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

The way forward

Monday, August 18th 2008, 13:41

Nato governments divided on what to do about Russia
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Georgia reeling

Monday, August 18th 2008, 4:56
related countries: Georgia

Russian offensive takes a heavy toll on Georgia
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Russia pledge on Georgia pull-out

Sunday, August 17th 2008, 20:09
related countries: Georgia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his forces will begin withdrawing from Georgia on Monday.
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Ukraine offers West radar warning

Saturday, August 16th 2008, 23:23
related countries: Georgia, Ukraine

Ukraine says it is ready to make its warning systems available to European nations following Russia's conflict with Georgia.
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Russia signs up to Georgia truce

Saturday, August 16th 2008, 21:42
related countries: Georgia, United States
related places: Moscow

Russia signs a ceasefire deal with Georgia, but says its troops will not leave until extra security measures are in place.
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US demands Russian troop pull-out

Friday, August 15th 2008, 19:42
related countries: Georgia, United States

The US says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia "at once", after Georgia's president signs a ceasefire deal.
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Bush condemns 'bullying' Russia

Friday, August 15th 2008, 16:17
related countries: Georgia, United States

US President George W Bush says Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia, accusing Moscow of bullying tactics.
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Russian anger at US missile deal

Friday, August 15th 2008, 14:02
related countries: Poland, United States

A deal allowing the US to site missiles in Poland is aimed against Moscow, says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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Mystery buyer pays record 500m euros for French Riviera pad

Friday, August 15th 2008, 13:28
related countries: France

A mystery Russian billionaire has smashed the record for the world's most expensive home.
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Rice to push Georgia-Russia deal

Friday, August 15th 2008, 11:31
related countries: Georgia, United States
related places: Tbilisi

The US secretary of state arrives in Tbilisi in a show of US support, as efforts to resolve Georgia's conflict with Russia continue.
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Georgian war

Friday, August 15th 2008, 9:08
related countries: Georgia

Russia has won the conflict but is losing the media game
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Into the freezer

Friday, August 15th 2008, 0:48
related countries: United States

Missile deal with US will strain Russia-Poland ties
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US warns Russia of lasting impact

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 22:16
related countries: Georgia, United States

The US defence chief warns relations with Russia may be damaged but sees no prospect of US military deployment in Georgia.
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Russians begin Georgia handover

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 14:04
related countries: Georgia
related places: Gori

Russian troops are handing over control of the area around the town of Gori to Georgian forces, officials say.
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Caucasus hacking

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 7:11
related countries: Georgia

Hackers fan conflict between Russia and Georgia
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Rice says Russia faces isolation

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 4:17
related countries: Georgia

Condoleezza Rice warns Russia it faces international isolation if it does not leave Georgia, as she starts a visit to Europe.
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US forces to deliver Georgia aid

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 23:25
related countries: Georgia, United States

US President Bush says military aircraft and naval forces are bringing aid to Georgia, following its conflict with Russia.
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US forces to deliver Georgia aid

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 15:53
related countries: Georgia, United States

US President Bush says military aircraft and naval forces will send humanitarian aid to Georgia, following its conflict with Russia.
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Violence flares in Georgian town

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 15:10
related countries: Georgia
related places: Gori

There are reports of looting in the Georgian town of Gori, where Russian tanks are out on the streets despite a truce.
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Georgia and Russia agree on truce

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 10:24
related countries: Georgia

Georgia and Russia agree an outline plan to end hostilities, following shuttle diplomacy by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Russia 'ends Georgia operation'

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 16:19
related countries: Georgia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev orders an end to military operations against Georgia after five days of fighting.
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Assaults add pressure on Georgia

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 7:19
related countries: Georgia

Georgian troops fall back towards their capital, Tbilisi, as Russian-backed rebels in the west of Georgia say they have opened a new front in the conflict.
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High stakes

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 6:41
related countries: Georgia

Russia's incursions deep into Georgia worry the West
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Russian troops advance in Georgia

Tuesday, August 12th 2008, 2:31
related countries: Georgia
related places: Senaki

Russian forces enter Georgia from the breakaway region of Abkhazia as the conflict between the neighbours appears to broaden.
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Russia troops in new Georgia move

Monday, August 11th 2008, 14:35
related countries: Georgia
related places: Senaki

Russian soldiers move into the west Georgian town of Senaki, as frantic diplomacy to end the conflict continues.
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Ceasefire bid amid Georgia crisis

Monday, August 11th 2008, 13:09
related countries: Georgia, United States
related places: Moscow

Russia and Georgia trade accusations of new attacks, as EU diplomats seek a ceasefire in the Caucasus conflict.
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Georgia move fails to halt raids

Monday, August 11th 2008, 1:28
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow, Tbilisi

Russian raids on Georgia continue despite Tbilisi's announcement of a ceasefire, after Moscow says clashes in breakaway South Ossetia are continuing.
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Georgia 'calls Ossetia ceasefire'

Sunday, August 10th 2008, 17:53
related countries: Georgia

Georgia says it has ordered its forces to cease fire in South Ossetia and calls for talks with Russia - but Moscow says clashes are continuing.
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Georgia 'pulls out of S Ossetia'

Sunday, August 10th 2008, 14:23
related countries: Georgia

Georgia withdraws its troops from the breakaway region of South Ossetia, a Georgian interior ministry official tells the BBC, although the Russian military disputes the statement.
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Peace bid as Ossetia crisis rages

