Thousands of Russians have turned out for the highlight of the Victory Day celebrations -- the annual military parade through Moscow's Red Square. It's 63 years since the end of World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War.
On May, 7 Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as the new President of the Russian Federation. RT was covering the ceremony in Kremlin. This is the full version of the event.
Time magazine has chosen Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007. Earlier he was interviewed by Time magazine. The Russian President commented on such hot issues as relations between Russia and the U.S., the fall-out of the Iraqi war and the possible American military operation against Iran.
On Friday, August 8, Georgia launched a military offensive against its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Artillery shelling and tanks have reportedly reduced the region's capital Tskhinvaly to ruins. Russia has sent its army to help peacekeepers stop the violence.
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Russian troops have entered Tskhinvali in a bid to stop further violence in the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Georgian forces are continuing efforts to take control of the city. South Ossetia claims more than 1,400 people have been killed in fighting. Refugees are flooding into southern Russia as thousands flee the conflict zone.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has met political experts and journalists from all over the world for the first time since the military conflict in the Caucasus. The annual forum, the Valdai Discussion Club, which aims to provide a better understanding of the country, has been taking place in Sochi, Russias resort on the Black Sea.
"I don't beat people up except in the movies": Dolph Lundgren
We will try to find out why the world celebrities and Hollywood stars are becoming frequent guest in the Russian capital. What attracts them here in Moscow? Is it culture, business or something else? Our guest in the studio today is the world famous movie star and film director - Dolph Lundgren.
Georgian forces have launched a massive military offensive to take control of its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Fighter planes and heavy artillery are bombarding the capital Tskhinvali and fighting is raging in the outskirts. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has begun an emergency debate on the situation after a request from Russia.
A convoy of Russian tanks and military vehicles is reportedly on its way to the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic. It comes after President Dmitry Medvedev promised that "Russia will not close its eyes on the deaths of Russian citizens in South Ossetia." Several Russian peacekeepers have been killed in clashes with Georgian forces.
Did US officials know about Georgia's plans to attack its breakaway region? The issue deserves a special hearing in the US Congress, according to American political commentator Pat Buchanan.
On his official visit to Paris, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke exclusively and at length to France's Le Monde newspaper. RT now presents the full version of that interview.
The conflict in South Ossetia has already claimed the lives of at least 2,000 people. More than 30,000 have been displaced. Many of those have no idea where their families and friends are. Or even if they're alive. They have no idea what will happen next.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticised Georgia's relationship with the U.S. in the aftermath of the trouble in South Ossetia. In a news conference he addressed a wide range of issues surrounding the future of the Caucasus region including Abkhazia, the role of the U.S. and media coverage of the conflict.
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