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

Tennis: Serena crashes out

Friday, May 9th 2008, 14:12
related countries: Germany

Russia's Dinara Safina beats Serena Williams at the German Open, the day after seeing off Justine Henin.
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Tanks rejoin Moscow parade

Friday, May 9th 2008, 8:35
related places: Moscow

Tanks and missile launchers are featured in Moscow's Victory Day parade for the first time since the Soviet era.
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Russia 'expels US embassy staff'

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 14:20
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

Russia orders the expulsion of two military attaches from the American embassy in Moscow, US officials say.
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Putin confirmed as new Russia PM

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 10:04

Russia's parliament overwhelmingly approves Vladimir Putin as PM, a day after he stood down as president.
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Medvedev sworn in as Russian leader

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 11:00
related places: Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as president of Russia, placing civil and economic freedom as his top priority.
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US charges Russian 'arms dealer'

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 17:56
related countries: Colombia, United States

The US charges alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout with terrorism for trying to sell arms to Colombia's Farc.
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Russia and US strike nuclear deal

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 14:39
related countries: United States

Russia and the US sign a key deal on civilian nuclear power which is set to expand bilateral trade.
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Football: Russia's visa reprieve

Monday, May 5th 2008, 16:38
related places: Moscow

Russia waives visa requirements for a 72-hour period for football fans with a ticket for the Champions League final in Moscow.
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Putin defends missiles at parade

Monday, May 5th 2008, 11:28
related places: Moscow

Moscow's plan to mark Victory Day by parading heavy weapons is not meant as a threat, Vladimir Putin says.
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Chechnya bomb kills five police

Monday, May 5th 2008, 7:19
related places: Medvedev

A roadside bomb kills five policemen in Chechnya as Russia's President-elect Medvedev prepares for office.
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Azeris clear Iran nuclear cargo

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 18:16
related countries: Azerbaijan, Iran

Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month.
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Azeris clear Russia nuclear cargo

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 18:16
related countries: Azerbaijan, Iran

Azerbaijan allows a Russian nuclear cargo to cross its territory into Iran after holding it up for a month.
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Russia beefs up Abkhazia forces

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 9:02
related countries: Georgia

Extra Russian troops are being deployed in Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, Russia says.
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Football: 'Express' visas for fans

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 16:45
related places: Moscow

Champions League organiser Uefa is arranging plans to help English supporters with final tickets in Moscow to get "express" Russian visas.
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Russia warned over Georgia move

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 15:50
related countries: Georgia

Nato says Russia's troop build-up in Georgia's two breakaway regions risks escalating tension in the area.
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Georgia-Russia tensions ramped up

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 3:44
related countries: Georgia

Georgia denies plans to invade the breakaway region of Abkhazia, while Russia says it would retaliate to any attack.
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Georgia 'plans war in Abkhazia'

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 15:58

Georgia is preparing to invade its breakaway region of Abkhazia, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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Russia's region of 'lawlessness'

Saturday, April 26th 2008, 10:49

Russia's North Caucasus is largely off-limits to foreign journalists, but James Rodgers has been to the region.
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Lithuania raises Russia concerns

Friday, April 25th 2008, 16:43
related countries: Lithuania

Lithuania wants the EU to delay partnership talks with Russia because of energy security worries.
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Georgia-Russia spat worries US

Wednesday, April 23rd 2008, 19:19
related countries: Georgia

The US says it is "very concerned" by Russian moves which Georgia insists are a threat to its sovereignty.
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Russia says rebels downed plane

Tuesday, April 22nd 2008, 16:33
related countries: Georgia

Russia denies downing an unmanned Georgian spy plane over the breakaway Abkhazia region, blaming it on rebels.
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Russia 'shot down Georgia drone'

Monday, April 21st 2008, 19:51
related countries: Georgia

Georgia accuses Russia of downing one of its unmanned spy planes over the Abkhazia region at the weekend.
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Soyuz spacecraft lands off-target

Saturday, April 19th 2008, 14:25
related countries: South Korea

A capsule carrying S Korea's first astronaut returns to Earth, but misses its planned landing site by 400km.
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Russian oligarchs in court battle

Saturday, April 19th 2008, 3:14
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

Two Russian oligarchs have begun a court battle in London over claims over a huge oil company.
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Russia swaps Libya debt for deals

Friday, April 18th 2008, 9:35
related countries: Libya

Russia agrees to cancel $4.5bn (£2.3bn) of Libyan debt in exchange for major contracts for Russian firms.
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Georgia demands Russia reversal

Thursday, April 17th 2008, 13:32
related countries: Georgia

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili tells Russia to revoke decisions which he says breach Georgian sovereignty.
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Georgia angered by Russian move

Wednesday, April 16th 2008, 16:33
related countries: Georgia

Georgia says Russia is trying to annex two of Tbilisi's breakaway republics by seeking closer ties.
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'Threat' to future of Russia oil

Tuesday, April 15th 2008, 12:41

The future supply of Russian oil is threatened by a likely decline in production levels, a senior oil executive warns.
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Putin to lead United Russia party

Tuesday, April 15th 2008, 9:31

President Vladimir Putin agrees to become chairman of Russia's biggest party, United Russia.
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EU secures Turkmen gas deal

Monday, April 14th 2008, 16:18
related countries: Turkmenistan

EU officials say Turkmenistan has promised to provide natural gas, as an alternative to Russian supplies.
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Tennis: Russia into cup semi

