Sep.06 -- Russian Economy Minister Maxim Oreshkin discusses the ruble and growth plans amid a threat of new U.S. sanctions. He talks to Nejra Cehic at the Moscow Financial Forum on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."

Jun.16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the U.S. and Russia agreed to start work on cybersecurity and strategic stability. He said talks with President Joe Biden took place without any “hostile” atmosphere and each side...

1. Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Andrey Denisov, handing over the Kyoto ratification documents to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan 2. Handshake 3. Cutaway of president Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. 4. SOUNDBITE:...

Viktor Zhora, Ukraine's Deputy Chairman of the State Special Communication Center, says that nearly seventy ministries websites have been targeted by a massive cyber attack. Some have suggested that Russia is behind the cyber 'aggression...

Russia's Finance Ministry says foreign banks declined to process coupon payments of $649.2 million on its Eurobonds and the payments have been sent in rubles, raising speculation over a potential technical default. Bloomberg...

CLEAN : UN chief urges respect for sovereignty

Jul.07 -- Anatoly Antonov, Russia's ambassador to the U.S., says Russia did not participate in a hack of the Republican National Committee last week or a massive ransomware attack over the July 4th weekend. He spoke to David Westin on...

A cease-fire in Ukraine appears unlikely as Russia's military strikes continue. A Kremlin spokesman said a report of major progress in talks was "wrong" but that discussions will continue on Thursday. Bloomberg Television's Maria Tadeo...

The path to a diplomatic solution to the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis appears to be closed as the U.S., European Union and U.K. ramped up sanctions with threats of more to follow. Bloomberg's Maria Tadeo reports.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is to send a mission to Chechnya to try to resolve the conflict in the breakaway Russian republic. The OSCE's standing committee issued a statement in Vienna on Thursday...

Jan.15 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin outlines his proposed changes to the country's constitution during his annual state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow on Wednesday.

Footage shows Gardai at the entrance to the Embassy of Russia in Dublin where red paint was poured on the coat of arms of the Russian Federation following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance isn't seeing a pullback of Russian forces in Ukraine and expects "additional offensive actions" in the eastern Donbas region. "According to our intelligence Russian units are not...

1. Wide exterior of headquarters for Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 2. Mid exterior of headquarters with flags hung on building 3. Close-up of flags 4. Entrance with people walking in 5. Wide of various OSCE...

Baku, Azerbaijan - 3 September 2008 1. US Vice President Dick Cheney getting out of car, shaking hands with President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev 2. Cheney and Aliyev walking towards building, stopping and posing for photographs 3. Mid...

Dec.15 -- OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo discusses the deal between OPEC and non-OPEC nations to limit oil production and what kind of compliance he expects. He speaks with Alix Steel on “Bloomberg Markets” from the Center...

Russian troops have increased training and erected tents at virtually every deployment location in Russia's west, the Crimean peninsula and Belarus.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba says he doesn't see the progress in Russian-Ukrainian talks cited by President Vladimir Putin earlier Friday. "There was zero progress in talks, so it's hard for me to understand what kind of...

Maximo Torero, FAO chief economist, discusses discusses world food prices and availability. He speaks with David Westin on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power."

An international court on Monday ordered Russia to pay over 50 billion US dollars in compensation to the former majority shareholder of now-defunct oil producer Yukos over the expropriation of the company more than 10 years ago. In one...

The European Union's (EU) foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, visited the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on Friday to discuss possible EU integration. Mogherini and her EU delegation met Bosnian officials, including the country's prime...

A Greenpeace lawyer said on Wednesday that a decision by Russia to drop piracy charged against jailed activists "doesn't go nearly far enough." Russia's main investigative agency charged the activists instead with hooliganism, which...

Russia felt the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on its economy on Friday, when ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its credit grade for the first time in five years and the central bank raised interest rates to keep the sliding...

Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck says he opposes an embargo on Russian energy imports, saying it could endanger social cohesion in the country. "I wouldn't support an embargo on imports of fossil fuels from Russia," Habeck told...