Russian orthodox believers celebrate Easter in Moscow

MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he expects better relations between Russia and the United States when Barack Obama becomes president.

MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The European Union should stop "clinging to the past" in its attitudes towards Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Russia announced last week it carried out a successful test launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicle warheads.

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Russian government signed an agreement to move forward with the design and construction of a second artery of the Baltic Pipeline System, around Belarus.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- "Change" was the English word used most often in the world's media and on the Internet in 2008, and Barack Obama was the top name, U.S. researchers say.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Arctic Ocean is quickly re-emerging as a strategic area where vital U.S. interests are at stake. The geopolitical and geo-economic importance of the arctic region is rising rapidly, and its mineral wealth will likely transform the region into a booming economic frontier in the 21st century.

MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A political analyst says global economic turmoil may be speeding up maneuvering in Russia for Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency as early as 2009.

MOSCOW, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Support for Russia's top politicians and the government has remained strong through the current financial crisis, a state-run poll said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Almost two months before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, U.S. and Russian diplomats already have been meeting quietly in Moscow to explore the possibility of a new negotiating process to defuse tensions between the two thermonuclear superpowers over U.S. plans to deploy ballistic missile defense systems in Central Europe.