MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - A chief inspector...

MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - A chief inspector at Moscow"s financial watchdog has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said in a statement on Thursday.Sergei Smirnov, the chief inspector at the Federal Financial and Budget Monitoring Service (Rosfinnadzor), was detained on June 3. He is accused of extorting 500,000 rubles ($21,000) from a Moscow businessman after discovering a financial irregularity during an audit. The financial breach would normally result in a fine of up to 60 million rubles ($2.5 million) for the offending company.

President Dmitry Medvedev approved on Wednesday...

President Dmitry Medvedev approved on Wednesday the federal budget for 2010 and basic budget parameters through 2012.

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian...

MOSCOW, October 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian aluminum magnate Oleg Deripaska, banned from entry into the U.S. over alleged links to organized crime, visited the country this year under an FBI arrangement, the Wall Street Journal said Friday.

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It is too early to discuss nominating Prime...

in 2012, Putin said: "I will think - there"s still plenty of time."

Both politicians faced a similar question at a Valdai International Discussion Club meeting in September. Medvedev then refused to rule anything out, while Putin told the forum that the two would not be rivals for the post.

MOSCOW, March 10 (RIA Novosti)

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