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Vladimir Putin opening a section of the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline, through which Russia aims to supply the burgeoning Chinese market © RIA Novosti

Chinese bubble threatens Russian resurgence

Ed Bentley
Russia’s economy could be hit hard if Chinese growth collapses, say economists

Then-President Boris Yeltsin at the opening of a Moscow McDonalds in 1993. Inset: queues at the city’s first branch on Pushkinskaya Ploshchad in 1990 © RIA Novosti

McDonald’s supersize profits conquer Moscow

Vladimir Kozlov
Low rents and foreign glamour have helped McDonalds stay ahead of the rest for the last 20 years

The cold snap is the exception that proves the rule about global warming © Vitaly Ankov/RIA Novosti

Russia’s weather out of whack

Anna Arutunyan
The cold snap is the exception that proves the rule about global warming, Russian scientists say

Vladislav Surkov (left) with Medvedev at a meeting on economic development in November © RIA Novosti

Obama critics slam Kremlin aide

Anna Arutunyan
But the Kremlin official refuses to stand down from an influential civil society commission

Stepanovo’s slopes reach a height of 90 metres with the longest stretching for almost a kilometre © RIA Novosti

Moscow’s super ski slopes

Ed Bentley
Moscow may seem flat sometimes but there are some hidden hills to be found

Mourners at Konstantin Popov’s graveside © Yakov Andreev/RIA Novosti

Police chief fired over journalist’s death

Anna Arutunyan and Anna Sulimina
Medvedev intervenes after a Tomsk reporter allegedly dies from a beating in a police drunk tank
The week in review - January 26 – February 1

The flow of oil has been reduced to Belarus following the failure of talks over the weekend but there appears no danger of the tap being switched off © RIA Novosti

Kremlin feuds with Belarus over oil, gas

Ed Bentley
Pipelines are still being seen as a weapon by Russia and its neighbours, analysts say

Hiddink plays a waiting game © Vladimir Fedorenko/RIA Novosti

Hiddink plays a waiting game

Andy Potts
Reports of Guus Hiddink's departure from the Russian national team are somewhat exaggerated, according to his agent Cees van Nieuwenhuizen.

Baikal deserves better

Tim Wall
The government's decision to reopen the Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill, allowing waste discharges into Lake Baikal, must come as a big relief to the 16,000 people living in the area - even though it may damage the local environment.

The IPO of RusAl, owned by Oleg Deripaska (right), sold all its shares © RIA Novosti

Eastern IPO promise for Deripaska’s Rusal

Ed Bentley
The aluminum giant’s IPO is fully subscribed, while Russian Railways eyes two Hong Kong listings
The week in review - January 26 – February 1

Oil balloon lifts Russian credit woes

Ed Bentley
Ballooning commodity prices pushed Fitch to upgrade Russia's credit outlook from "negative" to "stable", but the ratings agency highlighted two more key obstacles to overcome.

Vladimir Osakovsky © Courtesy of Unicredit

Ask the experts

Russia goes ‘loonie’ with the Canadian dollar

Moscow experts welcome the Central Bank’s move to start holding reserves in the Canadian dollar, which takes its nickname from the loon, a family of birds

Displaying the goods for potential new car buyers at Moscow’s Interauto 2009 exhibition © RIA Novosti

Russia launches ‘Cash for Clunkers’

Svetlana Kononov
Russia’s plan to trade in clunkers may stall on drivers’ reluctance to swap second-hand foreign models for locally-assembled cars

Prime Minister Putin meets federal envoy Khloponin in Pyatigorsk © RIA Novosti

Medvedev’s (and Putin’s) man in the Caucasus

Roland Oliphant
RussiaProfile.org
Former business leader Alexander Khloponin will have new powers to develop the troubled region’s economy

Photographer Andrei Stenin at the RIA Novosti newsroom © RIA Novosti

Moscow editors launch solidarity protest

Tom Balmforth
RussiaProfile.org
The case is unusual as it shows strong solidarity from the state-owned media, analysts said

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Clinton plans to visit Moscow for Mideast quartet meeting

02:39 11/03/2010 |The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Secretary of State Hilary Clinton is going to attend the upcoming Mideast quartet meeting in Moscow.

Russian, Jordanian leaders to focus on Middle East during Moscow talks

01:45 11/03/2010 |Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and King Abdullah II of Jordan will focus on the Middle East settlement and the post-election situation in Iraq along with bilateral trade and economic relations during talks in Moscow on Thursday.

Three Ukrainian parliamentary factions agree to enter new coalition

00:58 11/03/2010 |Three factions in the Ukrainian parliament have agreed to enter a new coalition, which new Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is seeking to create to push through his policies.

EU welcomes Georgia's new South Ossetia, Abkhazia policy

23:24 10/03/2010 |The European Union welcomes Georgia's new policy on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the EU foreign affairs chief said on Wednesday.