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| Oct.18 |
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  Putin: U.S. in Iraq is 'pointless'| Speaking during a tv question-and-answer session, President Putin said that the U.S. war in Iraq was a 'pointless' battle against the Iraqi people | |
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| Jul.15 |
St. Petersburg |
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 Putin rejects Iraq democracy model Russian President has rejected a suggestion from Bush that his country should emulate democracy in Iraq
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| Jun.28 |
Moscow |
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Putin orders diplomats' killers 'destroyed' President ordered agents to hunt down the killers of the four Russian diplomats taken hostage in Iraq
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| Jun.25 |
Iraq |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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On June 3 a car came under fire; Russian Embassy official Vitaly Titov in the attack, and diplomats Fyodor Zaitsev, Rinat Agliuglin, Anatoly Smirnov and Oleg Fedoseyev were kidnapped
Al Qaeda-linked group posted a statement demanding withdraw Russian troops from Chechnya and release prisoners within 48 hours
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| Jun.3 |
Baghdad |
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Russian diplomats ambushed| Gunmen killed a diplomat and kidnapped 4 others, one of several attacks across Iraq that left 14 people dead | |
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| Jun.18 |
Moscow |
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 Russia 'warned U.S. about Saddam' Russian intelligence services warned U.S. several times that Saddam Hussein's regime planned terrorist attacks
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| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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 Russian hostages seized| At least 8 Russians, who were in Baghdad to repair power stations, have been kidnapped | |
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| Dec.1 |
Moscow |
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Putin demands early Iraq elections Russian President, in a telephone call with Bush, has called for 'the earliest possible elections' in Iraq
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| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
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Russia backs lifting sanctions The government was willing to support France's proposal to suspend U.N. sanctions against Iraq
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| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
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5 hurt in Russian convoy attack A convoy of vehicles with 25 diplomats and journalists trying to flee Iraq was attacked as it headed for the Syria
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| Mar.19 |
Moscow |
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Russian official condemns strike The U.S.-led attack on Iraq is a 'tragic mistake' that could damage U.S. relations with other countries, the official said
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| Jan.28 |
Moscow |
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Russia adds to pressure on Iraq Russia indicated it could harden its position if Baghdad hinders the inspectors' work
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| Jan.15 |
Iraq |
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Russia sent envoy to Iraq Deputy Foreign Minister Saltanov said Russia wanted to find a diplomatic and political solution to the crisis
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| Oct.14 |
Ukraine |
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'Radar sale to Iraq' inquiry opens U.S. and British are starting an investigation into suspicions that Ukraine approved the sale of an aircraft tracking system
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| Oct.4 |
Russia |
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Russia pushes for inspectors' return President Putin has said UN weapons inspectors must go back to Iraq as soon as possible
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| Sep.17 |
Russia |
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Russia, China welcome Iraq offer Russian Foreign Minister: Main task is to ensure that the inspectors can get to Iraq as soon as possible
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| Sep.2 |
Moscow |
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Russia warns against Iraq attack Russia says U.S. military action against Iraq would only 'complicate' attempts to resolve problems in the Middle East
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| Aug.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia, Iraq close to $40b deal| Iraq's ambassador said that Russia and Iraq are planning to sign a 5-year, $40 billion economic cooperation agreement | |
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| Nov.29 |
Iraq |
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Talks on ending sanctions Iraq-Russia talks on ending a decade of U.N. sanctions
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