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 Moscow |
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 Russia warns of recession in 2015 The government has warned the economy will fall into recession next year as Western sanctions and falling oil prices begin to bite
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 Trawler: Hopes fade for 52 missing sailors  Hopes are fading of finding survivors from a South Korean Oryong 501 which sank off Russia on Monday
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| Dec.3 |
Chechnya |
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Chechen police killed by militants Militants have killed at least three traffic police officers in the Chechen capital, Grozny, Russian security officials say
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| Dec.6 |
Moscow |
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  Putin 'has hope' for Ukraine truce after talks with Hollande Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he hopes a permanent ceasefire will soon be agreed in Ukraine, after talks in Moscow with Francois...
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| Dec.9 |
Moscow |
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  Putin hopes to expand ties with India Russian President has voiced hope for expanding ties during his visit there and to assuage New Delhi's concern about Moscow's ties with Paki...
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| Dec.10 |
New Delhi |
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Putin in energy-focused India visit Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a visit to India, where he is due to seek lucrative energy deals
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| Dec.11 |
 Poland |
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 Russia Baltic military actions 'unprecedented'  Poland says the level of Russian naval and air force activity in the Baltic Sea region has been 'unprecedented' this week
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| Dec.13 |
 Sweden |
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Commercial plane in near-miss with unidentified aircraft| A foreign military aircraft nearly collided above southern Sweden with a commercial passenger plane that had taken off from Copenhagen | |
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| Dec.15 |
Moscow |
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Russia raises interest rate to 17% The Russian central bank has announced it is hiking its key interest rate to 17% from 10.5% 'to try to ease the rouble's recent descent'
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| Dec.17 |
Moscow |
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Russia's shock-and-awe move fails to halt ruble collapse In a dramatic overnight move, the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates -- to 17% from 10.5% -- but the ruble plunged further
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| Dec.19 |
 Washington |
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 Obama orders ban on Crimea trade US President Barack Obama has ordered a ban on the export of goods, technology and services to Crimea
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| Dec.20 |
Moscow |
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Russians 'will not cave in' to West Russia says it will not "cave in" to pressure, following a fresh set of US, EU and Canadian sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine
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| Dec.23 |
 Kiev |
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 Ukraine votes to drop neutral status| Ukraine's parliament has voted to drop the country's non-aligned status and work towards Nato membership | |
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| Dec.26 |
Donbass |
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Ukraine and rebels trade prisoners Map of Donetsk Ukraine| Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk | |
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Party-pooping Putin cancels holiday vacation Putin announced that he has canceled holiday vacations for members of the government at a December 25 meeting
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Ukraine awaits fresh prisoner swaps More prisoner exchanges are expected between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels in the east - a day after the two sides swapped hundreds of captives
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| Dec.30 |
Moscow |
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Kremlin critic Navalny found guilty of fraud| One of Russia's most prominent opposition figures and his brother have been found guilty of fraud in a politically charged trial | |
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Putin critic Navalny among 'hundred held' at protest Map of Manezh Square Moscow Russia Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and more than 100 other demonstrators have been arrested at a rally in central Moscow, activists say
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| Dec.31 |
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Wide power outage reported in Ukraine's rebel-held Luhansk Map of Luhansk Ukraine News reports say a widespread electricity outage has hit Luhans, and the leader of the rebels who control it is claiming that's due to Ukrainian sabotage
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