Yeltsin tries to sack Skuratov in ongoing political intrigueNothing as trivial as a major war in the Balkans can deflect Russian politicians from their passion for intrigue.Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Milosevic's call for aid gets cautious reply from RussiaPresident Slobodan Milosevic yesterday urged Russia to provide military aid to help Belgrade defend itself against NATO air attacks…Sat Apr 03 1999 - 01:00
Russia's Kosovo concerns eased by $2.7bn loansVery often the most striking analysis of Russia's economic policy comes not in serious business newspapers such as Kommersant…Fri Apr 02 1999 - 01:00
Russia plans to get talks going and to put ships into the AdriaticStung by NATO's rejection of its peace efforts, Russia has decided on a two-pronged approach to the Kosovo situationThu Apr 01 1999 - 01:00
Yeltsin attacks NATO air strikes but argues against letting relations with US reach crisisWith his Prime Minister, Mr Yevgeny Primakov, in Belgrade for talks with President Slobodan Milosevic of Yugoslav, President …Wed Mar 31 1999 - 01:00
Russia severs all contact with NATOIN its strongest official protest so far against the air strikes in Yugoslavia, Russia has expelled members of NATO's information…Sat Mar 27 1999 - 00:00
Bomb blast in market kills over 60 peopleMore than 60 people are believed to have been killed when an explosion ripped through a busy market in Vladikavkaz, capital of…Sat Mar 20 1999 - 00:00
Skuratov's return brutally exposes the impotence of YeltsinON the Richter scale of Russian political scandals, the case of Mr Yuri Skuratov has pushed the needle towards force 10Fri Mar 19 1999 - 00:00
SS veterans march widely condemnedA March through central Riga by SS veterans has drawn strong condemnation from Russian and Jewish organisationsWed Mar 17 1999 - 00:00
Russia appoints its first defence attache to IrelandFor the first time in the history of relations between the two countries, Russia has appointed a defence attache to Ireland.Sat Dec 05 1998 - 00:00
`Irish Times' website busiest, figures showThe Irish Times on the Web has retained its position as Ireland's busiest website, according to figures from ABC//Electronic, …Tue Nov 24 1998 - 00:00
Surviving in the new bad timesTo reach platform 16 at the Yaroslavsky Station in Moscow one walks past a small bust of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, beside which …Thu Nov 05 1998 - 00:00
Moscow asks Dublin for assistance as it marks 25 years of diplomatic tiesRussia's Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Alexander Avdeev, has appealed for help to Ireland and other EU countries in order to stabilise…Thu Oct 01 1998 - 01:00
Primakov faces tougher times after Duma voteWith his ratification by the Duma, Mr Yevgeny Primakov's problems as Russia's new Prime Minister have just begunSat Sept 12 1998 - 01:00
Choice of Primakov as PM strongly supported at home and in the WestIn a major climbdown following pressure from members of his own administration, President Yelt sin's ditching of Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin…Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Communists scent power, threaten impeachment and promise salariesWith the scent of power in its nostrils Russia's Communist Party has issued a manifesto promising the people their pensions and…Thu Sept 10 1998 - 01:00
Candidates drop out as word from Yeltsin is awaitedAs politicians waited for word from President Yeltsin as to whether he would renominate Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin or not, two of…Wed Sept 09 1998 - 01:00
Chernomyrdin defeat in Duma as Central Bank governor resignsRussia's politico-economic crisis remains unresolvedTue Sept 08 1998 - 01:00
Proposal to print money seen as ploy to win votesThe reported plans by Russia's acting prime minister, Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin, to print money in order to pay back wages is understood…Mon Sept 07 1998 - 01:00
Economic crisis places pressure on beef exportsWith food imports at a virtual standstill for the past two weeks due to the financial crisis, Ireland's lucrative beef trade …Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Lebed offers to take premiership as Chernomyrdin again faces defeatAs the acting Prime Minister, Mr Viktor Chernomyrdin, prepared for a second defeat at the hands of the Duma, the controversial…Fri Sept 04 1998 - 01:00
Doubts expressed over confession of wife in killing of Gen RokhlinGeneral Lev Rokhlin (51) was buried in Moscow yesterdayWed Jul 08 1998 - 01:00
Anatomy of the war in ChechnyaAs a correspondent for the London Times, Anatol Lieven gained a deserved reputation as an exceptionally brave war correspondent…Fri Jun 26 1998 - 01:00
High interest rates, hint of IMF loan may avert disasterBrutally high interest rates and a strong hint from the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Mr Michel Camdessus…Fri May 29 1998 - 01:00
