MOSCOW  - Stark divisions within Russia’s elite were exposed Monday when a hot mic mishap showed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev slamming security forces as “jerks” for launching an early morning raid against a filmmaker.Medvedev on Friday gave an extensive end-of-year ...

Action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, who on Monday stepped down as California governor, used his Twitter account to thank President Dmitry Medvedev for his wishes and invited the Russian leader to ski with him. "Thank you @MedvedevRussiaE. I hope you're having a great new year and can't wait to ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called the recent Russia-NATO summit historic. "The meeting... was historic in terms of its spirit and atmosphere," Medvedev told Polish media shortly before his visit to Warsaw, adding that efforts should be made in order not to lose the summit's groundwork ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet on Thursday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss Iran's nuclear program, Kremlin aide Sergei Prikhodko said on Wednesday. The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the Caspian summit in Baku, Prikhodko said.

Russia wants Iran to provide explanations over its nuclear programme and fully cooperate with the international community, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday. In his latest tough statement on the Islamic republic's atomic drive, Medvedev warned Iran's leadership that it does not "live in ...

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked forward Thursday to a new era in ties with the United States following the signing of a landmark nuclear arms treaty. "I hope this signing will open a new page in relations between our countries," Medvedev said at a joint press conference with US President ...

Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev travels to powerful neighbour China this week in the centrepiece of his first trip abroad since taking office. The 42-year-old president, who took office in place of Vladimir Putin on May 7, will visit energy-rich ex-Soviet Kazakhstan on Thursday before ...