Sunday, April 13th 2008, 20:48
related countries: Czech Republic

The United States reach the Davis Cup semi-finals after Andy Roddick beats Paul-Henri Mathieu in their singles rubber.
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S Korean astronaut arrives at ISS

Thursday, April 10th 2008, 13:29
related countries: North Korea, South Korea

A Russian capsule carrying South Korea's first astronaut docks with the space station.
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'Two dead' in Russian cave siege

Wednesday, April 9th 2008, 9:20

Two members of a doomsday sect holed up in a cave since October have died, a survivor tells Russian media.
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Russia seeks missile base access

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 17:16
related countries: Czech Republic, Poland, United States

Russia demands permanent access to planned US missile defence sites in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Spain smashes 'Russian sex ring'

Tuesday, April 8th 2008, 10:48
related countries: Spain

Spanish police say they have smashed a major Russian prostitution ring, arresting 76 people.
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Putin groomed for party boss role

Monday, April 7th 2008, 14:32

Vladimir Putin looks set to retain huge influence, as PM and head of Russia's biggest political party.
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'Some progress' in Russia-US ties

Sunday, April 6th 2008, 10:37
related countries: United States

George Bush and Vladimir Putin sign a basic agreement on bilateral ties, without a breakthrough on differences.
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Missile plan on Bush-Putin agenda

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 22:14

George Bush is in the Black Sea resort of Sochi for the last in a series of talks with his Russian counterpart.
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Bush praises Croatian democracy

Saturday, April 5th 2008, 11:16
related countries: United States

US President George W Bush pays tribute to Croatia's democracy during a speech in Zagreb.
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Lethal blast rocks Moscow flats

Friday, April 4th 2008, 17:15
related places: Moscow

A blast rocks an apartment block in northern Moscow, killing at least two people and igniting a big fire.
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Putin holds 'positive' Nato talks

Friday, April 4th 2008, 13:54
related countries: United States

Russia's leader describes as positive his talks with Nato chiefs, but warns against the bloc's expansion eastwards.
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Russia sends aid to Kosovo Serbs

Wednesday, April 2nd 2008, 13:39
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Belgrade, Kosovo

A Russian planeload of humanitarian aid is sent to Belgrade for distribution among Serbs in Kosovo.
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Russian cultists 'leave cave'

Tuesday, April 1st 2008, 8:55

Half the remaining members of a doomsday cult holed up in a Russian cave are said to have come out.
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Sharapova to miss Fed Cup semis

Monday, March 31st 2008, 16:37
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow

Maria Sharapova will not play for Russia in their Fed Cup semi-final against the USA in Moscow next month.
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Hope for end to Russia cave siege

Saturday, March 29th 2008, 9:55

Seven cult members end a cave siege in Russia and talks are under way to persuade 28 more to emerge.
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US hails progress in Russia talks

Friday, March 28th 2008, 4:33
related countries: United States

US diplomats say they have made progress in talks over future co-operation with Russia.
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Plea for Litvinenko inquest

Thursday, March 27th 2008, 11:24
related countries: United Kingdom

The widow of murdered ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko urges the UK to hold a full inquest.
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Bush and Putin to meet next week

Wednesday, March 26th 2008, 20:17
related countries: United States

President Bush accepts a Russian invitation to meet for talks on the planned US missile defence system.
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Russia-Egypt nuclear deal signed

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 16:46
related countries: Egypt

Russia and Egypt agree a deal giving Russia the right to bid for contracts to build nuclear power stations.
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Medvedev spells out power-share

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 15:35

Russian President-elect Dmitry Medvedev says he will make the key decisions in power-sharing with Vladimir Putin.
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Georgia-Russia flights to resume

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 12:22
related countries: Georgia
related places: Moscow

Direct flights are resuming between Russia and Georgia, 18 months after Moscow suspended them.
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Medvedev warns on Nato move

Tuesday, March 25th 2008, 9:37
related countries: Georgia, Ukraine
related places: Moscow

Russia's new leader says Moscow is not happy about the prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining Nato.
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Russia plans aid for Kosovo Serbs

Monday, March 24th 2008, 16:29

President Putin tells the Russian government to send humanitarian aid to Kosovo Serbs.
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Latvia hunts for mystery tycoon

Monday, March 24th 2008, 13:29
related countries: Latvia

Latvia searches for a Russian-born tycoon who vanished a week ago in suspicious circumstances.
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Casualties in south Russia blast

Monday, March 24th 2008, 9:50
related places: Nazran'

A car bomb injures at least four in Nazran, the main town in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia.
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Tennis: Sharapova run ended

Saturday, March 22nd 2008, 7:20

Maria Sharapova's unbeaten start to the season comes to an end as she is beaten by Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Pacific Life Open.
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Russian TV boss shot dead

Friday, March 21st 2008, 19:10

The head of state TV in the Russian republic of Dagestan is shot dead in his car.
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Brothers face Russia spy charges

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 16:20
related countries: United Kingdom

Russia charges two men with British links with industrial spying, threatening to further worsen the countries' ties.
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US 'reassures Russia on shield'

Thursday, March 20th 2008, 6:44
related countries: United States

The US offers to let Russia monitor missile shield installations planned in Europe, Russia says.
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Police raid BP offices in Russia

Wednesday, March 19th 2008, 23:04
related places: Moscow

Offices of the oil company BP and the TNK-BP joint venture in Moscow are raided by Russian police.
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Russia-US missile talks 'stalled'

Tuesday, March 18th 2008, 14:50
related countries: United States
related places: Moscow, Top

Russia's foreign minister says no deal has been struck with the US over its missile shield plans in Europe.
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