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Serb President to Visit Russia - The Moscow Times
The aide, who declined to be named, said the trip had been planned before Nikolic's surprise victory over liberal incumbent Boris Tadic in a runoff election. Nikolic, a 60-year-old former ultranationalist who says he now shares the goal of taking ...
Usmanov Shows His Acumen Again in Facebook IPO - The Moscow Times
"He's quite well politically connected, probably one of the closest, that means a lot," said another Moscow-based analyst who also declined to be named. "It doesn't matter if you're visionary or not, if you're connected to top-level officials.
Italian Tank Gets Russian Test Drive - The Moscow Times
... holding in Voronezh, which is controlled by the Defense Ministry, plans to build more than 1700 Linx vehicles, including 150 vehicles this year. The Centauro would also be assembled in factories controlled by the Defense Ministry, a source said.
Megafon General Director to Step Down Early, Possibly Move to Cabinet - The Moscow Times
Soldatenkov's last working day will be April 23, a person close to the general director said. Many predict that Soldatenkov will take over as Communications and Press Minister when the new government is formed in May. Analysts say his industry ...
Lavrov Assails NATO on Eve of Key Talks - The Moscow Times
"Russia clearly expressed its distress of how Libya ended so well," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with NATO policy. Lavrov is expected in Brussels on Thursday for talks with NATO foreign ministers.
Putin and Medvedev Could Lead May Day March - The Moscow Times
The May Day march will start at the Belorussky Railway station and make its way to City Hall, where speeches by the country's leaders will be made, a person close to the Federation of Independent Trade Unions and a member of United Russia told ...
More Headaches for U.S.-Russia Visa Deal - The Moscow Times
The results had been forwarded to the Foreign Ministry only on Wednesday, the spokeswoman said, speaking on condition of anonymity because she had not authorized to speak on the record. It was unclear when the Foreign Ministry would formally hand over ...
SUAL Sues Its RusAl Partners - The Moscow Times
... accused En+ and Swiss trader Glencore in a London court of breaching a 2007 shareholder agreement for pushing through new contracts without its consent, said the people, who declined to be identified because the information is not public.
Intrigue Draws Focus to Yaroslavl Mayor Race - The Moscow Times
"I assume turnout will be about 60 percent, and the most important thing will be to conduct a full-scale monitoring," said a source in the elections commission office in Yaroslavl who asked that his name not be used. Opposition activists said Sunday ...
Relatives Storm Kazakh Court as Riot Trial Begins - The Moscow Times
He declined to give his name, fearing that this could jeopardize his son's well-being. The Prosecutor General's Office has said police acted within their legal bounds during the Zhanaozen violence and used their weapons only after a "group of sacked ...
NTK Co-Founder Leaving - The Moscow Times
Kommersant quoted an anonymous source as saying Kalugin "had an agreement with Rostelecom's management to hand over the books in 2011, and he fulfilled it." Rostelecom will make a decision on a new NTK director, a NTK spokeswoman said.
Yusufov to Bid on Refineries - The Moscow Times
Yusufov has no designs on the fifth and most inefficient of all the Petroplus' refineries, Petit-Couronne in France, the source said. Swiss private investor Gary Klesch said earlier this month that he had submitted the only offer for the plant, ...
Polyus Not Moving to London - The Moscow Times
... said it was a surprise that the relocation plan had been dropped. "It will definitely delay the hopes of them completing a large international merger; that is unlikely without receiving this permission," said the analyst, who asked not to be named.
Aeroflot Billing Sukhoi for Downtime - The Moscow Times
They are being paid to the airline by the manufacturer," the paper reported a source close to the carrier as saying. This was confirmed by a source close to Sukhoi, the paper said. The sources did not specify the amount of compensation.
Sources Report Aeroflot Gets Compensation From Sukhoi - The Moscow Times
They are being paid to the airline by the manufacturer," the paper reported a source close to the carrier as saying. This was confirmed by a source close to Sukhoi, the paper said. The sources did not specify the amount of compensation.
G8 Gathering Moved as Goodwill Gesture - The Moscow Times
We're helping Putin avoid an awkward situation," the source said. A Kremlin source confirmed this, saying the original itinerary might have caused Putin to lose face. "Unless there's advancement on missile defense, there's no point in going to the NATO ...
UK Exiles Blamed in Journalist's 2006 Death - The Moscow Times
... head of the operations and search division of the Moscow police, Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who gave the information to the Investigative Committee while being questioned about his role in the journalist's death, an anonymous source told Kommersant.
Suspicions Cloud Purported Plot to Kill Putin - The Moscow Times
Osmayev enrolled in the international studies department and had no scholarship, meaning that he had to pay his own tuition, said the spokeswoman, who refused to give her name, citing university rules. Buckingham is one of Britain's few private ...
Sources Say O1 Mulls IPO - The Moscow Times
Real estate developer O1 Properties is planning an initial public offering in the first half of 2012, targeting about $500 million to invest in Moscow's booming commercial property market, sources said. O1, set up in 2010, plans to list only new shares ...
Ministry Branch 'Advised' Journalists on Putin Rally - The Moscow Times
“It's completely ridiculous,” said the official, who declined to give his name. The editors-in-chief of Lytkarinskiye Vesti and Lyuberetskaya Panorama — two of 56 local newspapers run by the ministry — said they both hadn't received the document, ...
Vkontakte IPO Said to Be Delayed - The Moscow Times
The Internet company, which was evaluating initial public offering plans in June last year, has not yet hired banks to help sell its shares, said the two people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were private.
VTB Mirrors Government's Spirit of Doing Business - The Moscow Times
Most of the top executives were working for themselves and were not able to properly function as part of a team, he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Question marks continue to hang over the ...
As Business Gets Civil, So Do Its State Relations - The Moscow Times
He asked to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to comment on the issue. Managers at different levels monitor every step and finances are audited, he said. GR personnel are managers that work at several levels to increase the company's ...
Government Relations Replacing the Roofs - The Moscow Times
He asked to remain anonymous because he is not authorized to comment on the issue. Managers at different levels monitor every step and finances are audited, he said. GR personnel are managers that work at several levels to increase the company's ...
The Wait Is Over for WTO Membership - The Moscow Times
All pirates were removed from the market," said a salesman at a kiosk offering software and computer games, who declined to give his name. The market's administration breaks lease agreements with those selling pirated products, said another, ...