The United States Senate and Russia's parliament must both approve the agreement for it to take effect.

VOA: special.2010.04.17

Russia's Foreign Ministry praised the exchange,saying, "The action was taken in the general context of improved Russian-U.S.relations."

VOA: special.2010.07.10

Critics also noted Russia's efforts to block stronger measures against Iran over its disputed nuclear program.

VOA: special.2009.09.19

President Woodrow Wilson sent a team of American officials to Russia to help Kerenski's new government.

VOA: special.2010.10.21

In another development, Friday brought news of the death of Sergei Tretyakov, once Russia's top spy.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

Serbia's main ally Russia has recognized the self-declared independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia.

VOA: special.2010.07.24

Russia's Pavlovsk Experimental Station houses one of the oldest seed and plant collections in the world.

VOA: special.2010.08.24

The group was accused of trying to gain information on American nuclear weapons, foreign policy and politics for the SVR -- Russia's foreign intelligence service.

VOA: special.2010.07.10

In men's skating, Russia has won the gold medal in the last four Olympics.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

He wanted the music to sound like the streets of Chagall's neighborhood in Russia.

VOA: special.2010.03.24

There also are copies of famous spacecraft like Russia's Sputnik and Pioneer 10.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

Dagestan is one of several republics in Russia's North Caucasus area.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

"And it also presents confirmation from the United States that Russia's wishes are very important in this part of the world.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17

He indicated he would like to see Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Russia's former president - do the same.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

Gazprom,Russia's gas export monopoly, also had signed a deal to sell China 70 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

But White House aides stress that President Obama believes that the U.S.-Russia relationship should be about far more than arms control.

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

(Speaking in Russian) He says Russia's nuclear shield allows it to solve all the problems, which it has to solve.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The attack occurred in Kabardino-Balkaria,a republic in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, where authorities have been confronting an Islamist insurgency.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Petrov also says Russia's decision to recognize the two breakaway Georgian republics as independent states could have a boomerang effect.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26