NATO, Russia agree return to top level talks
AFP - 14 minutes agoNATO and Russia agreed Wednesday to gradually resume high-level talks, frozen over Moscow's war against Georgia in August, even though a litany of differences remain to be settled.
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Guess What Russia's Bailout Bank Needs
Forbes - Wed Dec 3, 8:26 am ESTVEB, in charge of Russian refinancing scheme, is asking for a $34.0 billion capital injection.
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Russia, Bahrain to cooperate in generating nuclear energy
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 1:01 pm EST(RTTNews) - Bahrain and Russia agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding over cooperation in nuclear energy for civilian purposes. This was disclosed by visiting King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, in Moscow Tuesday.
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NATO to Resume Limited Russia Ties as Obama Awaited (Update1)
Bloomberg - Tue Dec 2, 3:13 pm ESTWestern European countries led by Germany maintained a veto on fast-track membership for Georgia and Ukraine and successfully pushed for an end to the U.S.-inspired policy of “no business as usual” with the Kremlin that was proclaimed after Russia’s war with Georgia in August.
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Hudson Scholar Faces Second Trial in Russia for Illegal 'Extremist' Writings
PR Newswire via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 30 minutes agoIn an echo of the Soviet era, Andrei Piontkovsky, a Hudson Institute Visiting Fellow, has been summoned back to his native Russia, accused of violating a law that that has widely expanded the scope of illegal "extremist activities." So-called extremist acts now include "abasement of national dignity" and "slander of a public official."
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Rohm And Haas Launches Polymer Emulsions Plant Near Moscow, Russia
PlasticsNet - Wed Dec 3, 3:16 am ESTRohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH), the leading producer of specialty materials, today launched a new manufacturing facility in the Ramenskoye region of Moscow. The plant was developed from a greenfield site with close proximity to key customers and with excellent access to local and imported raw materials and all key utilities. Manufacturing at the plant will be focused on additives for paint and ...
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Russia: Countering U.S. Missile Plans
New York Times - Tue Dec 2, 2:41 am ESTRussia plans to upgrade its missiles to allow them to evade American weapons in space and penetrate any prospective missile shield, a Russian officer said Monday. The officer, Col. Gen. Nikolai Y. Solovtsov, chief of strategic missile forces, said Russia?s intercontinental ballistic missiles would be modernized to protect them from space-based components of the United States missile defense ...
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Russia, EU resume talks
UPI - Tue Dec 2, 11:36 pm ESTBRUSSELS, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Talks between Russia and the European Union resumed Tuesday after a three-month hiatus following the Georgian invasion.
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Russia passes new restrictions on tobacco
Lexington Herald-Leader - 1 hour, 33 minutes agoRussia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved legislation to lower tar and nicotine content in cigarettes and to place large health warnings on the packs. But some health advocates say the measure passed by the State Duma flies in the face of guidelines of the international tobacco control agreement that Russia joined this year. The legislation, which still must be approved by ...
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NATO backs US missile shield over Russian protest
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 3, 10:18 am ESTNATO foreign ministers on Wednesday affirmed their support for U.S. plans to install anti-missile defenses in Europe despite Russia's strong opposition.
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NATO Agrees to Thaw in Contacts With Russia
Voice of America - Tue Dec 2, 2:48 pm ESTNATO foreign ministers have agreed to gradually resume contacts with Russia, frozen after Russian military forces invaded Georgia in August. NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer announced the decision Tuesday, as NATO ministers met in Brussels for two days of wide-ranging talks.
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Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 4:38 am ESTGeorgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August.
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With eye on the U.S., Russia resists Venezuela's overtures
The Charlotte Observer - Mon Dec 1, 8:31 pm EST(By TYLER BRIDGES, McClatchy Newspapers) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez could hardly contain his enthusiasm as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and four Russian warships began historic visits to the Caribbean nation last week. "In less than 10 years, Venezuela and Russia have done what was not done in the previous 200," Chavez said. "The time has come for the definitive encounter between the ...
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Germany Aims to Protect Its Interests by Guiding the West?s Ties to Russia
New York Times - Mon Dec 1, 9:56 pm ESTAs the United States aims to counter Russia?s newfound military assertiveness, Germany favors steps to develop Russia economically and ensure its political stability.
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Russia to Guarantee Loans, Buy Mortgages in Bailout Steps
Bloomberg - 1 hour, 57 minutes agoDec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said the government may buy banks’ mortgages and provide 300 billion rubles ($11 billion) to guarantee corporate loans in a bid to boost liquidity.
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Energy-rich Russia moves to become world power again
The Oklahoma Daily - Wed Dec 3, 1:01 am ESTWhile the U.S. strives to become energy independent, resource-limited Europe relies heavily on Russian oil and natural gas, which is helping Russia move back onto the international stage.
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Russian warships hold exercises with Chavez's navy
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 2, 6:08 pm ESTRussian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela's navy in Moscow's first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
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Russia, Venezuela end naval exercise Evangelist Alamo faces new charges No charges due in e-mail scandal Polanski ...
The Advocate - 1 hour, 41 minutes agoCARACAS, Venezuela � Russian warships have ended training exercises with Venezuela�s navy in Moscow�s first such Caribbean deployment since the Cold War.
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As Russia rises, a test for Berlin
International Herald Tribune - Mon Dec 1, 10:32 pm ESTAs the U.S. aims to counter Russia's military assertiveness, Germany favors developing Russia economically and ensure its political stability.
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Rice: Still not business as usual with Russia
Las Vegas Sun - Tue Dec 2, 3:21 pm ESTTue, Dec 2, 2008 (12:15 p.m.) The United States blinked in two symbolic stare-downs with Russia on Tuesday, but Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Moscow is not back in global good graces four months after it invaded a small, U.S.-backed neighbor.
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Russia, Venezuela Wrap Up Joint Naval Exercises
Nasdaq - Tue Dec 2, 5:30 pm ESTCARACAS (AFP)--Russian warships Tuesday wrapped up two days of joint exercises with the Venezuelan navy that were widely seen as a challenge by Moscow to traditional U.S. influence in Latin America.
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