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Online Journal - Tue Nov 24, 12:39 am ET
A Europe united under the EU and especially NATO is to be strong enough to contain, isolate and increasingly confront Russia as the central component of U.S. plans for control of Eurasia and the world, but cannot be allowed to conduct an independent foreign policy, particularly in regard to Russia and the Middle East. European NATO allies are to assist Washington in preventing the emergence of ...
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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 25, 5:20 am ET
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Georgian government will pay to return the body of a man beaten to death by Moscow police two days ago, the refugees and accommodation minister said.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 5:31 am ET
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Hollywood director Renny Harlin , who made “Die Hard 2: Die Harder,” said he finished filming a movie in Georgia about the 2008 war with Russia.
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Newsday - Wed Nov 25, 9:07 am ET
French crew shows off warship to Russian military, talk of purchase riles neighbors
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The Washington Times - Tue Nov 24, 7:01 am ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | A French amphibious assault ship like the one Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday in St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other former Soviet nations that Russia is upgrading its navy to intimidate its neighbors. The Mistral military ship, which can carry more than a dozen helicopters along with dozens of tanks and other armored vehicles, would certainly be a ...
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Bloomberg - 41 minutes ago
Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in Paris today aiming to strengthen ties with France by enlisting energy partners, seeking a rescue for the crippled Russian car industry and discussing a pioneering defense accord.
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UPI - Wed Nov 25, 11:30 am ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- An assault ship of NATO member France arrived Tuesday in St. Petersburg's harbor, but Russians need not fear: The helicopter carrier Mistral has sailed to Russia to convince the Kremlin to agree to what would be the largest arms deal ever signed with a Western country.
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Fox News - Tue Nov 24, 5:40 pm ET
French officers on Tuesday showed off a cutting-edge warship to a potential buyer the Russian navy, whose pursuit of an amphibious assault capacity is frightening some neighboring countries.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 23, 6:23 am ET
A French amphibious assault ship like the one Russia hopes to buy arrived Monday in St. Petersburg, fueling concern in Georgia and other ex-Soviet nations that Russia is upgrading its navy to intimidate its neighbors.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 10:05 am ET
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- A Moscow policeman was detained for allegedly beating to death a migrant while drunk, investigators said. The officer and two colleagues were involved in the beating of three men yesterday in Moscow, the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General’s Office said on its Web site today.
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Bloomberg - Tue Nov 24, 6:35 am ET
Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- A Moscow policeman was detained in the beating death of a migrant while allegedly drunk, investigators said. The officer beat two men yesterday in southeastern Moscow, the Investigative Committee for the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement posted on its Web site today.
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EurasiaNet - Tue Nov 24, 5:06 pm ET
BY PAUL RIMPLE As Georgia strives to recover from the global economic crisis, the government is struggling to find a balancing point between the protection of workers' rights and the need for employers to boost output. President Mikheil Saakashvili's administration is hearing it from both sides. Labor union leaders claim that the government's overriding interest in attracting foreign investment ...
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Pat Buchanan via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 24, 3:00 am ET
"This state visit is ... a terrible mistake," said Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
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INO News - Wed Nov 25, 12:28 pm ET
(RTTNews) - In an apparent softening of Russia's reaction to the European Union's (EU) Eastern Partnership program, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow does not rule out joining the alliance that the 27-nation bloc formed with six ex-Soviet states earlier this year.
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Boston Herald - Mon Nov 23, 10:18 am ET
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A cutting-edge French warship sailed into St. Petersburg Monday to show off its capabilities to potential buyers in the Russian navy, whose pursuit...