Saturday, August 9th 2008, 22:15
related countries: Georgia

Envoys from Europe and the US head to Georgia as its violent conflict with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia deepens, with hundreds reported killed or injured.
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Russian jets attack Georgian town

Saturday, August 9th 2008, 15:32
related countries: Georgia

Russian jets bomb a Georgian town amid a deepening crisis over the breakaway province of South Ossetia.
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Russian forces battle Georgians

Friday, August 8th 2008, 23:12
related countries: Georgia

Russia engages in fierce clashes in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, reports say, amid fears of all-out war, while discussions at the United Nations make little progress.
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Bomb kills two on Russian beach

Thursday, August 7th 2008, 9:30
related places: Sochi

A bomb explosion kills two people on a beach in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi, police say.
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Last farewell

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 14:32

Russian good bye to "great Russian" Solzhenitsyn
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Solzhenitsyn is buried in Moscow

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 10:38
related places: Moscow

The body of Russian writer and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, chronicler of Soviet brutality, is laid to rest.
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Russians deny 'systematic' doping

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, 8:04

Russian Olympic team officials have denied allegations its athletes are involved in "systematic doping".
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Tortured patriot

Tuesday, August 5th 2008, 17:15

Solzhenitsyn drew on Russian tradition to expose evil
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Tributes to writer Solzhenitsyn

Monday, August 4th 2008, 12:04

Tributes are paid to the life of Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who exposed the horrors of Stalin's prison system.
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Solzhenitsyn dies at 89

Monday, August 4th 2008, 8:55

Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who exposed the horrors of Stalin's prison system, dies at the age of 89.
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South Ossetia evacuates children

Saturday, August 2nd 2008, 22:13
related countries: Georgia

The separatist government in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia evacuates children to Russia after renewed violence.
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Yukos figure 'guilty of murders'

Friday, August 1st 2008, 17:21

A former top figure in the Russian oil company Yukos is found guilty by a Russian court of masterminding several murders.
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Northern hemisphere looks up for total eclipse

Friday, August 1st 2008, 14:36
related countries: Canada, China

Large parts of the Northern Hemisphere have fallen into shadow under the path of a total eclipse of the Sun.
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Russia hit by doping suspensions

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 16:09

Seven Russian athletes bound for the Olympics are provisionally suspended for doping offences, the IAAF has announced.
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Isinbayeva breaks pole vault mark

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 7:18
related countries: Monaco

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record as she clears 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.
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Isinbayeva breaks pole vault mark

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 7:18
related countries: Monaco

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva breaks her own pole vault world record as she clears 5.04m at the Super Grand Prix meeting in Monaco.
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Russians in landmark Baikal dive

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 14:33

Russian scientists reach the bottom of the world's deepest body of fresh water - Lake Baikal in Siberia.
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Russia says BP treatment is fair

Sunday, July 27th 2008, 16:05

A Russian diplomat dismisses claims that BP has been harassed, saying it has been treated like any other firm.
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Boss of BP Russia venture leaves

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 19:00

BP says the chief executive of its Russian venture TNK-BP has temporarily left Russia because of "sustained harassment".
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Arctic 'has 90bn barrels of oil'

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 15:18
related countries: United States
related places: Arctic

The Arctic is estimated to hold some 90bn barrels of oil, according to data from the US Geological Survey.
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Cold cash: Moscow tops list of world's priciest cities

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 8:06
related countries: Japan, United Kingdom
related places: London, Moscow, Tokyo

Moscow tops the league of the most expensive cities to live in for expatriates, followed by Tokyo and London.
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Chavez calls for Russia alliance

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 22:20
related countries: United States, Venezuela

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez calls for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect Venezuela from the US.
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Manned spaceship design unveiled

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 21:56

The first official image of a proposed joint Russian and European manned spacecraft has been unveiled.
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BP says 60 staff leaving Russia

Tuesday, July 22nd 2008, 13:44

BP says the remaining 60 of its staff seconded to joint venture TNK-BP are being recalled from Russia.
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China and Russia sign border deal

Monday, July 21st 2008, 11:40
related countries: China

China and Russia have signed a treaty settling a long-running territorial dispute along their eastern border.
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Fury as Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed

Saturday, July 12th 2008, 11:38
related countries: China, United Kingdom, United States, Zimbabwe

The US and UK condemn China and Russia for vetoing a UN resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders.
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Russian ice camp in rapid shrink

Friday, July 11th 2008, 23:21

Twenty Russian scientists are to be taken off their ice camp in the Arctic because the melt has set in sooner than expected.
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Tests show US shield 'not needed'

Friday, July 11th 2008, 16:43
related countries: Iran, United States

Russia's foreign minister says Iran's missile tests show the planned US defence shield in Europe is not necessary.
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Georgia recalls Moscow ambassador

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 20:26
related places: Moscow

Tbilisi says it is recalling its ambassador from Moscow after Russian fighter jets flew over a breakaway region.
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Russia admits Georgia overflights

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 17:47
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow

Russian military jets have flown over the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia this week, Moscow says.
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US warns Russia over Georgia row

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 10:04
related countries: Georgia, United States

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says Russia must help resolve tensions in Georgia, not contribute to them.
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