...missions over the past 24 hours, launching strikes against the Argun and Vedeno gorges in the south, the military said today. Interfax also reported today that Russia had removed 150 troops and four armored vehicles from combat operations in Chechnya. After...

...attempt last July failed. The State Department memo drew immediate reaction from the Russian government. According to the Interfax news agency, Vladimir Rushailo, head of President Vladimir Putin's Security Council, told reporters in Belarus: "Russia...

...Russians. Yastrzhembsky estimated the number of rebels now hiding in the southern mountains at between 5,000 and 8,000. Interfax also reported today that Russia had removed 150 troops and four armored vehicles from combat operations in Chechnya. After...

...in a civilized manner on the basis of international law through negotiations," Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax agency. A U.N. panel is supposed to decide on control of the Arctic by 2020. Moeller co-hosted the meeting with Hans...