Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met at a military base in Siberia Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Russian media released photos of the two leaders shaking hands at the base in the city of Ulan-Ude on the shores of Lake Baikal. Mr. Kim, who spent Tuesday taking a boat ride on the lake […]
Medvedev Opens Siberian Summit With Kim Jong Il
Former Russian Police Official Arrested in Journalist’s 2006 Murder
A Russian newspaper says the suspected organizer of the 2006 murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has been arrested. Politkovskaya’s editors at the Novaya Gazeta announced the arrest of former Moscow police lieutenant colonel Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov. The paper reported the police officer had previously been interviewed in connection with a 2009 trial related to […]
Ammunition Explosion Kills Russian Soldiers
Russian emergency officials say an ammunition explosion at a military installation in southern Russia Tuesday killed six soldiers. Another 12 soldiers were injured in the incident at the Ashuluk base in the Astrakhan region. Officials say the explosion probably occurred as the soldiers were disposing of old ammunition. The exact cause is yet to be […]
Kim Jong Il Visits Lakeside Village Ahead of Medvedev Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has arrived at a lakeside city in Siberia, where Russian news agencies say he has begun a day of sight-seeing ahead of a summit Wednesday with President Dmitry Medvedev. Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said a motorcade took Mr. Kim from the train station in Ulan-Ude to a village on […]
Kim Jong Il Visits Lakeside Village Ahead of Medvedev Summit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has arrived at a lakeside city in Siberia, where Russian news agencies say he has begun a day of sight-seeing ahead of a summit Wednesday with President Dmitry Medvedev. Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency said a motorcade took Mr. Kim from the train station in Ulan-Ude to a village on […]
Russian Court Bars Opposition Party from Upcoming Elections
A Russian court has upheld a government decision preventing the liberal opposition People’s Freedom Party from registering to take part in parliamentary elections later this year. Monday’s ruling follows a June decision by the Justice Ministry to deny the opposition coalition the chance to register as a political party. The People’s Freedom Party was founded […]
N. Korean Leader Heads for Russian Summit
Senior Russian military officers are in North Korea for talks on boosting military ties, as an armored train carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-IL rumbled through Russia’s Far East toward a Siberian summit with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The two leaders are to meet later this week near Lake Baikal, in Mr. Kim’s first visit […]
North Korean Leader Travels in Secrecy Toward Russian Summit
Tight secrecy surrounded the travel plans of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il Monday, as his armored train carried him toward a summit this week with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted unnamed intelligence sources as saying Mr. Kim would likely stop in the Siberian city of Skovorodino before continuing on […]
North Korea Leader Tours Russian Power Plant
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited a hydro power station in Russia’s far east Sunday during a secretive, week-long trip that began Saturday. Local officials say the Kremlin’s regional envoy met Mr. Kim’s special train and gave him a tour of the Bureiskaya hydro-electric station in the Amur region. Mr. Kim’s visit is shrouded […]
North Korean Leader Visiting Russia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is visiting Russia for the first time in nearly a decade. Russian officials told media Mr. Kim’s armor-covered train crossed the border early Saturday and that he was scheduled to meet with Russian President Dmitry Mevedev in midweek. The Kremlin later issued a short statement confirming the arrival of […]