Russian Foreign Minister looks forward to Ahern visit this yearThe Taoiseach will visit Russia this autumn, probably in September, it was announced in Dublin yesterday during the visit of …Thu May 07 1998 - 01:00
Lebed thwarts Yeltsin by moving closer to powerGen Alexander Lebed has deprived President Yeltsin of a double success by forcing a run-off in the elections for governor of …Tue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Old Russia succumbs to Mothercare and kitschOutside Pushkinskaya metro station the old and the new Russias stood almost side by sideTue Apr 28 1998 - 01:00
Yeltsin in message of support to neo-fascistPresident Boris Yeltsin has sent a message of support to one of Russia's most extreme neo-fascist partiesMon Apr 27 1998 - 01:00
Kiriyenko elected but 169 deputies opt outA Statement from the Kremlin yesterday laconically announced that President Boris Yeltsin was "pleased" with the Duma's vote, …Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Kiriyenko elected as Zhirinovsky struts through the corridorsIn the State Duma yesterday, Mr Vladimir Zhirinovsky strutted aggressively through the corridors accompanied by two of the most…Sat Apr 25 1998 - 01:00
Lebed's presidential hopes may be dashed if he loses governorship raceThe battle for the governorship of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk may seem unimportant when compared to President Yeltsin's…Fri Apr 24 1998 - 01:00
Communists seek roll-call ballot to enforce whip in Kiriyenko votePresident Boris Yeltsin has once again refused to compromise in the political crisis which threatens to be the most severe since…Thu Apr 23 1998 - 01:00
Oil and banking fuel the rise of Russian risk-taker - Fact FileName: Sergei KiriyenkoSat Apr 18 1998 - 01:00
Yeltsin's reticence reflects doubts on plans to bury Romanov bonesThe bones found in Yekaterinburg in 1991, reputed to be those of Tsar Nicholas II as well as some of his family and servants, …Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
New chief ordered 1983 attackThe newly-appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian air force is the officer who ordered the shooting down of a Korean Airlines…Tue Jan 27 1998 - 00:00
Loss of `literary' associates may weaken ChubaisThe names Aleksandr Kazakov, Maksim Boiko, Pyotr Mostovoi and Anatoly Chubais are not the first to come to mind in the context…Wed Nov 19 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin shows who's in control prior to China visitShortly before he left Moscow yesterday for Beijing, President Boris Yeltsin ensured that his Chinese counterparts knew who was…Mon Nov 10 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin comdemns communist past on day of revolutionOn what turned out to be the vilest day of early winter, with snow turning to driving sleet, only the most dedicated communists…Sat Nov 08 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin may seek third term after barring callA move by the State Duma (lower house of parliament) to prevent an extension of President Yeltsin's term of office is almost …Thu Nov 06 1997 - 00:00
Yeltsin tries to drown out mutterings from the wingsIn a speech in the provincial centre of Oryol, 250 miles from Moscow, two days ago, President Yeltsin was more optimistic about…Sat Sept 20 1997 - 01:00
Yeltsin tries to legislate for religion, vodkaOver the centuries, religion and vodka have played a major part in Russian lifeSat Sept 13 1997 - 01:00
`Mir's' aged computer goes into a spin while Moscow celebrates belowAs Muscovites looked back on a weekend of celebrations, estimated to have cost £30 million, the antiquated computer system on…Tue Sept 09 1997 - 01:00
Mayor's reign ends over the elementsMoscow's mayor, Mr Yuri Luzhkov, will be asking some serious questions this morningMon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
World reaction - RussiaIn Moscow, where the Russian capital was busy celebrating its 850th anniversary, Princess Diana's funeral was not covered live…Mon Sept 08 1997 - 01:00
Albanian leader prepared to allow rivals into governmentAT THE end of an election campaign in which an average of 15 people have been killed each day, Albania's Prime Minister, Mr Bashkim…Sat Jun 28 1997 - 01:00
"Minister with no clothes" may soon have no jobTHE headline in Russia's most controversial newspaper Savershejino Sekretna (Top Secret) reads: "The Minister Has No ClothesMon Jun 23 1997 - 01:00
A place where breaking the law has become the order of the dayIN RUSSIA, murder and mayhem have long been among the accepted tools of businessSat Jun 21 1997 - 01:00
FG success "temporary little arrangement"WINNING two seats out of three in Limerick West was perhaps Fine Gael's biggest constituency success in the general election, …Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
O'Dea camp hoists TD and hopes highQUITE a few of them shouted "Tanaiste" at him. Some even ventured the words "real Taoiseach"Mon Jun 09 1997 - 01:00
