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Russian Federation

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/ 7 October 2009

Russian writers snub Putin on birthday

Some of Russia’s leading writers said they had declined invitations to meet Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, the day of his 57th birthday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 September 2009

Russia still cool on new US anti-missile scheme

Russia remains suspicious about Washington’s new anti-missile plans, the country’s envoy to Nato said on Tuesday.

By Conor Sweeney
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/ 28 September 2009

Russian ‘anti-Soviet’ journalist goes into hiding

A Russian journalist has gone into hiding after receiving threats over an article that criticised the country’s Soviet past, a website said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 September 2009

Sonjica’s tough talk

South Africa’s delegation to ‘Climate Week’ aims
to negotiate for financial pledges from developed
countries, writes Yolandi Groenewald

By Yolandi Groenewald
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/ 18 September 2009

Nato proposes new era of cooperation with Russia

Nato proposed a new era of cooperation with the US and Russia on Friday, calling for joint work on missile defence systems.

By David Brunnstrom
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/ 15 September 2009

Kremlin offers lessons on democracy

Organising a conference on democracy was always going to be a challenge for the Kremlin.

By Michael Stott
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/ 10 September 2009

Plot thickens over Israeli PM’s secret trip

The plot thickened on Thursday over a secret trip by Israel’s prime minister, as his office admitted it had misled the public about his whereabouts.

By Marius Schattner
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/ 9 September 2009

Millions of Russians dirt poor

The stark social cost of Russia’s economic crisis was exposed when new statistics revealed a 30% increase in the number of people living in poverty.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 September 2009

Russia lambasts reports ship had missiles for Iran

Moscow on Tuesday denied reports a cargo ship that went missing in the Atlantic had been carrying a Russian air-defence system to Iran.

By Amie Ferris-Rotman
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/ 18 August 2009

Hopes fade for missing in Russia dam tragedy

Divers on Tuesday searched flooded wreckage for 64 people still missing after an accident at Russia’s biggest hydroelectric plant.

By Stuart Williams
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/ 17 August 2009

EU condemns ‘brutal’ bombing in southern Russia

The EU on Monday condemned a deadly bomb attack in Russia’s restive southern republic of Ingushetia.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 August 2009

I took all decisions, says Medvedev of Georgia war

President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday insisted he alone took all the decisions in the run-up to Russia’s war with Georgia.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 27 July 2009

Russia frees crime boss wanted by the US

Russia has released a suspected organised crime boss who is wanted by the US for fraud and racketeering, a Russian official said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 July 2009

China officials head to Moscow in smuggling row

A Chinese delegation left on Wednesday for talks in Moscow on the fate of 150 merchants seized by Russian authorities in a smuggling crackdown.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 July 2009

Obama wants strong but democratic Russia

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States wanted a strong, prosperous but also democratic Russia.

By Stuart Williams and Laurent Lozano
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/ 6 July 2009

Obama agrees to arms cuts, Afghan transit with Russia

US President Barack Obama and Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev agreed a target for cuts in nuclear arms and a deal to let US troops fly across Russia.

By Matt Spetalnick and Oleg Shchedrov
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/ 3 July 2009

CEOs use Obama visit to press Russia on rule of law

Businessmen are expected to use a Russia-US business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to improve conditions for Western companies operating there.

By Dmitry Zhdannikov
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/ 18 April 2009

The price of Chechnya’s peace

The war is over. Russia on Friday announced the end of counterterrorist operations in Chechnya, which should see the withdrawal of 20 000 troops.

By James Marson
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/ 17 April 2009

Russian billionaires club sheds two thirds of its members

Russia’s economic slowdown has shredded the net worth of its richest people by more than 70% in the last year.

By Robin Paxton
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/ 31 March 2009

Russia to detail new charges against jailed tycoon

Prosecutors on Tuesday were to present new charges against Russia’s former richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

By Olga Rotenberg
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/ 23 March 2009

Russia demands say on gas ‘master plan’

Moscow warned on Monday that the EU’s energy security might suffer if Russia was not consulted on a Ukrainian gas ”master plan”.

By Pete Harrison
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/ 6 March 2009

Standard Bank buys 33% of Russia’s Troika

Standard Bank bought a third of Russia’s number two investment bank, Troika Diago, in an asset swap and cash deal on Thursday.

By Oksana Kobzeva
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/ 5 March 2009

Putin threatens to cut Ukraine gas supplies

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would halt gas deliveries to Ukraine if payment is not received by Saturday.

By Mikhail Yelchev
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/ 16 February 2009

Russia’s super-rich are super-losers in global crisis

Russia’s super-rich are also super-losers, according to a business magazine, which said the top 10 wealthiest had lost two-thirds of their fortunes.

By Catrina Stewart
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/ 8 February 2009

Rouble at 11-year low

The Russian rouble plunged to its lowest level against the American dollar in 11 years this week as oil prices plummet and economic activity slows.

By Kathryn Hopkins
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/ 27 January 2009

Russia loses 500 000 jobs

Russia edged closer to a recession last month as half a million people lost their jobs and capital investment fell for the first time in nine years.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 January 2009

Gas deal threatens Ukraine’s crisis-hit economy

An abrupt rise in Russian gas prices will undermine Ukraine’s economic and energy security and leave some enterprises on the brink of insolvency.

By Natalya Zinets and Maria Golovnina
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/ 20 January 2009

Russia to resume gas supplies to Europe

Russia said it would resume gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after a Moscow-Kiev contract row cut flows.

By Ron Popeski
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/ 19 January 2009

Russia, Ukraine sign deal on gas supply

Russia and Ukraine signed a 10-year gas supply deal on Monday to clear the way for the resumption of supplies to a freezing Europe.

By Oleg Shchedrov and Ron Popeski
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/ 18 January 2009

Russia, Ukraine agree to resume gas supplies

Gas supplies to Europe will resume "shortly", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.

By Catherine Lavrentieva
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/ 15 January 2009

Russia-Ukraine gas row drags on

Russia’s refusal to pump gas to Europe and Ukraine’s reluctance to let any gas through left European leaders spluttering in fury on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 14 January 2009

EU threatens legal action over gas supplies

The EU raised the stakes with Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday by threatening to ditch them as gas suppliers and to promote court action against them.

By Staff Reporter
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