Dmitry Medvedev

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed Sergey Naryshkin, until now speaker of Parliament's lower house, as head of foreign intelligence service (SVR).

October 20, Belgrade WW2 Liberation Day, will this year be marked with a military parade, the daily Vecernje Novosti is reporting on Wednesday.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev "could attend the event," according to the report.

A lawmaker running on ruling United Russia party's ticket in the Sunday elections has said Russia will buy out the entire Bulgarian state.

"Of course," Pyotr Tolstoy has told the Bulgarian National Television after voting, in a response to the reporter's wish that he should pursue a "benevolent" policy toward Bulgaria if he makes it into Parliament.

United Russia party of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has gained a stable majority in Parliament's lower house after the general election held on Sunday, official results indicate.

The same four parties that made up the previous State Duma have also entered the current one.

With 90% of ballot protocols processed, the party wins 54.21% of the vote for the 450-seat Parliament.

Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin comfortably won a parliamentary election, early results showed on Monday. The ruling United Russia party won 51 percent in Sunday’s election, according to a preliminary central election commission tally after a quarter of the votes had been counted.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's United Russia party has won by a landslide the elections held in the country on Sunday, but has lost some support, exit polls have suggested.

Early poll results have shown the same four parties that made up the current Russian legislation in 2011 will have MPs in the 450-seat Parliament, daily Kommersant reports.

BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin to discuss Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev's upcoming visit to Serbia.

They also spoke about the next session of the Serbian-Russian interstate committee, slated for the first half of October.

Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday received Russian Ambassador Alexander Chepurin to discuss Russian PM Dmitry Medvedev's upcoming visit to Serbia.

They also spoke about the next session of the Serbian-Russian interstate committee, slated for the first half of October.

BELGRADE - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated his Serbian counterpart and leader of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday's election victory, and confirmed Russia's readiness to further improve the bilateral cooperation and efficiently implement joint large-scale projects.

Russian Ambassador to Serbia Aleksandr Chepurin on Tuesday congratulated Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on his party's election victory.