Germany, France With Russia's image battered by the conflict in Ukraine, it is accelerating its push to rebuild, modernize and expand its Soviet-era foreign state media, with emphasis on Germany and France. Thu, 21 Aug 2014 23:48:43 EDT Russia News Rosneft Calls for State Aid Russia's largest oil company is seeking $42 billion from the government to weather Western sanctions. Thu, 14 Aug 2014 09:45:18 EDT Russia News Bank of Russia to Revise Forecasts on Ukraine Crisis Rising uncertainty over the outfall from the crisis in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow will force the Bank of Russia into a wide-scale revision of economic forecasts, the central bank said. Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:20:01 EDT Russia News Ukraine Rebel Leader Seeks Cease-Fire Ukraine's rebels are surrounded and ready to agree to a cease-fire to prevent a "humanitarian catastrophe," the insurgents' new leader said as conditions deteriorated in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. Sun, 10 Aug 2014 02:37:51 EDT Russia News Russia Says It Chases Away U.S. Sub Russian state news agencies said the country's navy claims to have driven away a submarine believed to be American that entered Russia's northern waters. Sat, 09 Aug 2014 17:39:02 EDT Russia News Norwegian Fish Caught in Sanctions The cascading impact of Moscow's ban on many Western food imports this week may be starkest when it comes to fish, leaving many Norwegian salmon and trout purveyors scrambling. Sat, 09 Aug 2014 00:10:54 EDT Results for news from the Wall Street Journal about Russia Page 1 of 325 news found. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - NEXT |