Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Israel's interim prime minister, Ehud Olmert, are to discuss the situation in the Middle East, and the Iranian nuclear program at talks in Moscow on Tuesday.

Foreign policy advisors of the presidential candidates have explained how they see further relations with Russia.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has described his vision of new ways to tackle global political problems in his first ever internet address. Here is the transcript of his speech.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will address an international forum on global politics and security in France to propose the creation of a new European security system, the Kremlin website said on Tuesday.

Russian forces are withdrawing from the Samagrelo area in western Georgia as part of an expected pullout following the recent armed conflict between Moscow and Tbilisi over South Ossetia, Georgian television reported Sunday.

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel met with President Dmitry Medvedev in Russia soon after they addressed the St. Petersburg Dialogue Forum together.

The Prosecutor General's office has completed its investigation into the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya and sent the case to court, Interfax reported Thursday.

Siberia's Chita District Court will consider an appeal against a ruling to deny parole for jailed Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky on October 15, defense lawyer Semyon Rosenberg said on Friday.

The main focus of the summit is expected to be a new European collective security policy.

NATO bases in Ukraine and Georgia, if deployed, would threaten Russia's strategic military and economic infrastructure, the Russian Security Council secretary said.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has turned down a proposal to suspend Russia's voting rights in the organisation. The initiative was put forward by 24 PACE representatives who were unhappy over Russia's role in the South Ossetia conflict.

The EU starts its monitoring mission in Georgia on Wednesday.

Discussions on issues related to the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia will be the focus of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) autumn session, which opens on Monday.

Strengthening economic and military ties is the main goal of the Venezuelan President's two-day visit to Russia.

Russia sees no crisis surrounding Iran's nuclear program and does not believe it is necessary to take any urgent steps, the Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his U.S. counterpart Condoleezza Rice have met behind closed doors on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.