Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged Sweden Tuesday to extradite two men it says are Chechen separatists and accuses of involvement in killings and kidnappings.
King Abdullah II of Jordan will pay an official two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday to talk bilateral trade and economic relations with the Russian president.
Moscow is making strides in its plan to reestablish its position as a regional power in Eurasia.
Russia uses Georgia for military cargo transit to Armenia, said the leader of Georgian Green Party Giorgiy Gachechiladze, Akhali Taoba reports.
The Russian government has granted a license to Rosneft for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons on Sakhalin's continental shelf without a tender.
OAO Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russia’s gas export monopoly, said Russian taxes are hindering ventures with international oil companies and are the main obstacle for its expansion at home and abroad.