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Denis Dyomkin works from Ottawa, Ontario. MA Candidate, European & Russian Studies at Carleton, Ottawa; former Reuters journalist in Russia & Central Asia Denis Dyomkin has over 88 followers on Twitter.
Snowden has no plans to leave Russia anytime soon
Edward Snowden has not ruled out eventually applying for citizenship in Russia, says a lawyer helping Snowden with his bid for temporary asylum.
Russia says Nato provoked Georgia conflict
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accused Nato of provoking the conflict with Georgia but said this did not mean Russia planned to isolate itself.
Russia recognises Georgia rebel regions
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced on Tuesday that Moscow had decided to recognise two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states.