Russia has finally granted licenses to seven United States based adoption agencies in the past two weeks. This will make it much easier to place Russian girls and boys in loving American homes that will hopefully provide them with a safe and healthy life. There are close to 70, 000 Russian children living in orphanages [...]

Russia is flexing its political muscle by issuing a warning to the Ukraine and Georgia about entering the NATO alliance. A Russian official says such action would not strengthen trust in Europe and would negatively affect its ties with NATO. Russia does not see the expansion of NATO as being beneficial towards the securities issues [...]

Russia and the United States have agreed to work together to promote nuclear energy by making nuclear power available to other countries while reducing their stockpiles of nuclear weapons to the lowest levels possible.

The Russian language is emerging again just as Russia itself is gaining confidence in its economy and political system. Ministers in Moscow have announced plans to develop a strong international foundation that will compare with those in Germany and France – similar to the Goethe Institute and the Alliance Francaise.

President Vladimir Putin honored both moral values and military power Tuesday during the Russia Day festivities. Russians as diverse as Alexander Solzhenitsyn to the men that designed nuclear-armed submarines were recognized at the State Prize ceremony in the Kremlin Tuesday.
Russia Day was originally a holiday created to celebrate the country’s emergence from the Soviet Union [...]