News: Russia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Russia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Russia: news

Putin rules out early Kremlin bid

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 15:06

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he will wait until 2012 to decide whether to run again for the presidency.
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Putin fields phone-in questions

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 10:16

PM Vladimir Putin warns Russia of tough economic times ahead in a nationwide question-and-answer broadcast.
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Moscow racist killers convicted

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 11:09
related places: Moscow

A Moscow court finds seven skinheads guilty of 20 racially motivated murders in Russia's capital.
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Nato 'to resume ties with Russia'

Wednesday, December 3rd 2008, 0:17
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow

Nato agrees to a "graduated re-engagement" with Moscow,four months after talks were frozen over Russia's war with Georgia.
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Russia-Venezuela exercises begin

Tuesday, December 2nd 2008, 1:57
related countries: United States, Venezuela

The Venezuelan and Russian navies begin joint exercises in the Caribbean Sea, close to US territorial waters.
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Dig unearths Stone Age sculptures

Monday, December 1st 2008, 18:43

An excavation in Russia has unearthed female figurines, tools, and a cone-shaped carving of unknown purpose.
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TNK-BP's under-fire boss resigns

Monday, December 1st 2008, 14:34

BP's Russian joint venture, TNK-BP, confirms that its under-fire chief executive Robert Dudley has resigned with immediate effect.
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Medvedev in Cuba to improve ties

Friday, November 28th 2008, 17:00
related countries: Cuba, United States

Russian President Medvedev says Russian-Cuban ties are "especially intense", after meeting Cuban leader Raul Castro.
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Moscow Diary

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 22:35

Air crash suggests the wild 1990s cast a long shadow
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Czech senators approve US shield

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 16:14
related countries: Czech Republic, United States

The Czech parliament's upper house backs US plans to build a missile defence radar base on Czech soil, despite Russian opposition.
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Russia-Venezuela nuclear accord

Thursday, November 27th 2008, 2:14
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Chavez

Russia and Venezuela agree to co-operate on nuclear energy, during a visit to Caracas by President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Russia and Brazil heads push ties

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 16:21
related countries: Brazil

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talks co-operastion and trade in Brazil as he continues his Latin America tour.
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Georgian row over origins of war

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 14:14
related countries: Georgia

An ex-Georgian ambassador sparks uproar by saying Georgia, not Russia, started the war in South Ossetia.
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Southern Russia mayor gunned down

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 13:48

The mayor of the capital of the Russian region of North Ossetia has been assassinated by unknown gunmen, officials say.
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Oil rises as Russia threatens cut

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 10:00

The cost of oil rises slightly after Russia says it may join producers' cartel Opec in cutting output to support crude prices.
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Kremlin reform passes upper house

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 9:19

Russia's upper house of parliament backs a bill extending presidential terms from the current four to six years.
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Olympic pains

Wednesday, November 26th 2008, 0:15

Mixed feelings for residents of Russia's Games city
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Russian ships sail into Venezuela

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 14:40

Russian warships arrive for joint exercises in Venezuela as President Dmitry Medvedev tours Latin America to boost ties.
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Russia murder trial open to media

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 13:55

The trial of three men charged with involvement in the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is re-opened to the public
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'Politician behind' Russia murder

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 12:23

The murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was ordered by a Russian politician, a defence lawyer says.
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Three dead in Russian car blast

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 10:25

Three people die in a car blast in Russia's city of St Petersburg that may have been caused by a hand grenade, officials say.
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'Dirty war'

Sunday, November 23rd 2008, 0:37

Kidnap and torture in Russian republic of Ingushetia
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Moscow super skyscraper halted

Friday, November 21st 2008, 19:04

The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis
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New twist in Politkovskaya trial

Friday, November 21st 2008, 14:43

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter Anna Politkovskaya is postponed amid deepening controversy.
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Russian MPs back presidency bill

Friday, November 21st 2008, 9:38

A bill to extend Russia's presidential term from four to six years wins the overwhelming backing of MPs.
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Putin vows to prevent 'collapse'

Thursday, November 20th 2008, 12:45

Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse", referring to the country's 1990s crises.
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Mammoth's genome pieced together

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 18:34
related countries: United States
related places: Siberia

A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.
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Politkovskaya trial doors closed

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 15:44

The trial of three men over the murder of Russian reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya is closed to the public.
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Fresh Russia-Georgia talks begin

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 11:50
related countries: Georgia

Russia and Georgia open a new round of talks in Geneva aimed at restoring security after their conflict over South Ossetia.
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Russia and Georgia in drone row

Monday, November 17th 2008, 17:37
related countries: Georgia

Russia rejects Georgia's claims that a Russian drone has crashed and killed two Georgian policemen.
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Politkovskaya murder case opens

Monday, November 17th 2008, 15:19

Three men go on trial in Russia over the murder of prominent reporter and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya.
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Russia 'pinning hopes on Obama'

Sunday, November 16th 2008, 2:15
related countries: United States

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hopes US President-elect Barack Obama will help rebuild strained mutual relations.
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Russian MPs back presidency move

Friday, November 14th 2008, 17:32

Russian MPs back extending the presidential term amid speculation Vladimir Putin is ready to return to the Kremlin early.
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Putin's game

Friday, November 14th 2008, 17:02

Term changes set to tighten grip on Russian power
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Sarkozy puts pressure on Russia

Friday, November 14th 2008, 15:05

France's President says he is concerned about Russia's missile deployment threat and wants a summit on European security.
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Putin denies threatening to hang rival where it hurts

Friday, November 14th 2008, 12:36
related countries: Georgia

Russian PM Vladimir Putin did not make a crude threat regarding Georgia's president, his spokesman says.
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Russian church in remote region 'stolen by thieves'

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 20:46

Thieves have made off with a 200-year-old church in central Russia, Orthodox Church officials say.
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US criticises Russia shield move

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 14:22
related countries: United States
related places: Baltic

Russian threats to base missiles in the Baltic are criticised as "provocative" by the US defence secretary, Robert Gates.
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EU seeks to expand energy grids

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 14:04

The European Commission unveils plans to diversify the EU's energy imports and reduce reliance on Russia.
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Starting over

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 13:55
related countries: United States
related places: Why

Why talks will offer key clues on future US-Russian ties
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Russian banker's killers jailed

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 12:47

A former private bank boss and six others are jailed for murdering Russian central banker Andrei Kozlov in 2006.
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Charges over Russian sub disaster

Thursday, November 13th 2008, 12:02

A sailor is charged with setting off a gas firefighting system, killing 20 people on a Russian submarine, investigators say.
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