Russia"s Navy will equip its Baltic Fleet with high-precision weapons over Polish plans to station U.S. Patriot missiles closer to the Russian border, a high-ranking source in the Navy said on Thursday.
The head of the Yekaterinburg branch of the ruling United Russia party has resigned following the party"s unsatisfactory performance in recent local elections, a party spokesman said on Monday.
MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - Alrosa, Russia"s largest diamond miner, said on Monday it sold diamonds worth $1.34 billion in January-September 2009, including sales to Russia"s State Depository for Precious Metals.