Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party has suffered disappointing results in regional elections, amid allegations of vote manipulation. But it still won a majority of the votes in some regions.

• 16 March 2010

At the end of December 1999, as the world prepared to usher in a new Millennium, in Europe and other parts of the planet, there was widespread concern that the so called “Millennium Bug” would strike, causing unforeseen disruption and havoc. Ten years on, in December of last year, for many in Europe, the Millennium Bug was just a shade in the memory as a far more ominous concern was pressing home – the prospect of another gas crisis. Although the fact that the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute of January 2009 – and its knock-on effect of leaving much of Europe without natural gas in the peak of winter – did not repeat itself during the record cold European temperatures of January this year, the very fact that European attention has become so focused on this theme demonstrates how geopolitical developments in the European hinterlands have come to impact the day-to-day livelihood of all Europeans

• 16 March 2010

• 16 March 2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors. The two countries also signed agreements for the long-awaited sale

• 15 March 2010

Russia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.

• 14 March 2010

Panic is sparked in Georgia after a bogus TV news report says Russian tanks have invaded and the country's president was dead.

• 14 March 2010

KIEV, Ukraine, March 12 (UPI) -- The new government in Ukraine aims to focus on finding an optimal price for natural gas it purchases from Russia, the Ukrainian prime minister said. Ukrainian

• 12 March 2010

Russia's state-owned nuclear company says the country will build at least 12 nuclear reactors in India.

• 12 March 2010